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Palestinian Critically Injured by Israeli Gunfire near BethlehemOccupied Al Quds, 4 Nov (ONA) --- A Palestinian was injured by Israeli gunfire in Wadi al-Hummus area near Bethlehem today. Security sources told Palestinian news agency (WAFA) that the occupation forces fired live bullets directly at the young man in Wadi al-Hummus, injuring him in the thigh. According to the Red Crescent, his injury was described as critical. Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation forces erected a military checkpoint at the northern entrance to Salfit for the second day in a ...

UN Receives Official Israeli Notification to Ban UNRWANew York, 4 Nov (ONA) --- The United Nations (UN) has received notification from Israel regarding the cancelation of the agreement signed in 1967 with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), that regulates its relief operations in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. According to the Palestinian news agency (WAFA), the Israeli entity officially notified the UN that it was canceling the agreement through its representative to the organization. UNRWA ...

US Presidential Candidates Race to Win Votes Hours Before ElectionWashington, 4 Nov (ONA) --- US presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have intensified their campaign activities in swing states ahead of the elections scheduled for tomorrow (Tuesday). Trump visited Pennsylvania and North Carolina, while Harris held meetings in Michigan. Pennsylvania, which has 19 Electoral College votes, is one of the seven most important swing states expected to decide the race for the White House. A candidate needs 270 Electoral College votes to win the ...

Israeli Occupation Escalates Attacks on Gaza CityGaza, 4 Nov (ONA) --- The Israeli occupation has escalated its attacks on Gaza City and other parts of the Gaza Strip, leaving scores of Palestinians martyred, wounded and missing. Sources reported heavy artillery shelling and gunfire south of Gaza City. In addition, the occupation forces bombed a house in Al-Tuffah neighborhood, east of the city, leaving several Palestinians martyred and wounded, while rescue teams were still trying to rescue people missing under the rubble. Meanwhile, successive explosions were ...

South Korea, US, Japan Conduct Joint Air DrillsSeoul, 3 Nov (ONA) —- South Korea, the United States and Japan held combined air drills, involving at least one B-1B bomber, south of the Korean Peninsula today, the South's military said, in a show of force after North Korea's new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launch last week. The trilateral drills took place over waters east of South Korea's southern island of Jeju amid heightened tensions after the North fired the new Hwasong-19 ICBM into the East Sea last Thursday in its first launch of a long-range ...

Foreign Minister Urges More Western Pressure on Israel to End Middle East OffensivesLondon, 31 Oct (ONA) —- Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, Foreign Minister said that western powers have a “moral obligation” to constrain Israel to end its offensives in the Middle East.The minister told the Financial Times, “It’s a moral obligation on these countries to do much more than just a policy of persuasion. There needs to be some kind of a constraint put on Israel to halt its aggression.”Sayyid Badr said that “the United States and many other countries have tried to persuade Israeli ...

Oman, Kuwait Hold 10th Round of Joint CommitteeKuwait, 31 Oct (ONA) - The 10th round of Oman-Kuwait Joint Committee was held in Kuwait today.The Omani side was headed by Sayyid Badr Hamad Al Busaidi, Foreign Minister, while the Kuwaiti side was headed by Abdullah Ali Al Yahya, Foreign Minister.Sayyid Badr pointed out in his speech that the two historic visits of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik and Sheikh Mishal Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, Emir of the State of Kuwait constituted the start of a new era of firm relations. The two visits also signaled the expansion of bilateral cooperation ...

Kuwait’s Crown Prince Receives Foreign MinisterKuwait, 31 Oct (ONA) —- Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al Hamad Al Mubarak Al Sabah, Crown Prince of the State of Kuwait received at Bayan Palace today Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, Foreign Minister who is on an official visit to Kuwait.The Foreign Minister conveyed greetings and best wishes of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik to Sheikh Mishal Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, Emir of the State of Kuwait. He also conveyed His Majesty’s wishes of continuous growth and prosperity for the Kuwaiti people, and the relations between the two countries ...

Kuwait’s PM Receives Foreign MinisterKuwait, 31 Oct (ONA) —- Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait received at Bayan Palace today Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, Foreign Minister who is on a visit to Kuwait to take part in the 10th round of Oman-Kuwait Joint Committee.The meeting reviewed the distinguished, bilateral relations between the two countries and explored means of promoting them in various political, economic and cultural fields.The two sides touched on a range of regional and international issues of common concern. They underlined the ...

Oman Participates in Meeting of Arab League CouncilCairo, 31 Oct (ONA) —- The Sultanate of Oman participated in a meeting of the Arab League Council at the level of representatives held at the Arab League’s headquarters today.The Sultanate of Oman was represented at the meeting by Abdullah Nasser Al Rahbi, Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to the Arab Republic of Egypt and its Permanent Representative to the Arab League.Al Rahbi stressed the Sultanate of Oman’s condemnation and categorical rejection of the Israeli decisions and all that targets the humanitarian efforts and tasks ...

Security Council Warns of Severe Humanitarian Consequences of UNRWA BanNew York, 31 Oct (ONA) —- The UN Security Council underscored that the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) "remains the backbone of all humanitarian response in Gaza" and no organization can replace its role, warning that any interruption or suspension of its work would have severe humanitarian consequences for Palestinian refugees and implications for the region. In a press statement, the members of the Security Council emphasized the vital role of UNRWA in ...

Communiqué Issued on Algerian President's Visit to Oman Muscat, 30 Oct (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik and President Abdelmadjid Tebboune of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria have blessed an initiative to establish a joint Omani-Algerian investment fund through which partnerships and projects will be established in the fields of renewable energy, petrochemicals, desert farming, technology and tourism, among other sectors. This was unveiled in the joint communiqué on the occasion of the visit of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune of the People's ...

Palestinian Foreign Ministry Condemns Continued Violent Campaign against UN, its Agencies, its Officials Ramallah, 30 Oct (ONA) —- The Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemned the continued violent campaign against the United Nations, its agencies, its officials and personnel, including Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese. In a statement today, the Ministry said that Israel's 76 years campaign to dismantle the United Nations, undermine its promise, and delegitimize its purpose, is aimed at destroying ...

IOF Bomb Areas Across Gaza, Murder, Injure Children Among CiviliansGaza, 30 Oct (ONA) —- The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) targeted various areas across the Gaza Strip with a series of heavy bombardment and artillery shelling since dawn today, murdering and injuring dozens of Palestinians, including children. Local and health sources told the Palestinian news agency (Wafa) that Israeli warplanes carried out intensive airstrikes on homes and shelters for displaced persons, murdering and injuring dozens of Palestinian civilians. In Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, ...

Muslim World League Condemns Knesset Adoption of Bills Banning UNRAW Activities Makkah Al Mukaramah, 30 Oct (ONA) —- The Muslim World League (MWL) has condemned in the strongest terms the Israeli Knesset's adoption of bills banning the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)'s activities in the occupied Palestinian territories. An MWL statement slammed the move as a systematic continuation of the Israeli occupation government violations that politically and militarily target the UN agencies and relief organizations. Denouncing ...

Oman Denounces Israeli Decisions Targeting UNRWA in the Palestinian Territories Muscat, 30 Oct (ONA) --- The Sultanate of Oman has expressed its condemnation and categorical rejection of Israeli decisions that, it said, undermine humanitarian tasks entrusted to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in the occupied Palestinian territories. In a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry today, Oman valued the role of the UNRWA in providing assistance to more than two million Palestinian refugees. Oman cautioned against the ...

Murder Toll from Israeli Aggression on Gaza Rises to 43,061Gaza, 29 Oct (ONA) —- The murder toll from the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, which has been ongoing for more than a year, has risen to 43,061 martyrs, in addition to 101,233 wounded, most of whom are children and women. Medical sources in Gaza said that 115 persons have been killed in airstrikes launched by the occupation on the Strip since dawn today, 109 of them in the north, noting that there are other numbers of victims under the rubble and in the streets, as ambulance and civil defense crews are ...

Occupation Forces Bomb Beit Lahia, Murder Over 62 Palestinians in Northern Gaza Strip Gaza, 29 Oct (ONA) --- The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) committed another massacre in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip today, murdering more than 62 Palestinian civilians, including 17 children, and wounding dozens of others, some severely injured. Wafa news agency reported local sources as saying that the IOF bombed a five-storey residential building, which houses about 150 displaced civilians in Beit Lahia, slaughtering more than 62 Palestinians, severely injuring dozens and leaving many ...

Israeli Occupation's Ban is "Dangerous Precedent": UNRWAGeneva, 29 Oct (ONA) —- Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, affirmed that the vote by the Israeli Parliament (Knesset) against UNRWA is "unprecedented and sets a dangerous precedent," as it opposes the UN Charter and violates the Israeli entity's obligations under international law. "This is the latest in the ongoing campaign to discredit UNRWA and delegitimize its role towards providing human-development ...

Foreign Minister Receives Phone Call from PLO Secretary General Muscat, 28 Oct (ONA) --- Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, Foreign Minister received a phone call today from Hussein Al Sheikh, Secretary General of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). During the telephonic conversation, the two sides discussed the ongoing Israeli destructive and displacing machine in the Gaza Strip, the necessity of intensifying Arab, Islamic and international action, and taking stronger, more effective positions and measures to confront the brutal Israeli ...

Murder Toll of Palestinian Journalists since Start of Israeli Onslaught on Gaza Rises to 182 Gaza, 28 Oct (ONA) --- The number of journalists who have been killed since the start of the wanton Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip on 7 October 2023, rose to 182 male and female journalists following the martyrdom of five journalists, according to the government media office in the Gaza Strip in a statement. Additionally, three journalists were martyred after the Israeli occupation army bombarded Asma school, which was sheltering displaced people at the Beach camp in western ...

Japanese PM to Form New Government after Losing Majority in House of RepresentativesTokyo, 28 Oct (ONA) --- After Japan's ruling camp lost its majority in the House of Representatives in Sunday's election, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba voiced eagerness to form a new government led by his party. The ruling coalition secured 215 of the 465 seats in the lower chamber, a sharp drop from 288. Ishiba must now look for additional support outside the coalition to run a stable government, following a deepening distrust in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party due to a slush ...

Iraq Files Complaint to UN over Israeli Violation of Airspace to Attack IranBaghdad, 28 Oct (ONA) --- The Iraqi government today submitted an official letter of protest to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the UN Security Council, condemning the "flagrant" violation committed by Israel by breaching Iraqi airspace and sovereignty, and using Iraqi airspace to carry out an attack on Iran on 26 October 2024. Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani has also directed the foreign ministry to communicate with the United States regarding this violation, in ...

Foreign Minister, his Iranian Counterpart Discuss Regional DevelopmentsMuscat, 27 Oct (ONA) —- Sayyid Badr Hamad Al Busaidi, Foreign Minister today made a phone call with Dr. Abbas Araghchi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran.During the telephonic conversation, the two ministers discussed the latest regional developments and the Israeli attacks on Iranian sites.Sayyid Badr expressed the Sultanate of Oman’s rejection and condemnation of any actions that undermine the sovereignty of states and the rule of international law and threaten security and stability in the ...

18 Palestinians Martyred, Dozens Injured in Occupation's Strike on Jabalia CampGaza, 27 Oct (ONA) —- Eighteen Palestinians were martyred and others injured in an airstrike by Israeli occupation planes on Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza today. According to the Palestinian news agency (WAFA), citing local sources, 18 Palestinians were martyred and dozens injured following the bombing of a residential area in Jabalia camp. The occupation forces continue their aggression against the Gaza Strip, by land, sea, and air, since 7 October 2023, resulting in the ...

UN Secretary-General Expresses Concern over Continued Escalation in Middle EastNew York, 27 Oct (ONA) —- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was deeply alarmed by the continued escalation in the Middle East, Guterres said in a statement, following the attacks by the Israel Army on targets in Iran. He added that all these acts of escalation are "condemnable and must stop." The UN Secretary-General reiterated his urgent appeal to all parties to cease all military actions, including in Gaza and Lebanon, and to exert maximum efforts to prevent an all-out regional ...

Situation in Northern Gaza is Catastrophic: WHO Director-General Geneva, 27 Oct (ONA) —- Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the situation in northern Gaza is catastrophic as a result of the Israeli occupation forces' intensive military operations around and within healthcare facilities. In a post on his X account, the WHO Director-General said: "The situation in northern Gaza is catastrophic. Intensive military operations unfolding around and within healthcare facilities and a critical shortage of medical ...

Oman Condemns Israeli Airstrike on IranMuscat, 26 Oct (ONA) —— The Sultanate of Oman has expressed its strong condemnation and denunciation of the airstrike launched by Israel on the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran this morning.In a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry today, Oman said that this attack constitutes a flagrant violation of its sovereignty and a clear breach of the rules of international law and an escalation that fuels the cycle of violence and undermines efforts aimed at calming, reducing tensions and containing crises through peaceful and diplomatic ...

Hundreds of Colonists Storm Buraq Wall Occupied Jerusalem, 24 Oct (ONA) —- Hundreds of colonists stormed the Buraq Wall today, adjacent to the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque from the western side. They performed Talmudic rituals, under heavy protection of the Israeli occupation police, coinciding with a Jewish holiday. Groups of colonists in large numbers stormed the Buraq Wall and performed Talmudic rituals, coinciding with the Jewish holiday, the Palestinian news agency (WAFA) quoted sources as saying. The occupation authorities exploit Jewish holidays to oppress Palestinian ...

South Korea, US Conduct Large-Scale Air ExercisesSeoul, 24 Oct (ONA) —- South Korea and the United States (US) kicked off a combined large-scale air exercise earlier this week, the South's Air Force said today, amid joint efforts to bolster readiness against North Korean threats. The 12-day Freedom Flag exercise got underway across various air bases in South Korea, mobilizing some 110 aircraft, including the South's F-35A stealth fighters and F-15Ks, US F-35Bs, F-16s, and MQ-9 drones, South Korea's News Agency (Yonhap) reported. The Royal Australian Air Force ...