NICOSIA, Aug 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cypriot security authorities intercepted two boats with a total of 88 migrants on board off the island’s south-east coast at the weekend.
According to state radio RIK, one man managed to reach the coast of the Mediterranean island by swimming. The police were searching for him, the report said.
HEBRON, Aug 26 (NNN-PNN) – On Tuesday at dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded Balata refugee camp, east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and killed a child, identified as Emad Hashash, 15, while he was on the rooftop of his home.
Israeli soldiers then demolished, yesterday, a car repair workshop, in the al-Harayeq area, at the southern entrance of Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.
Eyewitnesses said, several army jeeps, accompanied by bulldozers, invaded the area after isolating it.
DOHA, Aug 26 (NNN-QNA) – Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) was awarded six prestigious accolades, at the Global Finances 2021 Best Digital Banks Awards, across two major categories – the World’s Best Consumer Digital Banks in the Middle East 2021, and the World’s Best Corporate/Institutional Digital Banks in the Middle East 2021.
In recognition of its outstanding retail banking offering, QIB was named “Best Consumer Digital Bank”, “Best Online Product Offerings” and “Best in Lending.”
26 Aug 2021; MEMO: Egypt will open the Rafah crossing on its border with the Gaza Strip in one direction for three days on Thursday to allow stranded Palestinians to return back to the tiny coastal enclave, two security sources said on Wednesday, Reuters reports.
Egyptian goods and aid will be allowed into the Gaza Strip too, the sources added.
26 Aug 2021; MEMO: As many as 72.8 per cent of Israelis oppose the reopening of a US consulate in Jerusalem as the de facto mission for Palestinians, a new poll showed.
Israel's Channel 7 said the poll was commissioned by Member of the Knesset Nir Barkat.
26 Aug 2021; MEMO: Israel's top Jewish religious authorities have told the Vatican they are concerned about comments that Pope Francis made about their books of sacred law and have asked for a clarification.
In a letter seen by Reuters, Rabbi Rasson Arousi, chair of the Commission of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel for Dialogue with the Holy See, said the comments appeared to suggest Jewish law was obsolete.
Vatican authorities said they were studying the letter and were considering a response.
26 Aug 2021; MEMO: Turkish presidential spokesman, Ibrahim Kalin, suggested that Ankara could remain in Afghanistan to provide technical support to the Taliban to operate the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul after Turkish troops leave the country.
"After our troops withdraw, we could continue this operational task at the airport there. If it is agreed in the terms and an agreement is reached in this direction, we will continue to provide this service there," Kalin said.
DUBAI, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Qatar is offering COVID-19 vaccines to evacuees from Afghanistan who are temporarily staying in the Gulf Arab state, which has been facilitating global evacuation efforts since the Taliban seized Kabul, the foreign ministry said on Thursday.
Qatar, which hosts the largest U.S. military base in the region, has so far helped evacuate more than 40,000 people to Doha and will continue to facilitate international efforts in "the coming days", the ministry said in a statement.
TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Iranian lawmakers on Wednesday gave votes of confidence to 18 out of 19 ministers proposed by President Ebrahim Raisi, as Iranians hope that the new ministers may successfully tackle the challenges facing the country.
The process of parliamentary discussion on the qualifications of the proposed Iranian cabinet members started on Saturday. "We know that the time for service is short and the pains and problems of the people are numerous," said Raisi at the kick-off session.
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel said that it would be easing commercial restrictions on the Gaza Strip and expand entry of goods to the Palestinian enclave following days of heightened tensions.
The announcement came after hundreds of Palestinians demonstrated Wednesday near the Israeli border, calling on Israel to ease a crippling blockade days after a similar gathering ended in deadly clashes with the Israeli army.
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