On Sunday evening, the Israeli security system estimated that Palestinian cells were behind the rocket fire from Syria last night.

According to the Hebrew channel Reshet Kan, it is estimated that the Iranian groups deployed in Syria had nothing to do with the missiles that were fired.

She indicated that the Israeli response focused on the sites and targets of the Syrian army, as a message to the Bashar al-Assad regime that it bears responsibility for what is happening from its territory.

An Israeli political official said, on Sunday, that the pictures of his government's police storming the Al-Aqsa Mosque in recent days and attacking the Palestinians inside caused great harm at the international level .

The Hebrew Channel 12 quoted the Israeli official as saying that these images helped the Palestinians tell them that Al-Aqsa is in danger.

The Israeli official described the activity of his police forces as somewhat excessive, stressing the need for an investigation.

On Sunday evening, the Israeli occupation forces arrested two young men at the Lions Gate in occupied Jerusalem.

According to local sources, these forces arrested the two young men, Adel Osama Al-Rajabi and Subhi Mesbah Al-Rajabi, from the Bab Al-Asbat area, while they detained the young man, Ahmed Rukn, from the same area.

Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced today (Sunday) that "unorganized and non-Lebanese" elements fired rockets from southern Lebanon towards northern Israel last Thursday.

Mikati said in front of his visitors, according to a statement issued by his media office today, that "it was clear from the preliminary investigations conducted by the Lebanese army that those who fired the missiles were not organized parties, but rather non-Lebanese elements," whose identity he did not specify.

He added that "it was a reaction to the Israeli aggression on the Palestinian territories and the Gaza Strip" amid tension and confrontations between Palestinian worshipers and the Israeli police during their repeated storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.

Mikati stressed that "Lebanon absolutely rejects any military escalation from its land," and also refuses "to use its lands to carry out operations that destabilize the existing stability."

He said, "From the first moment the events began in the south, we made the necessary contacts with all concerned, and with international actors away from the limelight."

Mikati pointed out that in this context, he had asked Italian Defense Minister Guido Cruzetto, who visited Beirut recently, to "pressure Israel to stop any operations that lead to more tension in southern Lebanon."

Last Thursday, more than 30 rockets were launched from southern Lebanon at northern Israel. Israel responded by bombing open areas in the vicinity of Tire, from which the rockets were launched, causing some material damage but no human casualties.

No party has claimed responsibility for the rocket fire from southern Lebanon, which submitted a complaint to the UN Security Council against Israel, asking it to condemn its bombing of the south and holding it responsible for the repercussions of any escalation.

The Lebanese complaint warned of "the seriousness and repercussions of provocative Israeli practices in Jerusalem, and the violation of the sanctity of holy places."

In this regard, Mikati said, "The Israeli attack on worshipers in Al-Aqsa Mosque and its violation of its sanctity is completely unacceptable and constitutes a transgression of all laws and customs, and requires a comprehensive Arab and international stance to stop this blatant aggression."

On the other hand, in a separate context, a statement issued today by Hezbollah stated that its Secretary-General, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, received the head of the political bureau of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, his deputy, Sheikh Saleh Al-Arouri, and a leadership delegation of the movement.

The party's statement stated that "the two sides discussed the most important developments in Palestine, the course of events in Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the escalating resistance in the West Bank and Gaza Strip."

The two sides also discussed "the political developments in the region in general, the readiness of the resistance axis and the cooperation of its parties in confronting all these events and developments."

Haniyeh, at the head of a delegation last Wednesday, started a visit to Beirut, during which he met with the leaders of the Palestinian factions in Lebanon.

In the "Negev" desert prison, the prisoner, Allam Matar Melhem , received the blessed month of Ramadan for the seventeenth year in a row, amid the suffering and grief of his family, as recounted by his aunt, Maysar Melhem, from the town of Kafr Ra'i, southwest of Jenin , who said, "The occupation did not stop imposing arbitrary penalties against him." He is still deprived of visiting his sixty-year-old mother, Umm Nidal, because she does not have a Palestinian identity, and at every breakfast table she cries and lives in sadness on all occasions until she lost the meaning and taste of joy.

And she added: "His mother submitted dozens of requests to obtain a permit, but until today she is prevented from seeing the pleasure of her liver and checking on him, and in light of the month of Ramadan her condition is difficult. To live until the dream becomes reality.

The father, Matar Melhem, could not bear the pain of separation and the harsh sentence of the jailer, so his heart stopped after a period of trial for the pleasure of his liver, while his elderly mother, Umm Nidal, is experiencing double pain, between the departure of her husband and the continuation of Allam’s detention. His freedom and his return to her arms and his wedding.

44 years ago, Allam was born in the town of Kafr Ra’i, Jenin Governorate, to be the third in his family of 6 siblings, and his aunt Mayser says: “Two years after his birth, his father moved with his family to Amman, and the difficult and harsh conditions of life in the homeland forced him to travel in search of work.” And a decent life.

She adds, "The family spent 20 years in exile, during which my brother worked in several professions until he got heart disease and the doctors did not allow him to work, so he returned with his family to his hometown, our town, Kafr Rai, and worked in the livestock trade."

After returning home, Allam assumed responsibility, worked in several professions to help his father, and his aunt says: "He dedicated his life to his family and was dedicated to living a decent life. His life was different from that of the youth, but we did not notice any activity or role in the Al-Aqsa Intifada until he was arrested by the occupation."

And she adds, "Later, it became clear that he was playing an effective and active role in resisting the occupation and participating in the confrontations with heroism and daring."

On 11/18/2004, Allam left the house naturally, heading to the city of Ramallah, and there was no news of him for more than 20 days without his family knowing anything about his fate, which aroused fear among them, until they learned through the Complaints Center in Jerusalem that the occupation had arrested him. At a flying checkpoint while returning from Ramallah.

His aunt recounts that during the investigation period, the family suffered because of his isolation and the prevention of lawyers from visiting him for 100 days, which he spent in the basements of Al-Jalama prison, after which he was moved between several prisons to prevent him from settling down and visits, and he remained in detention for 3 years, until he was tried in actual imprisonment for a period of 21 years. He was accused of being involved in executing a commando operation with fellow prisoner Saed Salah, who was sentenced to life imprisonment.

The suffering of his family did not end in light of the arbitrary practices against him. Aunt Maysar explains that at the beginning of his arrest, his family only saw him through the courts. ".

She added, "His arrest was a great shock to his parents, as everyone had no information about his secret activity in the occupation, and feelings of pain increased after the Salem Court issued its arbitrary verdict against him."

Behind bars, Allam held firm, but his father could not bear the shock, and he was the most affected during and after the verdict hearing, so he returned home sad and crying, and Maiser says: "Allam's relationship with his father was greatly distinguished, he always repeated his name and was very sad about his arrest, and after a year of the verdict, he died with his tongue He repeats the name of Allam, who was unable to visit him and the occupation prevented him from saying goodbye to his father.

And she continues: "He is still in pain and grieving over his father's death, and after a while the sorrows were renewed when his grandmother died, who was always in pain for his separation and missing him.

Every iftar and suhoor date, the sorrows are renewed, especially for his mother. She does not stop talking about him during the moments of his arrest and says: "We cry and agonize over his forced separation, but we have nothing but patience to be stronger than prison and the jailer and its darkness. There must come a day when we rejoice in his liberation and his wedding, and we pray for a date Freedom is near, the next holiday.

On Sunday evening, two children were wounded by Israeli occupation forces' bullets in the village of Ras Karkar, west of Ramallah .

According to local sources, the two children (17 years old) were wounded by neighborhood bullets in the foot, and their injuries were described as stable, during clashes that broke out in the "Ain Ayoub" area near the village.

Today, Sunday, the Israeli occupation forces severely beat Osama Imad Al-Masimi (28 years old) from Balata camp, while he was passing through the Deir Sharaf checkpoint, west of Nablus .

They also handcuffed him and confiscated his ID and mobile phone.

Al-Masimi suffers from chronic diseases and receives permanent treatment. He was transferred to Rafidia Hospital for first aid and to provide the necessary treatment.

Today, Sunday, the Israeli occupation forces arrested a young man from the town of Burqin, southwest of Jenin .

According to local sources, these forces arrested the young man, Muhammad Youssef Khallouf (20 years old), at the Al-Karama crossing , while he was on his way to Jordan.

A new government in Kuwait , the seventh in three years, saw the light on Sunday, headed by Sheikh Ahmed Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah , less than four months after the previous government resigned following a political crisis with Parliament.

"An Amiri decree was issued to form the new government headed by Sheikh Ahmed Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah," the Kuwait News Agency reported.

This is the fourth government formed by the son of the Emir of the country since he was appointed prime minister for the first time in August 2022.

Sheikh Talal Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah retained his position as First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, and the Ministry of Defense was entrusted to him by proxy.

Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah also retained the foreign portfolio, along with Badr Al-Mulla, Minister of Oil.

The Prime Minister renewed his confidence in the two former ministers, May Al-Baghli, who retained the position of Minister of Social Affairs, Women's and Childhood Affairs, while Amani Boukmaz kept the Public Works portfolio.

And last month, the Kuwaiti Constitutional Court ruled that the legislative elections that took place last year and won by the opposition were invalid, against the backdrop of appeals that questioned the validity of the constitutional decrees related to them, and ruled in favor of restoring the previous parliament to the political front in this country that has been witnessing recurring crises for years.

Unlike other countries in the region, Kuwait enjoys an active political life and its parliament, whose members are elected for a four-year term, enjoys wide legislative powers and often witnesses heated debates.

The country, located near Iran and Iraq, is rocked by frequent political crises related to the government, figures from the ruling family, and a parliament that has been dissolved several times.

The reason is often the demand of deputies to hold ministers from the princely family accountable over issues including corruption.

The three governments that were formed in Kuwait less than a year ago failed in their work due to a conflict with Parliament.

The previous government submitted its resignation on January 26, due to the insistence of the deputies to interrogate a number of ministers, in addition to approving the law dropping consumer loans and their benefits for thousands of citizens who defaulted on repayment, amid controversy over its financial cost.

The new government is the seventh in Kuwait in three years and the tenth since 2013, as previous governments resigned following political disputes, especially against the background of deputies' request to interrogate ministers from the ruling family.

The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate denounced the security of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees " UNRWA " clinic in Jabalia camp for assaulting fellow journalist Abdel Hakim Abu Riash, Arab TV cameraman, while he was doing his journalistic work, detaining him inside the clinic, threatening him, and deleting the pictures from his camera.

The Syndicate said that it considers this assault and detention extremely serious, calling on UNRWA to form an investigation committee, apologize to colleague Abu Riyash, and hold the perpetrators accountable.

A Palestinian armed group killed a young man who said he had confessed to cooperating with the Israeli intelligence and causing the death of a number of the group's members in the occupied West Bank.

The Lions' Den group said that it "liquidated" the young man last night.

And the young man appeared in a video clip spread on social media, and seen by Agence France-Presse, as he made confessions that he was assigned by the Israeli intelligence to follow up and monitor armed activists from the Lions' Den group.

A security source, who preferred not to be named, confirmed that the young man who appeared in the video was shot dead in the Old City of Nablus , in the northern West Bank.

The group said in a statement on its platform on the Telegram application, "We will explain to the public opinion everything that is necessary in a timely manner, accurately documented, after completing some security measures on our part."

The group's statement indicated that the liquidation of the young man was nothing but "our message to every traitor who sold his religion, his conscience, his honor and his homeland."

Among the activists who were assigned to monitor the young man were leaders in the group, such as Muhammad al-Azizi and Adham Mabrouka, who were eliminated by the Israeli army during several military operations in the city during the past few months.

In the clip, the young man said that he accompanied the army in the military operation that targeted al-Azizi, and that the army dressed him in his uniform before accompanying them to the leader's house in the old city of Nablus.

The young man stated that he was "brought down" and pushed to cooperate with the Israeli side after he was photographed in an "improper position" with a second young man who cooperated with Israel.

He indicated that he had received rewards from the Israeli side, usually in the form of money or packs of cigarettes.

The Lions' Den group was active in the middle of last year in the city of Nablus, which took its stronghold from its old town.

For its part, the Independent Commission for Human Rights in Palestine confirmed that such charges are "the jurisdiction of the institutions of the national judicial and security authority."

The authority added that the killing of the young man took place "outside the framework of the law and without regard to the legal procedures followed."

It called for "not taking the law into your own hands" and called on the PA's institutions and security services to "carry out their duty towards those who carry out these acts and bring them to justice."

In a statement, a copy of which was obtained by AFP, the commission called on "the national action factions to have a clear position on this behavior."

Hundreds of the Bahraini people participated in a massive stand today, Sunday, in solidarity with our people and against the Israeli violations against worshipers in Al-Aqsa Mosque .

This came during the stand organized by the Palestine Advocacy Association under the title "Labbaik Al-Aqsa... Al-Aqsa is crying out" in cooperation with the Bahraini National Anti-Normalization Initiative, in the presence of the Ambassador of the State of Palestine to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Khaled Aref, and the Governor of Muharraq, Salman bin Isa bin Hindi Al-Mannai, and a group of forces. National, civil and political associations, current and former MPs.

The participants carried the Bahraini and Palestinian flags, as well as banners confirming the solidarity of the Bahraini people with their Palestinian brothers and those stationed in Al-Aqsa, and pictures of Al-Aqsa Mosque, in a great message of support and solidarity for the Palestinian people.

The head of the Palestine Support Society, Ibrahim Al-Sheikh, affirmed that the Bahraini people stand in support of our brothers in Jerusalem and the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, stressing the continuation of instilling the love of Al-Aqsa in our hearts and the interests of our generations, as it is the remaining, connected and blessed legacy.

In turn, the Bahraini National Initiative against Normalization expressed its condemnation of the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque, the brutal assault on the believers and the arrest of hundreds of them in full view of the entire world, calling on the international community and the Arab and Islamic regimes to shoulder their legal and humanitarian responsibilities towards the terrorism that is practiced against the defenseless Palestinian people and the violated Islamic sanctities, and to work To stop these sinful attacks on unarmed worshipers immediately.

She emphasized that the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque, the violation of its sanctity during the blessed month of Ramadan, and the barbaric attack on those in i'tikaaf are a provocative crime for more than 2 billion Muslims around the world, and represent a flagrant and unacceptable violation of international law and the historical and legal status quo in Jerusalem and its sanctities, and require a unified Arab and Islamic position against these crimes.

For his part, Ambassador Aref praised the wide and distinguished participation of all the people of Bahrain, stressing that this rising generation adheres to the Palestinian cause, the cause of the fathers and grandfathers, in addition to the participation of Bahraini men, women, elders and children in this event and stand, firm and sure evidence that the sister Kingdom of Bahrain was not It is still and will remain on the side of Palestine and its just cause.

He pointed out that the stance of the beloved people of Bahrain, its government and leadership, headed by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, came to reaffirm that the Palestinian issue is the central issue of the Arab and Islamic nations.

Aref stressed that the will of the Palestinian people will remain, that the occupation will end, and that victory is the ally of our people and their just cause by supporting their Arab and Islamic nation, and that the flag of Palestine will flutter over the minarets, mosques and churches of Jerusalem.

In their turn, a number of Bahraini scholars and sheikhs denounced in their statement the brutal acts against the worshipers and stationed men and women stationed in Al-Aqsa Mosque, calling on the nation's scholars, preachers, fatwa authorities and research academies in the Arab and Islamic world to play their role assigned to them in such events.

Hanadi Al-Halawani, stationed at Al-Aqsa Mosque, participated by phone in a speech addressed to the Bahraini people, appreciating their exit and gathering in this holy month, saying: "This gathering confirms that Jerusalem is not alone, and that they stand by us and that the Al-Aqsa cause is present in your hearts, and that you all came out, men, women and elders." And children to tell us that you are with us."

Joe Biden , who is preparing to spend a few days in the land of his ancestors, is proclaiming his Irish roots, declaring “I am Irish” with enthusiasm mixed with political interest.

"BBC? I'm Irish!" This was Biden's response, ignoring a smiling British journalist, in an undated video that was very popular on the Internet.

The second Catholic president in the history of the United States, after John F. Kennedy, does not miss any opportunity to recall his origins.

When the Irish rugby team defeated the formidable Australian All Blacks in November 2021, Biden quickly called the players to congratulate them.

And in October 2020, Biden recited, in one of his campaign videos, a poem by Irish poet and Nobel Prize winner for Literature Seamus Heaney.

Of course, the US president does not hold an Irish passport, and he is of British descent on his father's side.

However, Biden does not speak in public in general except that his maternal grandparents are, citing a dynasty that was officially traced by the Irish Family History Center at his request.

His ancestors left Mayo (west) and Louth (east) in the mid-nineteenth century to escape, like many others, from the famine that swept Ireland, to settle in Pennsylvania in the eastern United States, specifically in Scranton, the cradle of the American president's family.

During his visit to Ireland, Biden will take the road in the opposite direction, and will stop in Belfast on Tuesday to commemorate the signing of the Good Friday Agreement that established peace in Northern Ireland 25 years ago, before starting from Wednesday the official part of his trip in Dublin.

However, the White House has arranged more personal stations in the land of its ancestors, as in 2016 when Biden visited Ireland as Vice President Barack Obama.

Is he referring again to the tavern that his family opened in their village? And if he visited it, he would not drink beer there, and he recently declared, jokingly, that "he is the only Irishman who has never drunk a drop of alcohol."

The Democrat, who has apparently begun his campaign for the 2024 elections, although he has not yet officially announced his candidacy, intends to revive the American "dream" and re-instill hope and confidence among his citizens, and one of the best ways to achieve this is to rely on a family story based on immigration from Ireland.

In a 2013 speech marking his induction into the Irish-American Hall of Fame, Biden turned to his family history to praise the United States, the land of "opportunity for all who are willing to work hard and respect the laws," and to affirm the right to "dignity," principles that still remain. key to his speech today.

"It's a powerful origins story, rooted in the symbolism of America" as the land of opportunity, said Quillin Parsons, director of Irish Studies at Georgetown University.

The eighty-year-old politician, who suffered a lot in his private life from the loss of his first wife and two sons, and faced great defeats in his political life, often says that he derives strength to get up and continue the path from two sources: his faith and family values.

And when he celebrated the Irish National Day on March 17, he recounted that his maternal grandfather recommended to him, saying, "Never step down, never bow, never kneel, never bow."

Of course, there is also a political dimension in the president's sometimes emotional and sometimes impulsive adherence to his Irish heritage.

And Quillin Parsons pointed out that "there is no other country that receives this level of consideration" in the United States, recalling that a representative of the Irish government is received every year in the White House and Congress on the occasion of St. Patrick's Day.

There are more than 30 million Americans of Irish roots, and Parsons said, "The Irish-American vote still has weight in strategic states such as Pennsylvania and Ohio."

However, during his visit, Biden will not be content with reminiscing about the past and folklore. Rather, the university said, "Ireland is increasingly telling a different story."

He explained that "in a period of conservative turn in the United States, Ireland is that country that confronted the influence of the Catholic Church" to legalize same-sex marriage.

And Joe Biden, despite his deep Catholic faith, is at the forefront of defending the right to abortion in the face of attacks from the American religious right.

Closed shares , with a total market value of about 66.51 billion yuan (about 9.66 billion US dollars), will be eligible for trading on the two mainland stock exchanges next week.

Data from Shugobao, a financial information provider operated by Securities Times, showed that four companies will each see more than 5 billion yuan worth of shares released for trading, with Faw Jiefang Group Co. Ltd. ranked first with closed shares worth about 26.2 billion yuan becoming tradable.

Under Chinese stock market rules, major shareholders must wait one to two years before they are allowed to sell their shares.

The two Chinese stock exchanges closed higher last Friday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rising 0.45 percent to 3,327.65 points, and the Shenzhen Composite Index rising 0.85 percent to 11,967.74 points.

To understand the architectural landscape that King Charles III dreams of adopting for the United Kingdom, one should visit Poundbury in southwest England and wander the streets of this "model" village, in which the king designed every corner thirty years ago.

King Charles III, known for his environmentalist stances, was known for his campaigns against modern architecture.
In the early 1990s, Charles III decided to implement his ideas by subsidizing the construction of Poundbury, a "model" residential area established in the English county of Dorset that now has around 3,500 residents.

Cement is almost absent from the architectural scene of Boundbury, as large houses and municipal buildings are built using stone, giving the impression that one of the prestigious London neighborhoods has moved to the countryside.

"Charles was very keen to implement the project in line with his ideas of architecture," Blake Holt, president of the Residents' Association of Poundbury, told AFP.

Of the Duchess of Cornwall's pub, named after Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, he adds that the aim for Poundbury was to "provide residents with good quality and presentable housing, and to create an amazing place to live".

Before becoming a royal couple, Charles and Camilla were the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall, titles now held by William, the king's eldest son, and his wife, Kate.

And the king was constantly expressing his great opposition to modern architecture, in a position he dealt with in the book "Vision of Britain" (1989). A few years ago, the King halted a project to expand the National Gallery in London's Trafalgar Square, calling it a "monstrous wart".

It was assumed that the residential complex, which was built in the neoclassical Georgian style and adjacent to the city of Dorchester, reflects the architectural vision of King Charles III, but it has been met since its inception with criticism that its launchers point out that it is similar to "Disneyland of the feudal lords" due to the adoption of diverse and heterogeneous architectural styles.

Matthew Carmona, professor of urban planning at University College London, says with a smile, "Over the years, the king has built enmities in the field of architecture."

But he admits that the industry community, which was skeptical at first, "has come to accept the idea that buildings should be built in a more sustainable manner, and places that allow residents to stroll while characterized by many uses."

As for the project's defenders, they see Charles's commitment to developing the high-tech sector at Poundberry as an indication that the king is not living in the past.

Alon Reis, director of a local company specialized in the manufacture of aviation equipment, confirms that the residential village was "established in an environmentally conscious manner and in a way that suits our employees."

He adds that the king "is very much in favor of progress, but development should be beneficial."

Poundbury residents say they are happy to live in the village. "At first I was against moving to the village, but after I got divorced, I felt comfortable and safe living on my own," said Heather Fosdyke, 50.

The village is not a place for the elderly, as it includes a school, for example. On the other hand, there are no traffic lights on the roads, as the king desires to urge the population to show awareness and prudence.

Jenny Janthe, a 28-year-old mum who previously lived in London, says Poundbury is "an amazing place to raise children".

However, some residents point to the lack of community spirit in the village. Priest Glenn Barrow believes that there is a "gap that must be filled," noting that "the cost of living is very high in this area, but there is a social housing unit."

Although Poundbury belongs to the Duchy of Cornwall, which has become the property of Crown Prince William, Charles's influence is still present in it.
"King Charles has been interested in the details of the project since its inception," said Jason Boorman, who is in charge of the village's development. "I'm sure he will continue to do so."

The Palestine Exchange announced today, Sunday, that the profits of listed companies amounted to $407 million last year, setting a record for the second year in a row.

Net profits of listed companies increased last year by 9%, from $374 million in 2021.

Profitable companies accounted for 91% of the total number of companies that disclosed their annual reports, with a value of $412 million compared to $381 million for 2021, an increase of 8%, while only 4 companies achieved losses amounting to $5.6 million compared to $5.6 million. $6.9 million for 2021, with a decrease in losses by 18%.

The six listed banks accounted for the largest share of profits, with a total net profit of about $140 million, an increase of 23% over what it achieved in 2021, which placed the banking sector in first place in terms of profits achieved, while the services sector achieved profits estimated at $126 million, an increase of 5%. % of the results of 2021, while the investment sector ranked third with profits of nearly $77 million, up by 3%, and the industrial sector recorded profits of $40 million, a decrease of 21% from the profits it achieved in 2021, and thus it is the only sector that achieved A decline in its profits, and the insurance sector comes fifth, with profits estimated at $ 24 million, up by 65%, making it the best performing sector in 2022.

In terms of the most profitable companies for this year, Palestine Telecommunications Company ranked first with profits of $92 million, Bank of Palestine ranked second with profits of $67 million, and Arab Palestinian Investment (APIC) ranked third with a profit of $31 million. Whereas, Palestine Development and Investment Company (PADICO) and Quds Bank ranked fourth and fifth, with profits amounting to $26 million and $21 million, respectively.

Samir Hulileh, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Palestine Exchange, said in a statement, "The performance of the listed companies for the year 2022 is a clear translation of the continuous development process witnessed by the Palestinian economy in general, which comes despite all the disturbing indicators of the state of the global economy, global changes and the successive economic crises that have begun." High inflation indicators, high commodity prices, weak purchasing power, and ending with the collapse of major banks.

He added, "Despite all these indicators experienced by the global economy, which have had a significant and tangible impact on the local reality of all countries, specifically the Palestinian reality with the continued cessation of external support and the continuous Israeli deductions from clearance funds, the companies listed on the Palestine Exchange managed to achieve a historical figure." in the value of profits since the establishment of the stock exchange in 1995.

Hulileh affirmed the continuity of efforts to list new public joint-stock companies, increase the depth of the market and provide it with new financial instruments, and thus work to double the profits of the listed companies, as they benefit investors through cash and in-kind distributions to stockholders, which is the fruit of their investment in the securities sector that exceeds the returns. achieved in it over other investment alternatives.

Scientists have discovered a rare species of orchid called Kylochista densiflora , in Mtoke County in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, and a summary of this discovery has been published in the journal Phytotaxa (Plant Classification).

In this context; The summary of the research paper said that morphologically, this type of orchid is characterized by having a middle lobe with mature callus extending from the base to the apex, and having two conical calluses at the base, in addition to a short plump column.

turn; Jin Xiaohua, a researcher with the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said that this orchid was first discovered in Bhutan, and only Mutoc County in China is known to have this kind of orchid in China.

Jin added that Mutuk Governorate has a great advantage in terms of vertical elevation, as it extends across a range of regions with different climates and different vegetation belts with diverse flora and fauna, which provides favorable conditions for the growth of orchids.

The results showed that Mtoke is among the nine provinces which are orchid hotspots in China.

Today (Saturday), the port of Aden in southern Yemen received the first container ship without inspection in the Saudi port of Jeddah, inaugurating the return of the system of entry and departure of ships to the port according to direct inspection procedures in Yemeni ports as it was previously before the outbreak of the war in the country, according to the official news agency ( (Sheba)).

The government-run agency said, "The container terminal in the port of Aden received today the container ship (Blue Nile) upon its arrival, without waiting at the anchor."

According to the official agency, this step is "an inauguration of the return of the system of entry and departure of ships directly to the port, and the conduct of direct inspection in the liberated Yemeni ports, as it was in the past before the 2015 war."

The container ship arriving today is "the first ship to enter the port of Aden without inspection in the Saudi port of Jeddah, after long government efforts and follow-ups in this regard," according to the official agency.

The entry of the ship today to the container port comes two days after the Yemeni government announced the granting of facilities through the ports under its control.

On Thursday, the Ministry of Transport in the Yemeni government announced granting a package of new facilities and privileges to importers through ports in the liberated areas (under government control).

The ministry said in a statement, "The package of facilities for importers includes allowing the entry of all types of goods through ports and ports, except for those prohibited by law, as well as communication and coordination with local and international shipping lines and ship owners, informing them of the new facilities, and the readiness of the ports of the liberated areas to accept all direct flights from different countries."

In its statement, the ministry affirmed, "taking all measures to enhance the performance of the navigational activity and setting up treatments to secure the movement of trade in the land and sea ports in the liberated areas, in addition to raising the pace of loading and unloading work, intensifying shifts, and preparing and equipping work means and equipment."

It had taken extensive measures and controls over the maritime traffic in Yemeni ports in 2015, as all ships were subject to inspection in foreign ports.

Today, Sunday, large crowds in the Qalqilya governorate mourned the body of the young martyr, Aed Azzam Salim (20 years old), to his final resting place in the town of Azzun, east of Qalqilya.

The funeral procession departed from Darwish Nazzal Governmental Hospital in the city of Qalqilya with military ceremonies, then to his town with a convoy of vehicles, to his home, where his family gave a final farewell look at his body, before he was transferred to the Azzun Grand Mosque, where the mourners performed the funeral prayer for him, before he was buried. He is buried in the town's cemetery.

The martyr Salim was killed by live bullets in the abdomen and chest, yesterday evening, near the entrance to the town of Azzun, east of Qalqilya, during the outbreak of clashes near the area.

Today, Sunday, settlers cut down vine trees in the Khallet Al-Balutah area, south of Bethlehem .

According to local sources, a group of settlers cut down 180 grape trees from his land, located in the "Samika" area, between the settlements of "Alon Shvut" and "Giv'at Hish", in addition to uprooting dozens of iron angles, and destroying some of them.

It is noteworthy that the settlers in the settlement of "Gush Etzion" escalated their attacks on citizens living in the areas of Khirbet Zakariya, Khallet al-Balutah, Wadi Shakhit, Khallet Afana, and al-Shifa, by throwing stones at their homes and vehicles, and uprooting grape and olive trees.

Peru has stopped an online auction during which a Canadian company offered for sale 20 artifacts from the pre-Hispanic Chancay civilization , the Peruvian Foreign Ministry announced Saturday.

"The Peruvian Embassy in Canada and the Consulate General in Toronto, as part of a joint effort, have completed a virtual auction of twenty pieces of pre-Hispanic Chancay cultural assets that are part of Peru's cultural heritage," the statement said.

The ministry added, "The Canadian auction company Waddingtons, based in Toronto, offered on its website, The Siler Room, the pieces that were monitored by the Ministry of Culture."

Among the items that went up for sale was a seed necklace.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicated that it is taking the necessary measures to ensure that these pieces are returned to Peru.

The Chancay civilization developed in the valleys of Fortaleza, Bativilca, Subi, Huaura, Chancay, Chión, and Rimac y Lorraine, on the central coast of Peru between 1200 and 1470.

Peru and Canada are signatories to the UNESCO Convention, issued in Paris in 1970, which promotes the fight against illicit trafficking in cultural assets in the world.

On Sunday, the Israeli Public Prosecutor filed indictments against 3 young men from Hebron and Ramallah, for raising Hamas flags inside Al-Aqsa Mosque .

According to the website of the Hebrew Maariv newspaper, the young men were arrested in recent days, and participated in a demonstration inside Al-Aqsa, and participated in raising Hamas flags, and chanting anti-Israel slogans. according to his expression.

He pointed out that one of them was arrested during an attempt to search him, and it was found that he was carrying the flag of the Hamas movement and tried to escape, and he was arrested later.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that his forces are acting in the Gaza Strip in both overt and covert ways.

This came in a group phone conversation he had with the heads of the settlements around the Gaza Strip after the state of security tension, and they asked him to work on implementing his government's plan to strengthen the cover settlements by expanding them and developing their infrastructure, as well as economic projects.

During the conversation, Netanyahu said: "Our enemies are mistaken in thinking that we are divided and they are taking advantage of this to harm us." According to the Hebrew website Ynet.

Netanyahu added, "The last word has not yet been said. The situation is complicated on all fronts." According to Hebrew Channel 12.

In the context, the Israeli army decided to organize the cancellation of a concert that was scheduled to take place in the town of Sderot this evening, despite the return of calm to the region.

According to the Hebrew-language Ynet website, since the start of the tense security situation, there has been a significant and noticeable increase of 100% in the number of requests for psychological assistance, of which 50% are from the Gaza periphery, and another 50% from within the cities of "the center / Tel Aviv and its surroundings" after the attacks. Last.

On Saturday, the US Department of Justice opened an investigation to try to determine the source of the leak of classified documents, especially related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine , which were published this week on social media.

According to the first conclusions, these leaks not only include reports and documents related to the conflict in Ukraine, but also relate to very sensitive analyzes about the allies of the United States.

"We have contacted the Ministry of Defense about this and have opened an investigation," a ministry spokesman told AFP.

Dozens of classified documents have been posted on Twitter, Telegram and other social networks in recent days, and new documents are still emerging.

The US Department of Defense also said Friday that it was investigating the matter.

The Washington Post quoted US officials as saying that some of these documents were forged. But most of them are original and consistent with CIA reports circulating in the White House, the Pentagon and the State Department, according to the same source.

According to the analysis of US media, these leaks may be beneficial to Moscow, as these documents show the extent to which US intelligence services have penetrated certain parts of the Russian military apparatus. Some of them contain information related to the internal discussions of governments allied with the United States.

For example, one document highlighted government discussions in South Korea about the possibility of supplying Ukraine with American artillery shells, according to The New York Times.

In its report issued today, Sunday, the Commission for Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs published details of the health status of a number of sick prisoners languishing in Ramleh Prison Hospital, after the Commission’s lawyer, Fawaz Shaloudi, visited them to see their conditions and follow developments on their health.

According to the report, the cancer-stricken prisoner, Assef al-Rifai, 20, from Ramallah, recently underwent two chemotherapy sessions at Assaf Harofeh Hospital, and is currently suffering from severe pain in the bladder area.

And he indicated that the health condition of the prisoner, Kamal Jouri, is improving significantly, and he is now walking on his feet and moving on his own.

He pointed out that the prisoner Malik Taqatqa has, after two weeks, a review to Soroka Hospital for a session to discuss the possibility of removing platinum from his foot, while an MRI will be done for the prisoner Thaer Oweidat, and the prisoner Saeed Dweikat will undergo an examination for the possibility of removing a fatty cyst.

Concerning the prisoner, Muhammad Saeed Gawadrah, he underwent a burn examination on his body, and the doctors decided to perform 52 laser sessions, and treatment will begin in the coming weeks, while the health condition of the prisoner, Noor Jarbou, is improving, his wound is close to healing, and he begins physical therapy.

While there was an improvement in the condition of the prisoner Muhammad Hamdan, who gradually began to leave the "crutches", while the prisoner Omar Abed underwent a platinum operation in his foot, and the doctors informed him that he was forbidden to walk on his foot for a period of 5 weeks.

The official spokesman for the presidency , Nabil Abu Rudeineh , said that the continuous Israeli provocations against the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque are unacceptable, and will turn its courtyards into a battlefield, which will lead to a serious deterioration of the situation.

Abu Rudeineh added, "The daily attacks against holy sites and worshipers in them during the blessed month of Ramadan are condemned measures, and unacceptable actions that work to ignite the region and drag it towards the abyss."

The spokesperson for the presidency held the Israeli occupation government responsible for what the situation will lead to as a result of the continued commission of crimes and desecration of sanctities, stressing that the occupation’s challenge to our people will not discourage its determination, and it will remain steadfast in defending its land and sanctities at all costs, and that Jerusalem, with its sanctities, is the eternal capital of the State of Palestine. All Israeli measures and American support will not lead to security and stability.

Myrtel Bouveret , a French ceramic designer, posted pictures of a porcelain sculpture she made recently and shared the creative inspiration with her fans on Instagram .

It has been six years since Bouvrier finished her studies at Jingdezhen University of Ceramics in China and started running a design studio in Limoges, a city in southwest France widely known for its ceramics.

“It is my travels to the porcelain capitals of the two countries that continually inspire me,” said Bouveret.

Jingdezhen, located in east China's Jiangxi Province, has specialized in this craft for more than 1,800 years. In 2010, it established a pair of twinning relations with the city of Limoges, whose porcelain has been sold all over Europe.

Bouvetre is among the crowd of foreign ceramic artists and students who flocked to Jingdezhen, after Jingdezhen University of Ceramics and Limoges National High School of Art jointly established an international ceramics studio.

"I admire the craftsmen in Jingdezhen who inherit the millennia-old porcelain making technique," she said.

The studio has created hundreds of ceramic artworks. Among these works, two sets of ceramic light poles, designed and made by French and Chinese students at the end of 2018, are the most outstanding.

The two lampposts, which read "Thank you Jingdezhen and love you Limoges", testify to the cultural exchanges between the two countries. Now, one of them stands on the avenue of Limoges while the other is on display in the studio's exhibition hall.

On the other hand, Zhu Lei, one of the co-creators, had always been thinking about how to combine the concept of modern Western creativity with traditional Chinese skills while studying in the two places. "I want to combine the ancient charm of white and blue porcelain with Western aesthetics, to make them break with tradition and go out into the world," he said.

In the early 18th century, the "double composition" of kaolin -- a soft white mineral named after a village in China -- and porcelain stoneware were brought from Jingdezhen to France, playing a major role in the development of French porcelain.

The exchanges between the two countries in the field of ceramics are mutually beneficial, said Weng Yanjun, director of the Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Museum, adding that colored enamel porcelain is a kind of porcelain that combines Western material with Chinese traditional technique.

While studying at Jingdezhen University of Ceramics, Bouuvrier once interned at Wanglong Ceramics Co., Ltd. in Jingdezhen, where foreign designers are involved in product design. A dish she designed there was admired by a Michelin-starred chef in France and then used as a plate to serve foie gras.

"Cooperating with craftsmen in Jingdezhen inspired me a lot," said Norman Trapman, a French designer who holds videoconferences with artisans once a week.

At an exhibition in Milan, Italy, earlier this year, a range of Celadon porcelain products for spas and spas, including a bathtub and wash-basin, designed by Trapmann, brought in global orders for the company.

"Cross-border exchanges and cooperation have helped us gain increasing weight in the global market," said Yue Wanglong, general manager of the company.

Israeli sources said, on Sunday, that the Italian Alessandro Farini , who was killed in the run-over attack in Tel Aviv on Friday evening, showed that his autopsy showed that he was run over and not shot.

Italian media reported that Farini was apparently killed by a bullet fired from an Israeli policeman's weapon.

In the context, the Israeli authorities are awaiting the approval of the family of the young man, Youssef Abu Jaber , accused of carrying out the operation, to transfer his body to the Medico-Legal Institute for an autopsy.

According to the Hebrew website, Ynet, the aim of this step is to determine whether the operation was aimed at possibly deviating from the road, or whether he did what happened deliberately (i.e., an offensive operation).

The family of the young Abu Jaber, a resident of Kafr Qassem , denies the Israeli account and confirms that what happened with her son was a traffic accident.

The stock exchange is defined economically as the "mirror of the economy", and the first thing that any foreign investor looks at when he goes to invest in any market, regardless of the infrastructure and the regulating economic legislation.

There is always a correlation between the economic performance of a country and the indicators of the "stock exchange" according to the economic rule "the money market is the mirror of the economy", as the performance of the stock market reflects the investors' expectations regarding the economic situation, and the market indicators actually reflect the economic performance, especially as they include all economic sectors, and therefore Its indicators, whether upward or downward, will express the strength or weakness of the economy.

In view of the reality of the local economy, the level of recovery was evident in its “mirror”, the Amman Stock Exchange, whose indices recorded a positive performance during the year 2022, and was among the best three major Arab stock exchanges in terms of the performance of the general index during the year 2022, as it recorded the general index of weighted stock prices. The free shares of the stock exchange increased to 2501 points at the end of 2022 compared to 2118 points at the end of 2021, an increase of more than 18 percent, achieving the highest annual gains in fifteen years.

The market value of the Stock Exchange increased from 15.3 billion dinars in 2021 to reach about 18 billion dinars last year, constituting 56% of the GDP.

The volume of trading last year was about 1.9 billion dinars during 248 trading days, at a daily rate of 7.7 million dinars.

The profits achieved after tax (attributing to the company's shareholders) for the companies listed on the ASE for the year 2022 amounted to about 2.422 billion dinars compared to 1.306 billion dinars for the same companies for the year 2021, an increase of 85.5 percent, which is historically unprecedented profits recorded by these companies, knowing that the profits are before tax These companies amounted to 3.349 billion dinars for the year 2022, compared to 1.815 billion dinars for the year 2021, an increase of 84.5 percent.

Profits distributed by the public shareholding companies listed on the Amman Stock Exchange for the past year amounted to about 1.048 billion dinars, compared to 786 million dinars in the previous year.

In terms of sector, profits after tax (attributing to the company's shareholders) for the year 2022 for the industrial sector amounted to 1.347 billion dinars, compared to 576 million dinars for the year 2021, an increase of 133.6 percent.

As for the services sector, profits amounted to 242 million dinars for the year 2022, compared to 117.7 million dinars for the year 2021, an increase of 105.6 percent.

With regard to the financial sector, its profits amounted to 832.6 million dinars for the year 2022, compared to 611.5 million dinars for the year 2021, an increase of 36.2 percent.

The improvement in the performance of the Stock Exchange and the profits of companies came in light of the increase in the operational activity of these companies and the emergence of indicators of the beginning of recovery and improvement in many macroeconomic indicators, in terms of increasing economic growth rates, growth in exports, increase in tourism income, Jordanian remittances, significant growth in the reserves of the Central Bank, and improvement in Growth numbers and praises from major global economic institutions, in addition to Jordan's launch of the vision of economic modernization and the launch of its executive programs.

The positive results achieved by most of the leading companies, especially the banking and mining sectors last year, are consistent with investors’ expectations towards achieving better results for banks during the rest of this year as a result of not having to take new allocations and the decrease in the provision for credit facilities to 4.6 percent of the total debt compared to 5.3 in 2021. In addition to the expansions carried out by some banks and their acquisition of branches of banks in the Kingdom and abroad, and obtaining licenses for branches outside the Kingdom, and clear indications about the results of the phosphate and potash companies and other mining companies and companies that deal with raw materials and achieving results that exceed previous years, as a result of the high prices of raw materials. worldwide.

The general index is led by a state of investor optimism, especially after its stability above the resistance barrier at the level of 2500 and its steadfastness in the face of the wave of speculation and the closing of financial centers, which was witnessed in the last period following the holding of the General Assembly meetings and the companies’ announcement of their dividends.

The former Minister of Finance, Dr. Muhammad Abu Hammour, told the Jordan News Agency (Petra) that the performance of the public shareholding companies listed on the Amman Stock Exchange for the year 2022 indicates a high level of commitment by companies to submit their financial statements on time, which confirms that there is a clear tendency to enhance transparency and good governance in the sector. management of these companies.

He added that the improvement of the conditions of companies and the achievement of record profits confirm that the Jordanian economy has overcome the repercussions of Corona, and was able to adapt to the repercussions of the Russian-Ukrainian war, explaining that these results will reflect positively on shareholders, investors and the state treasury by increasing distributions and taxes.

Abu Hamour said, "It is hoped that part of the profits will be invested in expansion projects and new investments, which will enhance growth and contribute to improving the investment climate in general," stressing that the stock exchange reflects the actual performance of the various economic units and shows the strengths and weaknesses of the national economy.

He added that the industry continued to play a leading role, due in part to the improvement in economic performance, as well as to the rise in the prices of some commodities in the wake of the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war. As for the results of the financial sector, we can discern from it that its performance was balanced even during crises, so the growth rate is in Profits, although lower than other sectors, are a profound indication of improved performance.

In turn, Professor of Economics at the University of Jordan, Dr. Raad Al-Tal, said that the stock market contributes to activating economic growth. The market's effectiveness and efficiency of its performance positively affect the size and quality of investment, and this is an important determinant of economic growth. Through the standard study, it has been proven that there is a positive and significant impact of the general stock price index in the Amman Financial Market on the Jordanian economic growth in the long term, which is consistent with economic theory. Considering that the rise in stock prices has a positive impact on the overall investment.

He pointed out that the improvement in the indicators of the Amman Stock Exchange in the past period was supported by the improvement of the listed companies through the achievement of large unprecedented net profits, which is not isolated from the economic developments and the slow recovery that occurred during the past two years, from the rise in national exports and recording positive growth rates, and the increase in tourism income. And the increase in remittances of Jordanians abroad, in addition to the presence of a comfortable balance of the Central Bank’s total foreign currency reserves, which amounted to about $ 17 billion at the end of the year 2022.

Al-Tal confirmed that one of the most important indicators that measure the performance of the stock exchange is the general stock price index weighted by free float, explaining that one of the advantages of this index is to give a better representation of stock price movements in the market, so that it is not biased to a large extent for companies with high market value, and thus Provides diversification in the components of the index sample by giving more opportunity to small and medium-sized companies to influence the movements.

He pointed out that the ASE has recently implemented many of its strategic plan projects with the aim of developing the legislative and technical frameworks and promoting digital transformation in the stock exchange, in a way that enhances the investment climate and increases the stock market's attractiveness to local and foreign investments, and in a way that contributes to developing and strengthening the national economy and attracting more investments. .

The first and main requirement for the dealers in the ASE to maintain and continue the improvement in performance remains to find a package of incentives, and find flexible and modern legislation to encourage and establish institutional investment represented by the establishment of mutual investment funds, which contributes to mobilizing savings and surplus liquidity and directing them to the national stock market, and creating a law and legislation that encourages The merger of existing public shareholding companies because of its benefits in increasing the strength of the sectors and increasing their financial and administrative efficiency, in addition to encouraging investment bank funds to enter the Amman Stock Exchange and pump more liquidity.

On Sunday, Hamas condemned the Israeli aggression against Syria , considering it reflects the increasing aggression of the occupying entity in the region, and the escalation of its terrorism against all components of the nation.

Hazem Qassem, a spokesman for Hamas, confirmed, in a brief statement, his movement's solidarity with Syria in the face of the Israeli aggression, which he said constitutes an extension of the aggression against Palestine, Lebanon and the entire region.

Qassem said: This aggression requires the unification of all fronts to confront the escalating orgy of the occupation, and to prevent it from violating our Islamic and Christian sanctities that belong to the whole nation.