BAGHDAD (AP) — The death toll from a catastrophic blaze that erupted at a coronavirus hospital ward in southern Iraq the previous day rose to 58 on Tuesday, Iraqi medical officials said.
Two health officials said more than 100 people were also injured in the fire that torched the coronavirus ward of al-Hussein Teaching Hospital in the city of Nasiriyah on Monday.
12 July 2021; MEMO: Israeli occupation authorities announced a number of measures on Monday morning as part of easing the Israeli siege imposed on the Gaza Strip.
On the Facebook page of the Israeli Coordinator of Government Activities in the Occupied Territories, Israel announced expanding the fishing zone in the Gaza Strip from nine to 12 nautical miles as of Monday.
The coordinator stated that this came following the recent calm and after assessing the general security situation.
12 July 2021; MEMO: Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said Greece is maintaining its provocative stances that exacerbate tensions by ignoring the law and not respecting agreements it has signed.
This came in a statement issued to Anadolu Agency yesterday in response to allegations made by his Greek counterpart Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, who accused Turkey of violating international law and threatening the stability of the region.
12 July 2021; MEMO: Jordan's State Security Court today sentenced the two main accused in the failed April coup plot to 15 years in prison with hard labour.
12 July 2021; MEMO: New details of alleged torture of prominent political activists detained in Saudi prisons have emerged, confirming widespread abuse and mistreatment that were reported by rights groups and media agencies over the past few years as the kingdom – under Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman – adopted a heavy-handed approach towards critics and dissidents.
12 July 2021; MEMO: The ancient Syrian village of Maaloula, where the locals still speak Aramaic, the language spoken by Jesus, and which is one of the world's oldest Christian settlements, is preparing for an influx of pilgrims ahead of the Assumption of Mary next month.
In anticipation of the pilgrims, volunteers have helped to clean up the area and removed a fallen boulder from a pathway.
12 July 2021; MEMO: Israeli forces prevented the access of a relief aid truck transporting humanitarian and food supplies to Palestinians in the northern occupied Jordan Valley. The truck was going to the residents of Khirbet Humsah Al-Foqa, a community which was demolished a few days ago by the Israeli forces for the seventh time this year.
12 July 2021; MEMO: Israel will withhold $180 million in tax transfers to the Palestinian Authority (PA) to offset money transfers going to families of Palestinian prisoners and martyrs, the Israeli cabinet announced yesterday.
According to Wafa news agency, the decision to freeze the funds came after a report from Israel's Defence Ministry that the PA transferred $180 million "in indirect support of terrorism in 2020."
12 July 2021; MEMO: Sheikh Raed Salah has been in solitary confinement since he was detained in August 2020 and his basic needs, including being provided a blanket, family visits, access to the news and books, have been violated, his lawyer has said.
12 July 2021; MEMO: Energy giant BP, which has invested more than $500 million in Turkey in the last three years, is looking to focus on renewable energy in the country, local newspaper Sabah reports.
According to the report, BP Turkey Vice President Tumkan Isiltan said: "We have new investments on our radar in Turkey especially in terms of renewables in the age of COVID."
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