Day: April 20, 2024

Islamic Resistance in Iraq announced that it has attacked a vital target in Eilat, located in the south of occupied Palestine.

The Resistance group said that the attack was carried out in response to the Israeli regime’s violation of Iraqi sovereignty.

The anti-Zionist operation was carried out using drones, according to the Resistance group.

Since the start of the al-Aqsa Storm operation on the 7th of last October, the occupied port of Eilat has been targeted several times by the Yemeni forces and the Islamic Resistance of Iraq to declare support for the oppressed people of Gaza.

Israel waged its brutal war on besieged Gaza on October 7 after Hamas carried out an unprecedented operation against the occupying entity in retaliation for its intensified atrocities against the Palestinian people.

Israel has imposed a complete siege on the densely populated territory, cutting off fuel, electricity, food, and water to the more than two million Palestinians living there.

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon

Amman: The ninth e-learning conference on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and education change opened Saturday with senior educators and experts taking part.

University of Jordan (UoJ) President Nazir Obeidat, who sponsored the conference, said in opening remarks that the university tirelessly endeavors to build important programs that meet the requirements of the age and prepare a generation that is up to the task in leading the future with determination, while safeguarding national values.

He stressed that it has become necessary for educational institutions, at all levels, to take bold steps “if we want real transformation and enhance sustainability and modernization.”

Obaidat called for finding new governance models that promote public administration’s commitment to building forward-looking, innovative partnerships with civil society and the private sector, led by a generation of young people capable of working with new technologies, including AI.

On dangers posed by AI systems, Obaidat pointed out that
they violate our fundamental rights and freedoms, stressing that “we need to have a balanced perspective and clear legislation that promotes the correct use of this technology to guarantee a world and society of fairness and equality and enhance the means of strength and prosperity in our country.”

Akram Abdel Qader, Director of Al-Hasad Schools, which annually organizes the conference, said that AI would improve the quality of education through personalizing educational experiences, improving understanding and evaluation of students and providing diverse and effective educational resources.

The two-day conference will tackle future job opportunities, recent developments in AI, educational change, cybersecurity, AI ethics and platforms and applications.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Amman: Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of Energy and Minerals Regulatory Commission (EMRC), Ziad Saaida, met with a number of officials and stakeholders in the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Saaida held the talks on sidelines of his participation in 2024 World Future Energy Summit’s Sustainable Business Communication Program, which was recently held in UAE, Abu Dhabi.

According to the EMRC, he also met with representatives of a number of companies working in the electric vehicles fields, decision-makers and experts in the energy sector.

Saaida stressed importance of the program in enhancing capabilities in the energy field by exchanging expertise and knowledge, sharing the latest data, and learning about the best practices and technologies to address challenges to achieve a “safer and more sustainable” energy future.

During his participation in the program, he highlighted the key achievements in Jordan’s energy sector and importance of participating in this
event, which aimed to advance sustainability agenda in the Middle East and North Africa region to provide a global platform for business, innovation, learning and knowledge exchange.

As part of their schedule, the Jordanian delegation learned about the latest technologies supporting the green transformation in various fields, primarily green hydrogen, energy storage, water analysis, artificial intelligence, climate resilience and environmental protection, and electric mobility.

Source: Jordan News Agency

GAZA: At least 16 Palestinian citizens, including nine children, were killed at dawn today in a series of Israeli aerial and artillery strikes targeting several homes in the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, as Israel’s genocidal war enters its 198th day.

WAFA correspondents reported that eight Palestinian citizens, including five children and two women, were killed in Israeli airstrikes that hit two homes in the city of Rafah.

Additionally, five civilians, including four children, were killed and others were injured in an Israeli bombing that targeted a house on George Street, east of Rafah.

Earlier in the night, three civilians were killed as a result of an Israeli raid that targeted a house in the Shaboura camp in the center of Rafah.

Simultaneously, medical sources reported that a civilian, his child, and his pregnant wife were killed as a result of an Israeli strike that targeted a house for the Joudeh family in the Shaboura camp in the center of Rafah.

In the meantime, a number of civilians,
most of them children, were injured in the bombing by Israeli warplaanes of their house in the camp.

In this context, the Civil Defense in Gaza announced that it had recovered the bodies of 50 martyrs who had been buried in a mass grave by the Israeli occupation forces inside the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis.

The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 7, 2023, has resulted in 34,049 documented Palestinian fatalities so far, with the majority being children and women. In addition, 76,901 injuries have been documented since the start of the onslaught, with thousands still trapped under the rubble.

Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA

Amman: The weather on Saturday will be warm almost countrywide and relatively hot in the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea, and Aqaba, Jordan Meteorological Department (JMD) said in its daily update.

According to the JMD report, Sunday will see a slight drop in temperatures and the weather will be warm almost nationwide and relatively hot in the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea, and Aqaba.

On Monday, a slight rise in temperatures is forecast and almost similar weather as the day earlier will prevail.

Temperatures continue to rise on Tuesday, recording by about (5-6) degrees Celsius higher than their seasonal average.

Also today, temperatures in the capital Amman will hit a high of 26 degrees Celsius, dropping to 12C at night, while the port city of Aqaba will see a blazing daytime 34C, sliding to 22C during night hours.

Source: Jordan News Agency

TULKARM: The Ministry of Health announced tonight the arrival of 13 Palestinian fatalities at the Thabet Governmental Hospital in Tulkarm, north of the West Bank, in the aftermath of the deadly Israeli onslaught on Nour Shams refugee camp in the city.

The ministry said with the latest figures, the total number of citizens killed since the beginning of the Israeli offensive in the camp has risen to 14.

Medical teams and ambulance crews were only able to enter the camp tonight following a partial withdrawal of Israeli troops from the camp after a 48-long onslaught.

The 14 victims were identified as Ahmed Ghaleb Ali, 24, Salim Faisal Ghannam, 29, Qais Nasrallah, 16, Alaa Abdel Rahim, 35, Jaafar Salim Omar, 20 years old, Ahmed Hossam Shehadeh, 20, Omar Saleh Abu Al-Rub, 24, Ali Mohammad Abdullah, 25, Jihad Niyaz Jaber, 17, Rajai Abu Sweilem, 39, Mujahid Al-Salta, Ali Abdel Rahim, Mahmoud Ghanem, and Nassim Musabih, 21 years old.

In addition to the 14 fatalities, Israeli army bulldozers carried out extensive d
emolition and destruction of infrastructure and properties, targeted the camp’s bakery, commercial shops, houses, and walls, and destroyed several vehicles.

Israeli occupation forces are also raided dozens of homes, deploying attack dogs, searching, vandalizing, and arresting youths, assaulting them with beatings and abuse, and deploying snipers on the rooftops of tall buildings. They also bombed a number of homes with shoulder-launched missiles.

Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA

Jerusalem – Together – The Faculty of Medicine at Al-Quds University has obtained global accreditation from the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) through the Turkish TEPDAD Foundation, in a result worthy of the quality of the medical program followed at Al-Quds University and the modern methods of qualifying students as graduates in human medicine at the local and global levels.

The standards set by the International Federation for Accreditation in Medicine include the mission of the university and college and the objectives of the teaching program. They also cover in depth the teaching plan, learning outcomes and competencies required to obtain knowledge and professional skills, and the infrastructure needed by the educational process that includes teaching halls, educational and research laboratories in addition to the efficiency of the teaching staff. And the clinical facilities and facilities in which students are trained.

The President of Al-Quds University, Prof. Dr. Imad Abu Kishk pointed
out that this accreditation comes as an achievement that expresses the level of the first and most prestigious medical college in Palestine and its conformity with international quality standards, which opens broader horizons for the college’s distinguished graduates around the world. He praised the efforts made to obtain this accreditation at the hands of the academic and administrative staff to keep pace with the latest requirements for obtaining this accreditation. International accreditation to make the Faculty of Medicine at Al-Quds University a leader in the quality of medical education in our beloved country.

The Deanship of the College of Medicine confirmed that its accreditation comes thanks to the tireless and distinguished efforts of the college staff and students and the continuous support of the university administration, represented by its president, Professor Dr. Imad Abu Kishk, in achieving international quality standards in the field of medical education.

She continued that the college focu
ses in its strategy on guiding students and developing their skills in extracting information through the development of educational methods that encourage them to self-education and continuity in learning, so that international standards are based on relying on evaluation mechanisms for all courses throughout the years of study in the college, and the college staffs have worked to develop the mechanisms used for evaluation. .

The coordinator of the international accreditation program, Dr. Murad Ibrahim said that the preparation process for obtaining this accreditation extended over the past three years, with the accompanying periodic meetings of all branch committees in preparation for developing the final version of the self-evaluation report before submitting it to the TEPDAD committee, thanking all the staff of the college and university departments who participated in assuming this responsibility.

The Dean of the College, Dr. Hani Abdeen, in turn chaired the higher committee to prepare for this interna
tional accreditation, and worked hand in hand with the College Council and members of the teaching and administrative staff with the encouragement and continuous follow-up of the university administration, headed by Prof. Dr. Imad Abu Kishk.

It is noteworthy that this achievement is an important step towards strengthening the college’s position at the local and international levels, and reflects its firm commitment to providing distinguished and comprehensive education that meets the needs of students and is in line with international standards for medical education.

Source: Maan News Agency

RAMALLAH: President Mahmoud Abbas emphasized this evening that combating terrorist crimes perpetrated by Israeli colonist militias against our people, land, and holy sites remains a top priority for the Palestinian leadership.

The President made these remarks as he received representatives from several villages and towns in the Ramallah and Nablus governorates this evening, which have been affected by terror attacks carried out by both Israeli colonist militias and occupation forces.

He stated that the leadership has been reaching out to all regional and international stakeholders to confront colonist terrorism, combat their crimes, and hold them accountable.

The President added that instructions have been issued to all Palestinian embassies worldwide to highlight this issue and convey the suffering of our people to all international institutions, organizations, and governments.

President Abbas asked the government and all relevant authorities to immediately provide all necessary support to bolster the re
silience of Palestinian citizens on their land in the face of these terrorist crimes perpetrated by colonists.

He affirmed that ‘our only option is resilience and remaining steadfast on our land, identity, and cause, regardless of the sacrifices,’ commending ‘the peaceful popular resistance witnessed in these villages against the terrorism and extremism represented by colonists.’

Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA