Author: Faadi Kazemi

Qatar, a habitat of over 300 species of birds, has emerged as an important stopover for migratory birds which fly hundreds and thousands of kilometres to find the best ecological conditions and habitats for feeding, breeding and raising their young. Many species of birds cross the country twice a year on their migration route, especially after the establishment of many areas, wetlands, farms, parks and gardens, which greatly increased the number of birds visiting Qatar. The migratory birds which make Qatar their stopover during their journey include European turtle dove, Eurasian hobby, greater flamingo, greylag goose, Caspian gull, Eurasian stone-curlew…

The Palestinian Prisoner’s Club revealed on Tuesday evening that the Israeli occupation authorities will hold a court session today, Wednesday, for Ahmed Manasra, who is being held in isolation in Ayalon Prison. Manasra’s lawyer, Khaled Zabarqa, said that the session will be held at 8:30am in Ramla, at the request of the prison administration to consider the matter of extending his solitary confinement. He also pointed out that his current isolation order expires on 18 September. The young Palestinian has been held for nearly two years in solitary confinement. His psychological and health conditions have worsened during this time. Despite…

Aster DM Healthcare, a leading integrated healthcare provider in GCC and India, has today launched State-of-the-Art Aster Royal Al Raffah Multispecialty Hospital. Located in Al Ghubra, Muscat, the hospital was inaugurated by Sayyid Fahar Bin Fatik Al Said in the presence of Dr. Azad Moopen – Founder Chairman and Managing Director of Aster DM Healthcare and Ms. Alisha Moopen – Deputy Managing Director of Aster DM Healthcare. This momentous occasion marks a significant milestone in bringing world-class healthcare services closer to the heart of Oman. Spanning 25,750 square metres, the hospital is a 175-bed multispecialty tertiary care facility that now…

Oman and Etihad Rail Company (OER), the developer and operator of the Sultanate of Oman and United Arab Emirates (AUE) Rail Network, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Emirates Steel Arkan, the UAE’s largest steel and building materials manufacturer, to facilitate the export of raw materials from Oman to the UAE. Under this agreement, OER will provide logistics solutions to manage the transportation of raw limestone, which Emirates Steel Arkan plans to import from Oman to its cement factories in Al Ain, UAE. The MoU was signed by Eng. Ahmed Al Musawa Al Hashemi, CEO of OER, and Eng.…

Beyon Connect, part of the Beyon Group, has launched OneExpress, a simple, secure and cost-effective e-invoicing platform, designed to meet the specific needs of the business sector. Initially, the service will be available in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, empowering organisations to effortlessly meet KSA’s Zakat and Tax Authority (ZATCA) requirements and mandates for invoice clearance and VAT reporting. OneExpress, which is being rolled out in collaboration with B2Brouter, a prominent global player in the e-procurement market, securely connects enterprises with customers and suppliers. The platform enables standardised transmission of eDocuments for B2C, B2B, and B2G purposes, allowing users to…

Saudi Arabia on Monday called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, condemned the targeting of civilians, rejected calls for “the deportation of Palestinians from Gaza,” and said the ongoing Israeli occupation of Palestine, and its “repetitive and systematic” provocations against holy sites, have perpetuated the conflict. Prince Faisal bin Khalid, second secretary at the Saudi UN mission in New York, also called for the lifting of sanctions and the blockade on Gaza, as well as the provision of essential humanitarian aid, emphasizing that depriving Palestinians of these basic human needs is a violation of international humanitarian law. He was speaking…

Turkish president says Ankara is backing a rival scheme to connect the Gulf to Turkey through Iraq, called the Development Road Project Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday pushed back against plans announced by the leaders of India, Saudi Arabia and the EU to create a trade corridor that would link South Asia to Europe and bypass Turkey. “We say that there is no corridor without Turkey,” Erdogan told journalists accompanying him to a G20 summit in India on Sunday. “Turkey is an important production and trade base. The most convenient line for traffic from east to west has to pass through Turkey.” The…

Morocco has rejected humanitarian aid offered by neighbouring Algeria to help Rabat deal with the aftermath of the massive earthquake that hit the country on Friday night, the Moroccan foreign ministry has revealed. At least 2,122 people are known to have been killed in the earthquake, with more than 2,400 others injured. The rejection came a day after Moroccan Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahabi told Al-Arabiya that his country was accepting Algerian aid provided that it is delivered in coordination with the Moroccan foreign ministry. After Ouahabi’s statement, the Algerian authorities announced that they would mobilise three military aircraft to carry humanitarian aid…

Israel’s Supreme Court is set, on Tuesday, to hear arguments against a bid by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition to curb bench powers, in a historic session that has already inflamed a crisis which has gripped the country for months, Reuters reports. The Court’s entire 15-judge bench will convene for the first time in Israeli history, to hear appeals by opposition lawmakers and watchdog groups against a judicial amendment that was passed by Netanyahu’s national-religious coalition in July. The legislation removed one, but not all, of the tools the Supreme Court had for voiding government and ministers’ decisions if it deemed them “unreasonable”. A ruling could…

Some 12 Palestinians have been killed as a result of floods in Libya caused by Storm Daniel, the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced last night. The Consulate General of Palestine in Benghazi reported the death of Khaled Muhammad Abd Al-Razzaq Nofal and his five-year-old son Yasin. Scores more remaining missing. The political adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Ambassador Ahmed Al-Deek, said: “We are following a real disaster and we have confirmed information about the loss of dozens of Palestinian families. We ask God that they will be found alive.” Earlier on yesterday, Libyan Prime Minister…