Gaza - by Al-Quds Sports Correspondent and Ahmed Al-Masharawi - The Palestinian Equestrian Federation and the Committee for Purebred Arabian Horses Affairs in the federation organized the Al-Yasser Festival for the beauty of purebred Arabian horses, which took place on the grounds of the Al-Jawad Equestrian Club, in the presence of the Governor of Gaza, Ibrahim Abu Al-Naga, representing President Abbas, and Ramzi Abdel-Al, Vice President Al-Ittihad, Khaled Al-Saadi, member of the Federation, treasurer, many national, sports and legal personalities, representatives of organizations and bodies, and a large crowd with the distinguished participation of horses, ponies, mares, camels and saddlers.

The grand celebration was decorated with pictures of the late President Arafat, chants and scouts played songs praising President Abu Ammar and his struggle. The master of the ceremony welcomed the attendees, pointing out that the festival comes in fulfillment of the sacrifices made by Abu Ammar and to raise the Palestinian flag and perpetuate the memory of the late Abu Ammar, who was the reason for conveying the voice of the Palestinian people and the cause Palestinian to the whole world, praising everyone who contributed to bring the festival to light.

President's speech

Abu al-Naga delivered a speech representing the president, during which he recalled the great sacrifices made by the leader, leader Arafat, on the 18th anniversary of his passing away. The Palestinian Ministry of Defense, and praised the participants in this great and distinguished festival with the participation of the finest purebred Arabian horses and the most prominent riders in driving horses and camels, stressing that the festival affirms the survival of the struggles of our people.

union word

In the Union’s speech, Ramzi Abdel-Al, Vice President of the Union, confirmed that the festival is a radiance of loyalty to President Abu Ammar, who sacrificed the precious and precious for the sake of his people. The late President Abu Ammar, especially since horses represent a symbol full of connotations related to our history, and this festival, the first of its kind, is an advanced step to say that we have in Palestine the wealth of our purebred Arab horses.

He explained that the federation succeeded in organizing four championships last year and announcing its champions in various levels and categories, and despite our circumstances and capabilities, we were able to dig in rocks for the advancement of equestrian sport in the sector, both at the local level, as well as in international participation. The festival was distinguished by its establishment in categories and the distribution of cups and prizes to the participants, amid shouts of encouragement and applause on this special day, which includes the elite of the knights.

Al-Daalis congratulates the achievement of the basketball team

Issam Al-Dulais, Head of Government Action Follow-up, congratulated the great achievement of the Palestinian champions after they were crowned with the title of the International Wheelchair Basketball Championship, which was held in India under the auspices of the International Committee of the Red Cross.

Al-Dulais, in a telephone conversation with the mission’s presidency, expressed his appreciation and congratulations to the players, the technical staff, the administrative staff, the coaches, and each of Dr. Ahmed Musa and Hani Matar, and stressed that the heroes made the achievement despite the great challenges they faced, and said that disability did not prevent the will of the Palestinian heroes, as they were up to the responsibility, carrying the message of the homeland and determined to be crowned, despite the siege and aggression.

Al-Dulais indicated that directives were issued to receive and honor the heroes upon their return today, in appreciation of their honorable achievement. The mission management expressed its thanks to Al-Daulais and appreciation for the role of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports and Assistant Secretary-General Abdul Salam Haniyeh for their efforts to support sports for people with disabilities, granting facilities and making facilities available for training.

An emergency beach session

The Business Facilitation Council of the Beach Services Club held an emergency session to discuss the repercussions of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports not accepting the club’s request to add two members, Dean Awad and Hussam Harb, to the board of directors because it was not in line with laws and regulations, especially since the club’s board is business facilitation and not elected, explaining that the council comes to prepare for the upcoming elections after the end of the year. current sports season.

The Council called on the members of the General Assembly to pay the subscription fees in order to complete the preparation of the financial and administrative file in preparation for the elections. It is mentioned that dr. Awad previously assumed the chairmanship of the board of directors, in addition to Harb holding the position of vice president. Many material and moral matters were also discussed to serve the club and work to develop it in all sports and social fields.

The Business Facilitation Council congratulated the football team on its victory over Al-Jalaa team in the first-class competitions, wishing the team more victories in the upcoming matches in order to return to the Premier League.

On the other hand, Nader El-Hajjar, coach of the football team at Rabat Club, announced his resignation from coaching the team, after the end of the first leg of the second division league for the Central and South branches. Al-Hajjar informed the club’s board of directors of his resignation, pending a response to it with or without approval, indicating that if the new board wishes to continue his duties, he will hold a session with him to discuss all his requirements. It is noteworthy that Rabat ranks seventh in the General League, with only 7 points, and is looking forward to being in the warm region.

Paris - (AFP) - The family of Iranian rapper Tomag Salehi, who was arrested for supporting the protests that erupted following the death of Mahsa Amini, said his life is in danger after his trial began Saturday away from the media.

Iran has intensified its crackdown on the protests that erupted following Amini's death on September 16 after she was arrested in Tehran for failing to adhere to the Islamic Republic's strict dress code.

Salehi is a well-known figure in Iran, and he was arrested late last month after denouncing the regime and supporting the protests, according to human rights organizations.

The New York-based Center for Human Rights in Iran tweeted that "the first session of the so-called 'trial' of opposition Iranian rapper Tomag Salehi took place today without the presence of a lawyer of his choice."

And the family's tweet stated that "his life is currently in grave danger," noting that he faces charges of "enmity to God" and "corruption on earth", which are offenses punishable by death in the Islamic Republic.

Salehi went missing at the end of October until he appeared in a video recording broadcast by Iranian official media on November 2.

In the video, it is indicated that it is Salehi's first appearance since his arrest.

The video shows a blindfolded man who says he is Salehi and admits to making a "mistake".

Activists condemned the rapper's video, which was published by Iranian state media, and described it as a forced confession.

Salehi is one of several prominent figures arrested in the widespread crackdown, during which dozens of journalists, lawyers, intellectuals and civil society figures have been arrested.

Salehi's arrest came after an interview he gave to the Canadian "CBC" network , during which he said, "There is a mafia ready to kill the entire nation... to keep its power, money and weapons."

And Iranian official media reported that Salehi was arrested while trying to cross the western border of the country, which was denied by his family, who confirmed that he was then in Chahar Mahal and Bakhtiari province in the west of the country.

Hebron - "Jerusalem" dot com - This morning, Tuesday, many citizens suffocated during clashes with the Israeli occupation forces in the Bab Al-Zawiya area in Hebron.

According to local sources, the occupation forces fired gas bombs intensively at the citizens after clashes erupted in the wake of an angry march following the death of the prisoner Nasser Abu Hamid .

In addition, a young man was wounded by Toto bullets during clashes with the Israeli occupation forces in Al-Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron.

Governorates - "Jerusalem" dot com - Today, Monday, the Israeli occupation forces demolished an agricultural barracks in the village of Battir , west of Bethlehem, and an agricultural room in the town of Kafr al-Dik , west of Salfit.

According to press sources, the occupation forces stormed the al-Khammar area in the village of Battir, and demolished an agricultural barracks belonging to Ibrahim Jaber, under the pretext that he was in Area C.

It added that the forces demolished an agricultural room in Khallet Monis, west of the town, owned by Saleh Omar Qasoul.

الأمم المتحدة- (شينخوا)- ندد الأمين العام للأمم المتحدة أنطونيو غوتيريش يوم الثلاثاء بالهجوم الذي استهدف جامعة كراتشي في باكستان وأدى إلى مقتل عدد من الأشخاص.

وقال نائب المتحدث باسم الأمين العام فرحان حق في المؤتمر الصحفي اليومي إن الأمين العام أعرب عن تعازيه لأسر الضحايا وتمنى للمصابين الشفاء العاجل.

وذكر متحدث باسم وزارة الخارجية الصينية إن انفجارا استهدف حافلة ركاب تابعة لمعهد كونفوشيوس بجامعة كراتشي يوم الثلاثاء، ما أسفر عن مصرع ثلاثة مدرسين صينيين وإصابة مدرس صيني وعدد من الباكستانيين.

وقال المتحدث إن الصين أعربت عن إدانتها الشديدة وسخطها الشديد إزاء الهجوم وتعازيها العميقة في سقوط الضحايا وتعاطفها الصادق مع المصابين والأسر المكلومة.

وأجرى وو جيانغ هاو، مساعد وزير الخارجية الصيني اتصالاً هاتفياً عاجلاً مع السفير الباكستاني لدى الصين، للتعبير عن قلق الصين الشديد.

وبعد وقوع الهجوم الإرهابي، زار شهباز شريف، رئيس الوزراء الباكستاني، السفارة الصينية لتقديم تعازيه، مؤكداً أن الحكومة الباكستانية ستُجري تحقيقاً مُعمّقاً في الحادث، وستفرض بحق مرتكبيه أقسى درجات العقاب، كما ستُعزز أمن الأفراد والمشاريع والمؤسسات الصينية العاملة في باكستان بطريقة شاملة.

وقال شريف إن حكومته لن تسمح أبداً لأي قوة بتقويض الصداقة الباكستانية-الصينية، مشيراً إلى أن السلطات المحلية في سنده وكراتشي قد أطلقت تحقيقاً واسع النطاق لتعقب الجناة، وفقاً للمتحدث.

وأضاف المتحدث أن وزارة الخارجية الصينية والبعثات الدبلوماسية الصينية في باكستان ستواصل حثّ الإدارات الباكستانية ذات الصلة على التعامل بشكل مناسب مع المسائل المتعلقة بالقتلى، ومعالجة الجرحى واتخاذ إجراءات صارمة ضد المنظمة الإرهابية المتورطة في الهجوم.

وأكد المتحدث أن دماء الصينيين لا يُمكن أن تُراق سُدى، وأن من يقفون وراء هذا الحادث الإرهابي سيدفعون بالتأكيد ثمن فعلتهم.

وقال حق إن منسق الأمم المتحدة المقيم للشؤون الإنسانية في باكستان جوليان هارنيس قد أدان بشدة الهجوم أيضا وأبدى حزنه الشديد لسقوط الضحايا.

وقال هارنيس إن الهجمات التي تستهدف التعليم والمعلمين وأماكن التعلم عمدا مدانة بشكل خاص، مقدما تعازيه القلبية لأسر الضحايا في كل من باكستان والصين، وفقا لحق.

(AFP) - Belgian striker Eden Hazard is playing in the Qatar World Cup finals in the dress of a fragile leader who is trying to prove his eligibility on the field, after a difficult season in the ranks of his Spanish club, Real Madrid, in which he was not a key player.
The 31-year-old defends his level by saying, "I have not become bad in the past two or three years. I have a desire now to show what I can do and prove my ability to present beautiful football."
Hazard, who was chosen as the second best player in the 2018 World Cup in Russia after his country came third, was not joking in front of local journalists on Monday before heading to Kuwait to play a friendly match against Egypt (1-2).
He added, "It will be my third participation in the World Cup. I want to show the Belgian people that I am still here and that they can count on their leader. It may be our last chance with this golden generation to win a title, and therefore we will try to do our best."
In its participation in the previous two editions, the Belgian national team was eliminated in front of Argentina in the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Brazil in 2014, before losing to its French counterpart in the semi-finals of the last edition four years ago and contenting itself with third place.
Hazard, who played 122 international matches, scoring 33 goals, was an unstoppable winger when he shone in the French ranks of Lille (2007-2012) and then with English Chelsea (2012-2019). But his experience with Real Madrid was not successful at all, although the royal team paid a huge amount to obtain his services for 115 million euros, which is the most expensive in the history of Meringue.
Hazard talked about his experience with the Spanish capital team, "I would be lying to myself if I said that I am living this period well. I do not play, but I try to keep my smile. There are days when things are difficult when I think I will play and this does not happen. I have to adapt to this." the situation".
However, he confirms that he is "good at the present time, both mentally and physically," after he got rid of the injuries that had dogged him in recent years, especially after he regained "flexibility in his ankle" after he underwent surgery to remove a piece of metal from his shin last March.
Hazard reveals, "Now the issue is related to restoring the rhythm, which is the most important thing, because my speed has not changed," especially in light of the World Cup being held in the middle of the European season and a tournament that lacks the necessary preparation.

And at a time when Hazard is trying to regain his previous level, which will allow him to play a full match, or perhaps seven, if his country reaches the final match, the competition has recently increased amid the brilliance of Brighton striker Leandro Trossar, scoring a hat-trick against Liverpool in the English Premier League.
Hazard admits that Trossar has the right to play instead of him, saying, "Someone will take my position, that's how things are. If you are talking about Leandro, he deserves to be in my place at the moment, but I will not give up. If he plays instead of me, I will be the first to congratulate him." He continued his frankness by saying that in the last two years, "I do not consider myself one of the main players," but he dreams of proving his ability to provide a lot for his country's national team.

A translation of "Jerusalem" dot com - Yuval Steinitz, a member of the Israeli Knesset for the Likud Party, announced today, Tuesday, his retirement from political life after 23 years.

According to the Hebrew website Ynet, Steinitz worked in previous governments under the leadership of Benjamin Netanyahu, as minister of finance, intelligence, and energy, and chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Security Committee.

He indicated that he had informed Netanyahu of his decision, which he said came because he feels his need to rest.

BEIJING, (Xinhua) -- China's National Market Regulatory Authority said Friday that electric car maker Tesla Inc. is recalling 67,698 vehicles in China due to software problems related to imported Model S and Model X vehicles.

The recall covers parts of vehicles produced between September 25, 2013 and November 21, 2020, according to a statement provided to the authority.
Due to software errors, the battery management system will miscalculate, displaying warnings such as "maintenance required" and "safe parking" on the screen. As a result, the car will gradually stop saving energy, which in extreme cases could lead to collisions.

Tesla promised free software updates on recalled vehicles to fix the problem.

Jerusalem - Media of the Olympic Committee: The Kickboxing Federation recently concluded its training camp for different age groups, which lasted for 3 days in the Martyr Salah Khalaf Complex - Al-Fara'a, with the participation of more than 140 players.
The participating players represented 6 organizations, which are the Brotherhood Club Association, the Mithlon Club, the Yabed Sports Club, the Arwa Club, the Silwad Club, and the B Strong Hall.
Samir Athamneh, President of the Kickboxing Federation, stressed the necessity of establishing such camps that would contribute to the development of the physical and skillful aspect of the players in preparation for the upcoming local benefits.
He praised the efforts of the supervising coaches who contributed to the success of the camp and provided the technical and physical addition to the participating players.
Athamneh thanked the Olympic Committee and the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports for sponsoring the camp and providing the required needs. At the end of the camp, certificates were distributed to the participants.

Riyadh - (AFP) Heavy rains hit the Saudi city of Jeddah on Thursday, leading to the suspension of schools, flight delays and the closure of the road to Mecca, Saudi media reported.

And the emirate of Makkah Al-Mukarramah region announced the closure of the (Makkah-Jeddah) highway, as a precaution, due to the rain.

Pictures posted on social media on Thursday showed that traffic in Jeddah was affected by the heavy rains.

And King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah announced on its Twitter account, "Due to weather conditions, some flights have been delayed," calling on travelers to contact airlines to confirm new flight times.

And the Saudi Press Agency stated at dawn on Thursday, "In order to preserve the safety of male and female students, it was decided to suspend studies in all schools in Jeddah, Rabigh and Khulais."

End-of-semester exams have begun in Saudi Arabia. Schools were closed on Wednesday after a royal decision to give a day off for the private and public sectors and for students, on the occasion of the Kingdom's football team's victory over its Argentine counterpart in the World Cup in Qatar.

Large floods killed 123 people in Jeddah in 2009, and about ten people two years later.

رام الله- خاص بـ”القدس”دوت كوم- على وقع الإضراب الشامل الذي عم فلسطين التاريخية اليوم الثلاثاء، ضد العدوان الإسرائيلي المتواصل على الشعب الفلسطيني، انطلقت مسيرات وفعاليات حاشدة، بمشاركة الآف المواطنين، حيث تنطلق تلك الفعاليات من مراكز المدن إلى مواقع التماس مع الاحتلال الإسرائيلي.

وعلى ميدان المنارة وسط مدينة رام الله، تجمع آلاف المواطنين للانطلاق بمسيرة حاشدة باتجاه حاجز بيت إيل شمال مدينتي رام الله والبيرة، ورفعوا أعلام فلسطين وهتفوا لفلسطين وضد عدوان الاحتلال، على وقع الأغاني الوطنية.

وقال منسق القوى الوطنية والإسلامية واصل أبو يوسف، لـ”القدس”دوت كوم، “إن الفعاليات ستنطلق ظهر اليوم الثلاثاء، من مراكز المدن باتجاه نقاط التماس مع الاحتلال”.

وأكد أبو يوسف أن الفعاليات متواصلة منذ أيام على نقاط التماس مع الاحتلال ضد العدوان الإسرائيلي على الشعب الفلسطيني، وأن يوم الجمعة المقبل، سيكون يوم غضب شعبي في كل الأراضي الفلسطينية.

ووفق أبو يوسف، فإن الإضراب الشمل الذي عم فلسطين التاريخية اليوم، يشكل حالة إجماع ووحدة لدى كل الشعب الفلسطيني في كافة أماكن تواجده.

ومن المفترض أن تنظم فعاليات جماهيرية اليوم، أثناء الإضراب الشامل “إضراب الكرامة” في فلسطين التاريخية، ثم التوجه بعدها لمناطق الاحتكاك في المحافظات المختلفة.

وستكون هناك فعاليات بالضفة الغربية بما فيها القدس منها: “رام الله الساعة 11 صباحاً في ميدان المنارة، وفي طولكرم الساعة 1 ظهراً على ميدان جمال عبد الناصر، وفي جنين الساعة 5 مساءً على دوار السينما، وفي بيت لحم الساعة 1 ظهراً في منطقة باب الزقاق، وفي نابلس الساعة 6 مساء على ميدان الشهداء، وفي القدس الساعة 3 عصرا في باب العامود والساعة 4 مساءً في الشيخ جراح وعند الساعة 1 ظهراً في بلدة بدو شمال غرب القدس، وفي الخليل من مسجد الحسين بعد صلاة الظهر، وفي سلفيت الساعة الخامسة من المسجد الكبير، وفي حيفا ستنظم فعاليات في الحارات المختلفة الساعة 10 صباحاً وحتى 6 مساء”.

أما في الشتات، فستنظم فعالية في مخيم مار الياس (مستديرة الاونيسكو) وصولاً إلى ساحة رياض الصلح الساعة 5 مساءً، وفي بيروت الساعة 4 مساءً أمام مشروع الربيع، وفي مخيم البرج التجمع سيكون أمام المخيم الساعة 4 عصراً، وفي مخيم البرج الشمالي في الشتات الساعة 10 صباحا على مدخل المخيم”.

وسيشمل الإضراب المدن والبلدات والمخيمات في فلسطين، والجولان السوري المحتل، وأعلنت كافة القوى والمؤسسات الرسمية والأهلية، البلديات، النقابات العمالية المهنية، البنوك، شركات القطاع الخاص مشاركتها في الإضراب.

(AFP) - Polish striker Robert Lewandowski suspended Barcelona striker for three matches in the Spanish Football League after he showed "disrespect" to the referee, and the penalty will take effect when the season resumes after the end of the Qatar World Cup 2022.
The striker was sent off after receiving two yellow cards during the win over Osasuna on November 8 for making a gesture by touching his nose as he left the pitch, which was seen as an offense to referee Jesus Gil Manzano.
The RFEF said in a statement on Wednesday that in addition to the automatic one-match suspension, the striker was imposed two more matches for showing "an attitude of contempt or disrespect" towards the referee.
Lewandowski, the league's top scorer with 13 goals, is set to miss the Catalan derby against Espanyol and the Atletico Madrid and Real Betis matches.
And Lewandowski commented last week at his European Golden Boot award ceremony for his previous season with Bayern Munich, "This is funny, because the gesture was for Xavi (his coach) and not for the referee."
"Last week, I think, we already talked about being careful if I'm given a yellow card, because something like that can happen, and in the end it did. It's my fault, I received two yellow cards, but the gesture was towards (Xavi). ".
And the Catalan club announced in a statement later on Wednesday that it would “raise the matter to the Appeal Committee” of the Spanish Federation.
Barcelona came back from behind to win the match 2-1 and move two points ahead of Real Madrid, the defending champions, who are in the lead after 14 matches.

شيآن - (شينخوا) - ذكرت السلطات المحلية أن 3 مقابر، يُعتقد أنها يرجع تاريخها إلى عهد أسرة تانغ (618 إلى 907)، قد اُكتشفت في مدينة شيآن حاضرة مقاطعة شنشي بشمال غربي الصين.

حسب معهد الآثار بالمقاطعة، تم اكتشاف المقابر الثلاث في حي تشانغآن بالمدينة.

وفي إحدى المقابر، اُكتشف نقش كتابي مكون من 1769 كلمة ومحفوظ بشكل جيد على حجر يبلغ طوله 76.7 سم وعرضه 77.1 سم وارتفاعه 14.5 سم، كتبه ليو قونغ تشوان، وهو خطاط وأديب شهير من عهد أسرة تانغ.

وكان سطح المقبرة، حيث عُثر على النقش الكتابي، على شكل مقبض سكين موضوع في اتجاه الجنوب والشمال. كما اُكتشف في المقبرة غطاء وعاء على شكل برج وتمثالان نصفيان فخاريان وتمثال لكلب من الفخار.

وكتب ليو هذا النقش في السنوات الأخيرة من حياته. وقد تم التنقيب عنه من قبل علماء الآثار وسيقدم مواد مادية مهمة لدراسة فن الخط لليو، حسبما ذكر تشن شيوي وي، باحث متدرب في معهد الآثار بمقاطعة شنشي.

(أ ف ب) -مع حلول أليكس بالدي بدلاً من خوسيه غايا في منتخب إسبانيا، أصبح ناديا برشلونة وبايرن ميونيخ الألماني الأكثر تمثيلاً لدى الأندية في مونديال قطر 2022 في كرة القدم، من خلال تواجد 17 لاعباً لكل منهما.
وكان بايرن ينفرد بالرقم القياسي، برغم اصابة نجمه ساديو مانيه الذي بقي رسمياً في تشكيلة السنغال.
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بايرن ميونيخ: مانيه (السنغال)، ديفيس (كندا)، ستانيشيتش (كرواتيا)، بافار، أوباميكانو، كومان، لوكا هرنانديز (فرنسا)، نوير، كيميش، غوريتسكا، غنابري، مولر، موسيالا، سانيه (ألمانيا)، مزراوي (المغرب)، دي ليخت (هولندا)، تشوبو-موتينغ (الكاميرون)
برشلونة: رافينيا (البرازيل)، كريستنسن (الدنمارك)، كونديه، ديمبيليه (فرنسا)، تير شتيغن (ألمانيا)، ديباي، دي يونغ (برشلونة)، ليفاندوفسكي (بولندا)، إريك غارسيا، بوسكيتس، غافي، فيران توريس، بالدي، ألبا، فاتي، بيدري (إسبانيا)، أراوخو (الأوروغواي)

مانشستر سيتي الإنكليزي (16)، السد القطري (15)، مانشستر يونايتد الإنكليزي (14)، ريال مدريد الإسباني (13)، تشلسي الإنكليزي والهلال السعودي (12)، توتنهام الإنكليزي وباريس سان جرمان الفرنسي وبوروسيا دورتموند الألماني ويوفنتوس الإيطالي وأياكس أمستردام الهولندي (11).

Ramallah - "Jerusalem" dot com - Minister of National Economy Khaled Osseily, and a delegation from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, headed by the Bank's First Vice President, Juergen Rechtrink, discussed today, Wednesday, areas of joint cooperation in developing the national economy and enabling the ministry to implement its projects.

During the meeting, which was held at the ministry's headquarters, the delegation praised the ministry's efforts to improve the legislative environment regulating the national economy, the latest of which was the adoption of a modern corporate law.

The minister stressed, according to a statement by the ministry, the need to support the ministry's projects and programs aimed at enabling the private sector to implement its programs and projects, especially within the framework of small and micro projects, appreciating the support provided by the bank to support the Palestinian economy.

The two sides agreed on continuous coordination and cooperation to advance the national economy.

Gaza - Ahmed Al-Masharawi and Al-Quds Sports Correspondent - The Palestinian Olympic Committee organized the activities of the Integrated Olympic Day entitled "Gaza Olympic Day", within the "Tamkeen 3" project, in partnership and cooperation with the United Nations Development Program in Gaza "UNDP", funded by the Japanese government, at the historic Yarmouk stadium, in the presence of Jamal Al-Saadouni, member of the Executive Office of the Olympic Committee, Alaa Al-Hasani, representative of the United Nations Program, Iyad Shaheen, director of the Tamkeen project, and a large crowd of officials of the Olympic sports federations, sports personalities, and a large number of athletes, fans, and game lovers.

Lighting the torch

The activities of the Olympic Day started early with the preparation of the stadium arenas and its track, the arrival of the delegations of the sports federations participating in the various shows, the preparation of the show rehearsals, the official ceremony, and the entry of the Scouts, followed by the entry of the participants in the form of locomotives towards the designated track, and lining up inside the stadium.

The host of the media ceremony, Mustafa Jabr, started the events by welcoming the participants and the audience, then playing the Palestinian national anthem, followed by lighting the Olympic flame on the Olympic day, in which all countries of the world celebrate the launch of the Olympic movement since ancient times, and this day has become an annual tradition recognized to this day.

Entering the queues of delegates

After the inauguration, the delegations of federations, games and various sports entered in organized queues successively, accompanied by their coaches and supervisors, namely: federations of athletics, bicycles, karate, judo, taekwondo, chess, weightlifting, gymnastics, arm wrestling, kung fu, sports for all, boxing, jujitsu, Baseball, Techball, in addition to the Scouts and Guides Association, and the Modern School of Distinguished, then a series of interesting artistic performances were launched for cyclists, and they presented an artistic presentation for athletics runners, and 7 combat sports federations and self-defense games presented beautiful sports performances that were distributed simultaneously Around the stadium, it was followed by a series of performances and technical meetings for about 6 other federations: weightlifting, arm wrestling, chess, baseball, sports for all, and tickball.

Closing ceremony

At the closing ceremony, Al-Saadouni delivered the central speech, during which he conveyed the greetings of Lieutenant General Jibril Rajoub, Chairman of the Olympic Committee, and members of its executive office to all participants, and expressed his happiness with the implementation of the Olympic Day activities, and the participation of this large number of federations and players in it, explaining that the organization of the full Olympic Day represents an implementation And in compliance with the recognized international Olympic charters, and a complete similar simulation for the implementation of an integrated Olympic cycle, the United Nations Program thanked the sponsor, the Japanese government for its generous support to our Palestinian people, the municipality of Gaza, the management of the Yarmouk stadium, the sports federations, the participating players, and the sports media for covering it, the scouts, the guides, and the organizing committee. Shaheen confirmed that the Olympic Committee worked hard to organize this day to express the status of the sport, and Majed Abu Marahel, the Palestinian Olympic sprinter, expressed his pride for the wide participation of the athletes.

It is noteworthy that the organizing committee included Iyad Shaheen, Atef Matar, Raed Al-Ajouri, Muhammad Hajjaj, Maher Shehadeh, Hassan Al-Rai, Majid Abu Marahil, Ahmed Al-Durra, Saeed Al-Kilani, Wael Al-Tahan, Bashar Musa, Mahmoud Tamraz, Muhammad Abu Tair, Rashid Al-Masry, Muhammad Ashour, and in conclusion, the sports federations, participating parties and partners, and members of the Organizing Committee were honored, and shields were presented.

Haniyeh declares mourning for the victims of the fire

On the other hand, Abdel Salam Haniyeh, Assistant Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, announced mourning in stadiums and halls and the freezing of sports activity in all its forms in solidarity with the families and relatives of the martyrs of the fire, which resulted Thursday evening in the death of more than 21 martyrs, including children and women from the Abu Raya family in Jabalia. Haniyeh conveyed the condolences and solidarity of the sports family in this great injury, which bloodied the hearts of all.

The Football Association stands in solidarity

In turn, the Football Association expressed its solidarity with the families of the victims in northern Gaza, and decided to postpone the tenth last round of the first-leg round in the Premier League and the first division, which was scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and to postpone the matches to a later date. Sports clubs and federations declared public mourning to stop their activities throughout the mourning period for the wide participation in the funeral of the bodies of the martyrs.

In turn, the Qatari Reconstruction Committee decided to cancel the event of the march, which was scheduled to start on Friday afternoon from the Gaza port to the headquarters of the committee on the seashore, in the presence of sports elites and youth personalities, in solidarity with the families of the martyrs, while a video of solidarity from athletes and activists with the people of the Gaza Strip was broadcast from Qatar. .

Two players for the Olympic team

The two players, Ibrahim Abu Omair, defender of Rafah Services, and Ahmed Kullab, midfielder of Ittihad Club in Khan Yunis, accompanied by coach Hani Al-Masdar, left the Gaza Strip via Cairo International Airport to the State of Kuwait to join the delegation of the Olympic Fida’i, who will play two friendly matches against the Kuwait national team on the 19th and 23rd of this month, in preparation for the upcoming matches. . The coaching staff of the Olympic team had decided to summon Abu Omair and Kullab to participate in the two matches as part of the preparations for the qualifiers for the AFC U-23 Cup, and the importance of the duo’s presence in light of their distinguished appearance during the two camps that were held in Algeria and Tunisia at the beginning of this year, in addition to their regular participation with their teams in the league. The Premier League decided to postpone the last round of the Premier League, which will give them the opportunity to participate comfortably and without any pressure affecting them.

New Appeals Committee

The Football Association in the Gaza Strip approved the Appeal Committee, headed by Counselor Muhammad Al-Najjar, and it will include Sherif Odeh, Secretary of the Committee, Mahmoud Al-Talaa, Imad Al-Bayouk, and Basil Al-Rifi. The committee will hold a second meeting chaired by Dr. Al-Najjar, to discuss the case of player Muhammad Abu Riyala, who applied to free him from the restrictions of Al-Radwan Club. The decisions of the Appeals Committee are binding on all, and no one has the right to object to them.

Preparations for the Qatar World Cup

The athletes in the Gaza Strip celebrated the celebration of the Palestinian Independence Day by organizing a friendly match at the Khan Yunis Municipal Stadium, under the supervision of the Wafaa Al-Mohsenin Charitable Foundation, to simulate the opening of the World Cup, and the celebration of the Qatari and Palestinian national peace began. The fans in the stadium raised Qatari flags, and the organizers hung a large banner that read, "I am Palestinian and I support Qatar." Hussein Abu Shamal, one of the athletes in Khan Yunis, said

This symbolic match comes within the framework of many initiatives and various participations stemming from the depth of love and giving and the Palestinian conscience towards Qatar, organized by the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, in solidarity with Qatar, which always supports Gaza.

In this regard, the Supreme Council sent a large sports and media delegation from the Gaza Strip to Doha to participate in the activities of the World Cup with a Qatari invitation as volunteers, and to confirm the participation of our athletes by reporting the facts of the World Cup and covering its activities from the heart of the event, along with an official and satisfied Palestinian delegation represented by President Mahmoud Abbas and Lieutenant General Jibril Rajoub, President The Football Association and a number of officials to attend the opening match between Qatar and Ecuador this Sunday evening.

It is noteworthy that the Peace Band for Palestinian Heritage performed a concert in the Qatari capital, Doha, in preparation for the opening. Many interacted with the band's performance, especially since its show focused on the name of Palestine.

Honoring backgammon heroines

The Sports Department of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education and the General Administration of Student Activities, the Department of Sports Activities and Scouting, honored the winners of the table tennis championship in the upper basic and secondary school students’ teams at the district level. The female team of the West Gaza Directorate won the second place. In the preparatory stage championship, the female team of the West Gaza Directorate won the first place, and the female team of the North Gaza Directorate won the second place. The supervisors of the subject of physical education and the supervisors of sports activity were honored in the student activities departments.

Gaza - Ahmed Al-Masharawi - The Supreme Council for Youth and Sports handed over the third-division clubs in the Gaza Strip the financial grant for the new football season 2022-2023, at a value of 40 thousand dollars. With the anniversary of the martyrdom of Commander Ahmed Al-Ja’bari, one of the supporters of sports and clubs, in the presence of representatives of third-division clubs and each of the general directors of the Council, Saeed Abu Sultan, Nabil Awaja, and a number of officials. Jaber Ayyash welcomed the audience and conveyed the greetings of Abd al-Salam Haniyeh, and confirmed that the council is providing support today to complement what was provided to the clubs of the first, first and second division, and wished success to the third division clubs with the imminent launch of the league, and indicated that the council will continue to stand by the clubs and provide material and moral support to ensure Continuation of sports activity.

Qatari Foreign Ministry

The Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Gaza Strip Reconstruction Committee, in coordination with the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, decided to place a huge screen in the Saad Sail Hall in the Palestine Sports Complex in front of the media and the masses to follow the launch ceremony of the World Cup activities hosted by the State of Qatar, as well as the opening match between the Qatari host team and the Ecuadorian national team. And that is next Sunday, the 20th of this month, at four in the afternoon, and the Reconstruction Committee called on all media, sports fans, and citizens to attend this event, which is being hosted by an Arab and Middle Eastern country for the first time in its history, where the place will be secured and the audience will be seated.

Middle Girls are tabletop champions

The team of the Directorate of Education in Al-Wusta Governorate won the first place cup in the Table Tennis Championship organized by the Ministry of Education for secondary school students at the level of the seven districts, entitled “Jerusalem, Pride and Dignity”, in the presence of Abdul Ghani Al-Sheikh, Director of Sports Activity in the Ministry, and Maryam Abu Jazar, Supervisor of Physical Education in Al-Wusta and Salwa Kurds supervisor scouting and sports activity.

The tournament witnessed strong competition among the participating teams, and the victory was won by the female students of the Middle Education Directorate, represented by the students of Mariam Bint Omran Secondary School for Girls. At the end of the tournament, cups and medals were distributed to the students and winning teams, and the middle team won the first place cup and medals. The middle class was represented by the winning players Iman Muhammad Mahdi, Saja Jamal Mahdi, and May Al-Nabris. It is noteworthy that the directorates of the Gaza Strip include: North Gaza, East Gaza, West Gaza, Central, East Khan Yunis, West Khan Yunis, and Rafah.

Five-bud championship

The Competitions Committee of the Football Association announced the dates for the second round of the Al-Baraem five-ball tournament, born in 2009. Next Friday, Jabalia Youth, Jabalia Services, Namaa and Beit Hanoun Al-Ahly will meet at Ahli Beit Hanoun Stadium. , Al-Shams and Arboretum, Friendship and Palestine at the YMCA Stadium, Professional Academy and Al-Tuffah at Al-Radwan Stadium, Khadamat Al-Nuseirat and Ahly Al-Bureij, Al-Rabat and Al-Aqsa at King Sport Stadium, Khadamat Al-Bureij and Shabab Al-Zawaida, Ahly Al-Nuseirat and Khadamat Al-Maghazi at Ittihad Deir Al-Balah Stadium, Castle Academy and Ittihad Khan Yunis And Shabab Ma’an and Al-Awda at Shabab Ma’an Stadium, and Score Academy and Rafah Services at Shabab Rafah Stadium.

Research launching a mobile league for the aircraft

The Palestinian Volleyball Federation in the Gaza Strip announced the start of preparations for the start of the new sports season 2022-2023, sponsored by Jawwal, and called on the clubs to prepare strongly and appropriately for the launch of the partial professional league in all technical, physical and administrative aspects. This came during the meeting held by the Federation with the participation of the General Assembly of Volleyball Clubs in the Thai Hall in the city, sponsored by the Palestinian Olympic Committee and the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, in the presence of Ihab Kahil, member of the Federation and Chairman of the Competitions Committee, Maher Shehadeh, representative of the Palestinian Olympic Committee, and Saadallah Abu Eita, Secretary General of the Federation. Jamal Hassouna, head of the Referees Committee, heads of volleyball clubs, team representatives, and a number of game experts and stars of the beautiful time.

Abu Eita welcomed the audience after reading what was available from the Holy Quran, and conveyed to the members of the General Assembly, the greetings of Abdel Salam Haniyeh, Assistant Secretary-General of the Supreme Council, and Vice President of the Palestinian Volleyball Federation.

Attention to age groups

In a speech over the phone, Hamza Radhi, President of the Federation, talked about the Federation's achievement of the agenda last season, and wished the clubs a new distinguished season in all tournaments, stressing the importance of the clubs' interest in the age groups, to be the best tributary for the buds and youth teams, which will have external participations during this season. Kahil reviewed the federation's agenda for the new season, and wished the clubs a distinguished season in the partial professional league, the Premier League, and the beach and junior championships that the federation will launch during the year.

In turn, Kahil stressed the need for all clubs and technical bodies to adhere to what was agreed upon with club representatives during the meeting, in order for volleyball activity to appear in its best form. Abu Aita opened the door to inquiries from members of the General Assembly about the mechanism for organizing the new season with all its competitions, stressing the Federation's patience and full readiness to listen to any criticisms and suggestions that would advance and develop volleyball.

The members of the association discussed a set of new ideas and suggestions, and it was agreed to hold other meetings for the clubs of each tournament separately, to prepare well and review the legal regulations for each competition.

Al-Masdar is a trainer for Deir Al-Balah

Ittihad Deir al-Balah club, one of the clubs in the center of the Gaza Strip, reached an agreement with coach Hani Al-Masdar, Najm Al-Ameed, Gaza Sports Club, Gaza Strip and Football Club, to return to coach the football team, in the second leg of the second division championship for the “Central and South” branch, to succeed the resigned Tawfiq Indian. The club is looking forward to competing vigorously to snatch the only promotion card to the First Division, which it is losing for the third season in a row in the last round of the competition. Al-Masdar led the Olympic team as an assistant coach, and the Al-Masdar club last season, and achieved remarkable results with him, and lost the promotion ticket by a point difference from hope, as the team won under his leadership in 10 out of 11 matches in which he was on the technical crossbar. The team currently has 15 points in third place, just 3 points behind leader Khadamat Al-Maghazi

الدكتور المتوكل طه:

شكّل الاحتلال الإنجليزي في أعقاب ثورة البراق وأحداث العام 1929 محكمة عسكرية، بدعوى محاكمة العرب واليهود الذين اشتركوا في الأحداث، وأصدرت حكماً بإعدام ثلاثة من الفلسطينيين هم: محمد جمجوم وفؤاد حجازي وعطا الزير. وقال فؤاد حجازي لزائريه: “إذا كان إعدامنا نحن الثلاثة يزعزع شيئاً من كابوس الإنجليز عن الأمة العربية الكريمة، فليحل الإعدام في عشرات الألوف مثلنا كي يزول هذا الكابوس عنا تماماً”. وقد نفذ فيهم حكم الإعدام، ولم يكترث الإنجليز بالوساطات العربية لتخفيف حكم الإعدام.

وقال الشهيد فؤاد حجازي في وصيته التي كتبها بخط يده، وبعث بها إلى صحيفة اليرموك يوم 18/ 6/ 1930:
“إذا كان لديَّ ما أقوله وأنا على أبواب الأبديّة فإنِّي أوجز القول قبل أن أقضي:

أخويَّ العزيزين يوسف وأحمد وفّقكما الله، رجائي إليكما أن تفعلا بما أُوصيكما به، أوصيكما بالتعاضد والمحبَّة الأخوية، والعمل بجدٍّ واجتهاد على مكافحة شقاء الدنيا لإحراز السّبق في مضمار هذه الحياة التي ستقضونها – إن شاء الله – بالعزِّ والهناء.

ورجائي إليك يا يوسف.. يا حبيبي أن تلجأَ إلى الهدوء والسكينة، وأن لا تأتي بعمل تكون عاقبته وخيمة، عليك أن لا تتأثر لمصرع فؤاد، لأنَّ فؤاد لم يخلق إلاّ لهذه الساعة، وله الشرف الأعلى بأن يقضي في سبيل القضية العربية الفلسطينية.

عليك بطاعة والدتك وشقيقك يوسف.

أحمد.. السكينة السكينة، الهدوء الهدوء، ملابسي تحفظ شهراً ثم تُغسل، ممنوع قطعياً تنزيل أي طقم عليَّ سوى اللباس والفنيلّة والكفن داخل تابوت.

البكاء، الشخار، التصويت، هذا ممنوع قطعياً، لأنَّني لم أكن أرضاها في حياتي، خاصة تمزيق الثياب. يجب الزغردة والغناء، واعلموا أن فؤاداً ليس بميت، بل هو عريس ليس إلاَّ.

يجب الاستعلام بواسطة الدلّال عما إذا كان يوجد لأحد شيء بذمة فؤاد وسداده فوراً، وأعود فأوصيكم بطاعة الوالدة.

إنّ الضريح سيشيّد على نفقة لجنة الإسعاف العربية بالقدس، فلتعمل جنينة عند ضريحي بداربزين على الدّاير.

عليك أن ترفع رأسك بين أقرانك وأنت لا تدع للحزن سبيلاً إلى قلبك، وأن ترتدي دائماً الملابس الجديدة، وأن تحلق يومياً، عليك أن تذهب للنزهة والأفراح كعادتك، بل أكثر.

عليك بالسّهر على مستقبلك، فإذا كان الله قضى بذلك عَلَيَّ فما عليك أنت إلاّ الاطمئنان لحكمه تعالى، إنَّني من جهتي أسامح كل من شهد عَلَيّ، خاصةً سعيد العسكري، وغداً يوم الحشر سأقابله وأطلب حقِّي منه من الله سبحانه وتعالى، وعليك أن لا تضمر لأحد سوءاً، كما أوصيك بطاعة الوالدة واحترامها.

حبيبي أحمد:
أمّا أنت يا أحمد، فعليك العناية بدروسك والاجتهاد فيها، وأن لا تجعل القلق يستولي عليك.
تأثَّرت من قولك حين زيارتك لي إنَّك ستأخذ بثأري، فهذا يا حبيبي لا يعنيك أنت لأنَّني لستُ بأخيك وحدك، بل أنا قد أصبحت أخا الأمة العربية، وابن الأمة جمعاء.

يا والدتي:
أُوصيك وصيَّة، والوصية –كما قيل– غالية:
أن لا تذهبي إلى قبري إلاَّ مرَّة في الأسبوع على الأكثر، ولا تجعلي عملك الوحيد الذهاب إلى المقبرة.

إنَّ يوم شنقي يجب أن يكون يوم سرور وابتهاج، وكذلك يجب إقامة الفرح والسرور في يوم 17/ 6 من كل سنة، إنَّ هذا اليوم يجب أن يكون يوماً تاريخياً تُلقى فيه الخُطب، وتُنشد الأناشيد على ذكرى دمائنا المهراقة في سبيل فلسطين والقضية العربية”.

وحكمت المحكمة على 800 من العرب بالسجن سنوات مختلفة، أما اليهود فقد اكتفت بالحكم بإعدام يهودي واحد هو خانكيز، وهو شرطي يهودي قتل عائلة فلسطينية عربية كاملة في بيتها في يافا، ولكن الإنجليز خففوا عنه حكم الإعدام إلى السجن عشر سنوات، قضى بعضها في السجن، ثم أطلق سراحه.

وقام الفلسطينيون بالاحتجاج على حكم المحكمة الجائر والمتحيز لليهود، ثم قاموا بتشكيل لجان إغاثة لتقديم العون والمساعدة لعائلات الشهداء والجرحى.

وقد هز إعدام الشهداء الثلاثة على يد الإنجليز مشاعر الفلسطينيين، في الداخل والخارج، إلا أن الإنجليز لم يأبهوا وأعدموهم. وقال عز الدين القسام عقب إعدامهم في خطبة نارية: “يا أهل حيفا .. يا مسلمون، ألا تعرفون فؤاد حجازي؟ ألم يكن فؤاد حجازي وعطا الزير ومحمد جمجوم إخوانكم؟ ألم يجلسوا معكم في دروس جامع الاستقلال؟ إنهم الآن على المشانق.. حكم عليهم الإنجليز بالإعدام من أجل اليهود”.

وتابع القسام قائلاً: “أيها المؤمنون: أين نخوتكم؟ أين إيمانكم؟ وأين هي مروءتكم؟ … إن الصليبية الغربية الإنجليزية، والصهيونية الفاجرة اليهودية، تريد ذبحكم كما ذبح الهنود الحمر في أميركا، تريد إبادتكم أيها المسلمون، حتى يحتلوا أرضكم من الفرات إلى النيل، ويأخذوا القدس، ويستولوا على المدينة المنورة، ويحرقوا قبر الرسول .. إنهم يريدون اللعب بأمهاتكم وبناتكم وأخواتكم وتحويلهن إلى خدم لهم وسبايا”.

وكان تنفيذ حكم الإعدام بحق الشبان الثلاثة قد بدأ في الساعة الثامنة، حيث نفذ الحكم في الشهيد فؤاد حجازي، وفي التاسعة نفذ في الشهيد عطا الزير، وفي العاشرة نفذ في الشهيد محمد جمجوم، ووصف الشاعر إبراهيم طوقان هذه الساعات الثلاث في قصيدته “الثلاثاء الحمراء”.

وإذا كان الحكم البريطاني قاسياً بحق المواطنين العرب، فإن أسباب اندلاع ثورة البراق لم تؤخذ بالحسبان، ما يؤكد أن اليهود قد أشعلوا فتيل المعركة تلك، وأن البريطانيين قد ساعدوهم من خلال إيقاع أحكام قاسية بحق المواطنين العرب، لمنعهم من الإقدام على التصدي لليهود، ومنع أنشطتهم العدائية مستقبلاً.

لقد كانت التظاهرة الضخمة لليهود في 14 آب 1929 في تل أبيب، والتي جاءت لمناسبة ذكرى تدمير ما يسمى “هيكل سليمان” المزعوم، ثم نظموا تظاهرة ثانية في اليوم التالي في شوارع مدينة القدس، وتوجهوا نحو جدار الأقصى الغربي، جدار البراق أو “حائط المبكى” كما يحلو لليهود أن يسموه، وهناك رفعوا العلم الإسرائيلي، وأنشدوا “الهتكفا” (النشيد القومي الصهيوني)، وهاتان التظاهرتان كانتا الشرارة التي أشعلت فتيل ثورة البراق، إذ تجمع المسلمون في اليوم التالي لهذه الحادثة، وكان يوم جمعة وذكرى المولد النبوي الشريف، في باحة المسجد الأقصى المبارك، وساروا بعد الصلاة في تظاهرة كبيرة حطموا خلالها منضدة لليهود على رصيف حائظ البراق، وأحرقوا أوراق الصلوات اليهوية الموضوعة في ثقوب الحائط.

وتوالت الاشتباكات الدموية حتى حصل الانفجار يوم 23 آب/ أغسطس، الذي يعرف تاريخياً بـ”ثورة البراق”، حيث هجم العرب بأعداد كبيرة على اليهود، وتدخل “البوليس” البريطاني بعنف، مستخدماً الأسلحة المختلفة، بما في ذلك الطائرات الحربية، وعاشت فلسطين للمرة الأولى أسبوعاً دموياً بين العرب واليهود، بعدما امتدت الاشتباكات إلى المدن الأخرى والقرى المختلفة.

وكانت نتيجة ذلك عشرات القتلى والجرحى من الجانبين، وسيطر القلق والتوتر على أجواء البلاد، وزاد من أجواء التوتر ذلك المنشور الذي أصدره المندوب السامي الثالث (تشانسلور) في أول أيلول، إثر عودته إلى البلاد من لندن، فهو لم يكن متسرعاً ومنحازاً لليهود فحسب، بل كاذب في افتراءاته على العرب، ووقح جداً في تعابيره.

ونقتطع مما جاء في بيانه الذي أعلنه تعليقاً على تلك الأحداث: “عدت من المملكة المتحدة فوجدت بمزيد من الأسى أن البلاد في حالة اضطراب، وأصبحت فريسة لأعمال العنف غير المشروعة، وقد راعني ما عملته من الأعمال الفظيعة التي اقترفتها جماعات من الأشرار سفاكـي الدماء، عديمي الرأفة وأعمال القتل الوحشية التي ارتكبت بحق أفراد الشعب اليهودي، الذين خلوا من وسائل الدفاع بقطع النظر عن عمرهم، وعما إذا كانوا ذكوراً أو إناثاً، والتي صحبتها كما وقع في الخليل أعمال همجية لا توصف، وحرق للمزارع والمنازل في المدن وفي القرى، ونهب وتدمير الأملاك. إن هذه الجرائم أنزلت على فاعليها لعنات جميع الشعوب المتمدنة في أنحاء العالم قاطبة، فواجبي الأول أن أعيد النظام إلى نصابه في البلاد، وأوقع القصاص الصارم بأولئك الذين سوف يثبت عليهم أنهم ارتكبوا أعمال عنف وستتخذ جميع التدابير الضرورية لإنجاز هاتين الغايتين”.

لقد كانت ثورة البراق مفصلاً مهماً في تاريخ النضال الفلسطيني، أثبتت عدوانية اليهود ونواياهم المبيتة لأرض فلسطين وشعبها، كما كانت وصمة دامغة في تاريخ القضاء البريطاني، ولعل التضحية بالذات في سبيل المجموع قد تجلت بأنصع صورها من خلال تسابق الشهداء الثلاثة إلى حبل المشنقة، حيث أراد كل واحد منهم أن يسبق زميليه إلى الحبل الرهيب، في محاولة لإيصال رسالة واضحة إلى الجلاد البريطاني، وقد وصلت الرسالة بالفعل.

وفي هذا الصدد، تصف فدوى طوقان اليوم الذي تم فيه تنفيذ حكم الإعدام بالقول: “وفي نهاية الثلاثاء السابع عشر من حزيران من عام 1930، كان التكبير على المآذن وقرع النواقيس في الكنائس يتجاوب صداها في أرجاء فلسطين قاطبة، إذ في ذلك النهار نفذ حكم الإعدام بالشهداء الثلاثة، في ثلاث ساعات متوالية، فكان أولهم فؤاد حجازي، وثانيهم محمد جمجوم، و ثالثهم عطا الزير، وكان من المقرر رسمياً أن يكون الشهيد عطا الزير ثانيهم، ولكن جمجوم حطم قيده و زاحم رفيقه على الدور حتى فاز ببغيته”.

وهنا يأخذ الشاعر ريشته ليصور هذا اليوم المخضب بالدماء، وليسجل في سفر الشعر الوطني الخالد مصارع أولئك الشهداء فتكون قصيدة إبراهيم طوقان “الثلاثاء الحمراء”.

وفي الحفلة السنوية لمدرسة النجاح بمدينة نابلس، ولم يكن قد مضى على تنفيذ حكم الإعدام سوى عشرة أيام، ألقى الشاعر إبراهيم طوقان قصيدته أمام الجمهور الذي كان لا يزال مستفـزاً ومستثاراً، وعواطفه لم تبرد بعد، وما أن ألقى الشاعر قصيدته حتى فقد السامعون كل رباطة جأش وكل هدوء، فكأنما خرج الناس من لحومهم ودمائهم، فما إن انتهى الشاعر من إلقاء قصيدته حتى كان بكاء الناس ونشيجهم يملأ ساحة المدرسة، ثم اندفعوا خارج المدرسة في تظاهرة شديدة وعارمة، حتى قيل يومها: “لو أن إبراهيم ألقى قصيدته في بلد فيها يهود لوقع ما لا يحمد عقباه”.

وعرف يوم استشهادهم بيوم “الثلاثاء الحمراء”، وهو عنوان قصيدة كتبها الشاعر الفلسطيني الراحل إبراهيم طوقان، في وصف إعدام ملهبي ثورة البراق (1929)، على يد سلطات الانتداب البريطاني، في 17 حزيران 1930: محمد جمجوم، وفؤاد حجازي، وعطا الزير .. ومطلعها:

لمَّــا تَعَرَّضَ نَجْمُـك المنحوسُ
وترَّنحت بعُرى الحبالِ رؤوسُ
ناح الأَذانُ وأعولَ النــاقوسُ
فالليل أكدرُ، والنَّهارُ عَبوسُ

Istanbul - (AFP) - Fishermen on the banks of the Bosphorus Strait put down their fishing rods and crossed their hands, with frustration evident on their faces as they looked at a fishing boat hauling its huge nets in the water with a large winch.

“Come on, get out of here!” one of them shouts, as he waits impatiently for the boat to depart so that he can once again practice fishing in the Bosphorus waters.

"I've been here since six in the morning, but this boat threw its fishing net in front of us, which prevented us from carrying out our activities," said Mehmet Dogan, who only caught one 40-centimetre bonito fish.

This period is the season for bonito fish, one of the famous types of tuna, in the waters of the Bosphorus.

Ships cast nets of more than 1,000 meters across the strait, limiting the opportunity for amateur fishermen like Muhammad to catch fish.

"This place is the entry path for fish that will not have enough time just to lay their eggs," says Murat Ayhanoglu from Kirchburnu Bay, where a ship docks from which the sound of its crew can be heard pulling the heavy fishing net.

"When these ships are here, it is certain that we will catch very little," the man in his fifties adds with displeasure, pointing to fish species that are witnessing a decline in their numbers and becoming rare, such as shakhura, anchovies, bonito and blue fish. He stresses that "the authorities must find a solution to this issue."

Saadat Karakulak, a professor at the Faculty of Aquatic Sciences in Istanbul, points out that the volume of fishing in the Bosphorus decreased over a few years from about 500 or 600 thousand tons annually to 328 thousand tons, which constitutes "evidence of a decrease in the number of fish."

As for the authorities, they resorted to a strange idea, proposing at the beginning of the month to close the Bosphorus to traffic for half a day, with the aim of allocating its waters to fishing vessels and industrial ones.

The Ministry of Transport reversed its decision after protests from scientists and NGOs denouncing what it called a "fishing race in a vital corridor" of great importance.

Bayram Ozturk, director of the Department of Marine Biology at Istanbul University and the TODAF Foundation, which specializes in marine research, sneers, saying, "On November 6, killing was permitted."

"This cannot be done now, as the numbers of fish are in danger, and some of them have touched very low levels, such as sturgeon and swordfish," he added, adding, "We should think about how to preserve and sustain them."

He considers that the time has come to restrict the fishing of certain types of fish to certain proportions.

This year, anchovies are in danger because the bonito, which is present in large quantities, is feeding on them. Ozturk explains that the high bonito numbers are attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic, during which the fishermen were quarantined.

He points to other threats to fish, including plastic waste, urban pollution and heavy marine traffic.

The Bosporus is one of the most active straits in the world, with more than two hundred cargo ships and tankers passing through it daily from the Caspian Sea, in addition to dry bulk carriers such as those carrying grain from Ukraine.

Ozturk explains that "the width of the strait at its narrowest point does not exceed 760 meters," calling for "management of the situation at the regional level, as the fish spawns on the Ukrainian side and swims towards Turkey and the Mediterranean," and is eaten in Greece.

Serkan Karadeniz, whose boat is anchored in the port, is waiting for the bay to be emptied of ships to start fishing. And the captain followed the bonito from the Black Sea.

Karadeniz, who comes from Samsun on the Black Sea (north), resides in Canakkale, which borders the Aegean Sea.

The fisherman, who switched this year to bonito fishing while he usually fished anchovies, notes that "the competition is strong, with more than 300 fishing vessels."

Erdogan Kartal, 60, explains that "the months of October and November record a large migration towards the Sea of Marmara and the Aegean," noting that he has been fishing since his childhood. And being the head of a guild that includes 34 entities, he deals with two thousand fishermen.

"The fish have decreased in size and are getting smaller and smaller," he says. "We catch fish that haven't spawned yet, which is dangerous."

"We no longer see the beautiful mackerel that existed in the past," he continues.

In his opinion, restrictions should be placed on catching certain sizes of fish and determining the numbers that are allowed to be caught. "We have to make some sacrifices, and if we let the fish pass, it will return," he says.

Jordan - "Jerusalem" dot com - The legal advisor of the Environmental Quality Authority, Prof. Murad Al-Madani, representative of the head of the Environmental Quality Authority, Dr. Nisreen Al-Tamimi with the Chairman of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs in the Occupied Territories, Mr. Peter Mojhan Maithre Peiris, Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in New York.

During the meeting, which was held in Jordan, Al-Madani presented a comprehensive and detailed report on the Israeli violations of the Palestinian environment, appreciating the role of the committee in its important work in documenting Israeli violations.

The report included violations related to attacking agricultural lands, forests, and forests by burning and razing, and violations related to turning Palestinian lands into a landfill for Israeli waste.

The report touched on settlement industrial zones, especially those that the occupation authorities intend to establish in the Palestinian territories, violations of control over areas and natural reserves, assaults on springs and water springs, either by control or sabotage and pollution, violations related to settlement wastewater, violations of theft of Palestinian stone and sand, violations of the Dead Sea and theft of natural resources and exposure to drought.

The report focused on the garbage dump in the town of Rantis, west of Ramallah, and the violations related to the failure of the Palestinian institution to establish environmental infrastructure facilities such as waste water treatment plants, landfills, and transfer stations, and the failure to enable law enforcement agencies to reach the sites of environmental violations.

In turn, the Chairman of the Committee appreciated the role of the Environmental Quality Authority in presenting a comprehensive and detailed report on Israeli violations of the Palestinian environment, indicating that he had received data, information and facts that are very important to the work of the Committee and the report that the Committee is preparing.

The Chairman of the Committee thanked the Environmental Quality Authority for this constructive cooperation with the Committee, indicating that what came in the report is a warning of a real danger that threatens life in the Palestinian territories, exposes human rights there to direct danger, nullifies opportunities for sustainable development, and prevents the achievement of its goals.

Doha - "Jerusalem" dot com - Qatar's national team will open tomorrow evening, Sunday, its campaign in the World Cup, which will be held for the first time in the Middle East and the Arab world, when it will face Ecuador .

The meeting will take place at six o'clock in the evening, Palestine time, and will be held at Al-Bayt Stadium in the northern city of Al-Khor, and it is one of the six stadiums that will host the championship matches.

FIFA decided to appoint Italian Daniele Orsato to officially manage the first matches of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

The Annabi team is seeking to avoid the scenario of South Africa, which hosted the tournament in 2010, as it was the only host country that was deposited from the group stage.

Although it ranked third in South America, Ecuador ranks 44th in the FIFA rankings, only six places higher than Qatar.

Twelve years after it was granted the right to host the 2022 World Cup in football, the hour of truth has come for Qatar, which raises the curtain on Sunday for the first World Cup in the Middle East and the Arab world.

The tournament, which is held once every four years, opens with the host Qatar, participating for the first time, against Ecuador at Al Bayt Stadium at 7:00 pm local time (16:00 GMT).

Qatar, which is home to about 3 million people, 90% of whom are foreigners, expects more than a million fans to come to the country during the World Cup over the course of the 29-day tournament.

The tournament hosts six stadiums with a capacity of about forty thousand spectators, which are Khalifa, 974 (formerly Ras Bu Abboud), Ahmed bin Ali (Al-Rayyan), Al-Janoub (formerly Al-Wakra), Al-Thumama and Education City, in exchange for sixty thousand spectators for Al-Bayt Stadium and more than eighty thousand for Lusail Stadium, which It will host the final match on December 18, Qatar National Day, and is expected to be watched by a billion spectators around the world.

Unlike the previous editions of the World Cup, which began in 1930 in Uruguay, the competition moved from the summer to the onset of winter, due to the summer temperatures in the Gulf, which aroused the ire of the major European championships, which forced them to freeze their competitions for at least a month.

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Washington - (AFP) - Immunization against measles, a potentially fatal disease, has been declining worldwide since the COVID-19 pandemic, putting tens of millions of children at risk, an international report warns.

"For three years we have been sounding the alarm about declining vaccination rates and increasing risks to children's health around the world," Ephrem Tekle Limangu, in charge of vaccination programs at the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), said in a statement.

"We have a narrow window to make up for" missed vaccination doses, he added.

In turn, the Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said that due to the Covid-19 pandemic, "immunization programs have been seriously affected."

"Behind every statistic in this report is a child at risk of contracting a preventable disease," he added.

According to the joint report issued by the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2021, about 40 million children missed a dose of the measles vaccine (25 million missed the first dose and 14.7 million missed the second dose).

As a result, global coverage of first-dose measles vaccination has fallen to its lowest level since 2008.

Among the countries with the largest number of unvaccinated children against measles are Nigeria, India, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia and Indonesia.

According to the report, it is estimated that the number of people infected with measles in 2021 reached nine million, of whom 128,000 died.
Last year, measles outbreaks spread to 22 countries, most of them in the Middle East and Africa.

In April, the World Health Organization warned that reported measles cases increased by nearly 80% in the first two months of 2022 compared to the same period last year.

"There is no time to lose," said Elizabeth Cousins, chair of the United Nations Foundation. "We must act urgently to ensure that these life-saving vaccines reach every child."

Measles is a highly contagious viral disease that has no cure but can be prevented with two vaccine doses.

Measles causes a high fever and rash, and is contagious over a four-day period before and after symptoms appear.

Although the symptoms of this disease are often benign, they can be dangerous at other times, as they may lead to complications in the respiratory (pneumonia) and nervous (encephalitis) systems, especially in people who suffer from poor health.

القدس - إعلام اللجنة الأولمبية: أكد الفريق جبريل الرجوب، رئيس اللجنة الأولمبية، على ضرورة بناء خطة استراتيجية وطنية تستهدف تطوير قطاعيّ الرياضة المدرسية والجامعية، وفق آليات وأهداف واضحة من أجل بناء خط انتاج لاعب وفنيّ وإداري ونشر الثقافة الرياضية وقيمها في المدارس والجامعات.
جاء ذلك خلال ورشة العمل التي عقدتها اللجنة الأولمبية في أكاديمية جوزيف بلاتر بالبيرة، بحضور بصري صالح، وكيل وزارة التربية والتعليم العالي، والوزير عصام القدومي، أمين عام المجلس الأعلى للشباب والرياضة، وعبد المجيد حجة، أمين عام اللجنة الأولمبية، وممثلين عن الاتحاديّن المدرسي والجامعي ومديريات التربية والتعليم والجامعات.
وقال الرجوب إن اللاعب الفلسطيني أصبح أحد أصولنا ورموزنا الوطنية بمفهوم العالم، مشيراً إلى أن الرياضة الفلسطينية منبر لتقديم معاناة هذا اللاعب للعالم وكذلك وإصراره وصموده لإدراك أهمية الرياضة في المشروع الوطني، وأهمية أن تبقى الرياضة بعيدة عن الفيروسات السياسية والجهوية والجغرافية.
وأوضح أن البناء يبدأ من المدرسة لصناعة اللاعب واكتشاف موهبته منذ الصغر وتشكيل الوعي عند كل الفئات العمرية بأهمية دور الرياضة وأهميتها في المشروع الوطني وحماية الانسان بالمعنى النفسي والاجتماعي والصحي والإنساني.
ولفت إلى أن ضرورة أن تؤسس هذه الورشة لحالة تقييم لها علاقة بالتكامل والشراكة ما بين المنظومة الرياضية والمؤسسة الرسمية، وذلك وفق القوانين والأنظمة التي تحكم العمل الرياضي محلياً وقارياً ودولياً، وذلك من أجل تقديم نموذج رياضي أخلاقي لإدارة الشأن هذا القطاع.
ودعا إلى تشكيل لجنة تضم المجلس الأعلى للشباب والرياضة واللجنة الأولمبية ووزارة التربية والتعليم، والتعليم العالي، تعمل على مأسسة الإشراف بمنطق الإدارة والمتابعة والرقابة ما بين الأطراف ذات العلاقة، وتضم القطاع الخاص والأندية مستقبلاً للوصول إلى بناء الاستراتيجية الرياضية الوطنية بأهدافها الواضحة.
وأشار إلى أن هذه اللجنة ستعمل على عقد اجتماعات مستمرة مع الجامعات والكوادر التعليمية، لصياغة الاستراتيجية التي ستشكل خارطة الطريق لتطوير القطاع الرياضي في المدارس والجامعات، وتحقيق المخرجات المتعلقة بالإدارة والمنشآت والتمويل والتسويق.
بدوره، أشار بصري صالح وكيل وزارة التعليم العالي إلى عدد من المحاور الخاصة بالرياضة الجامعية وهي توسيع قاعدة المشاركة في الاتحاد الرياضي الجامعي ومشاركة كل المؤسسات الأكاديمية الجامعة في المحافظات الشمالية والجنوبية، وتطوير العلاقة مع كافة الاتحادات ومراجعة قوانين وأنظمة الاتحاد الجامعي بالتعاون مع اللجنة الأولمبية.
وأكد الأمين العام حجة على محورية الرياضة المدرسية والجامعية والتي تستوجب المتابعة لتأهيل الكوادر الرياضية العاملة في المؤسسات الأكاديمية بالجوانب الإدارية والفنية والقانونية، وصولاً لتقاطع عملها مع الأهداف المنشودة للجنة الأولمبية.
وخلال الجلسة تحدث الحضور عن التحديات والمعوقات التي تواجه الرياضة المدرسية والجامعية وجرى مناقشة سبل التغلب عليها.

The Teachers' Movement announced, Thursday evening, the continuation of the strike and protest activities, and the call for a central sit-in in front of the Council of Ministers in Ramallah next week, despite Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh's announcement of the government's commitment to the agreements signed with the unions that demand their rights and carry out protests.

The Unified Teachers Movement confirmed in a press release that the events previously announced in its statements will be on time, so that next Monday, a central sit-in will be held in front of the Council of Ministers in Ramallah. To confirm the rejection of penalties in all its forms, especially the method of deduction from their salaries, while the “movement” stressed the continuation of the open strike (with going to schools) and leaving after proof of attendance, and without giving any quota for all stages, including the Tawjihi, and the “teachers’ movement” refused to monitor the Employment exam in all provinces.

The movement said: "The government's speech did not bring any qualitative addition to what was presented previously, and it did not contain points that would change the current position of the movement, as it did not refer to the implementation of the detailed provisions of the institutions' initiative that the government signed on last May, and this is what we consider A fundamental defect in the government's speech today, Thursday, as postponing all or part of items kills any solutions that could have resolved the crisis." The "mobility movement" stressed that the implementation of the salary deduction is a dangerous turn of events.

For his part, a source from the striking teachers, who preferred not to be named, said in an interview with Al-Quds.com: “The refusal of what the Prime Minister announced came because there were discounts on the striking teachers after the February salary was paid today, Thursday, which amounted to More than a thousand shekels, which fueled the crisis, which requires the government to quickly resolve this issue.

According to the same source, there is a discussion taking place among the teachers about whether or not the strike will continue, and next week will be decisive regarding the continuation of the strike and protests. He represents them, as they were forced to strike outside the ranks of the union, which requires accelerating the democratization of the union.

For his part, teacher Faisal Jadallah from the Nablus Education Directorate, and one of the observers of the agreement concluded with teachers last year, told Al-Quds.com, "The announcement of the continuation of the teachers' strike and protest activities, since the Prime Minister's speech did not refer to the agreement that was concluded, And that what is being talked about by the government does not implement the terms of the agreement, and the speech ignored not only the initiative, but also the teachers.

On the other hand, Jadallah said: "The deductions that were implemented on last month's salary, and it became clear after disbursing it today, that there were deductions that amounted to more than a thousand shekels for some teachers, came in the context of the aggravation of the crisis."

Jadallah stressed that teachers want to implement the agreement, which is the minimum of teachers' demands and aspirations, and the government is supposed to abide by it, since everyone signed it, while stressing that the teachers' demand to "democratize the union" does not mean its abolition.

For about a month, teachers carried out sit-ins in front of the headquarters of the education directorates in the West Bank in response to the "teachers' movement", amid the teachers' insistence on demanding their rights until the implementation of an agreement concluded, in May 2022, between the Palestinian government, the General Union of Palestinian Teachers and the "mobility". Teachers”, sponsored by many institutions and personalities, and the strike stopped after that.

The agreement included 5 items, namely: returning discounts to teachers, professionalizing education, issuing a teacher protection law, working to “democratize the union”, and depositing a 15% bonus for the nature of work on the salary slip, starting from the first month of the new year 2023.

Singapore - (AFP) - Singapore on Wednesday carried out the death penalty against a Malaysian with a mental disability, according to what his sister announced, after a long legal battle and despite a great international mobilization to support him.

It was Naganthran K. Dharmalingam was arrested in 2009 for smuggling a small amount of heroin upon entering Singapore, which has among the world's most stringent anti-drug laws, and was sentenced to death the following year.

This decision sparked widespread criticism due to concerns about his intellectual disability.

Calls for clemency for the convict multiplied, from the European Union to the British billionaire Richard Branson.

The long legal battle, which lasted more than ten years, ended last month with the rejection of a final appeal, after the judges rejected the defense's argument that the execution of a mentally handicapped man violated international law.

His sister, Sarmila Dharmalingam, who is in Malaysia, told AFP that Naganthran, 34, was executed early in the morning, condemning "Singapore's implementation of the death penalty (...) despite international calls for clemency for him."

"We are very saddened by the execution of our brother and the family is shocked," she added.
The anti-execution NGO Reprieve said Naganthran was "the victim of a tragic miscarriage of justice".
The director of the organization, Maya Foa, said that the execution of a man with an intellectual disability was "unjustified and represents a flagrant violation of international law, which Singapore has chosen to adhere to."

The death penalty for Naganthran was scheduled for November but was postponed after an appeal was filed on the grounds that the execution of a person with an intellectual disability was against international law.

His sympathizers assert that he has an IQ of 69, a level that classifies his owners as mentally handicapped, and they say he was coerced to commit this crime.

However, the authorities justified the punishment against him by saying that the court rulings showed that he knew what he was doing at the time of the crime.

British businessman Richard Branson, speaking to Agence France-Presse on Tuesday, called on Singapore President Halimah Yacob to pardon Naganthran, describing the death penalty as "inhumane".

After a hiatus of more than two years, Singapore resumed executions last month with the hanging of another drug trafficker.
Death penalty opponents fear that the authorities will embark on a series of executions, as appeals from a large number of death row prisoners have recently been rejected.

Colombo , (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president was flown to a military base near the main international airport Monday, officials said, prompting speculation he may be heading into exile abroad.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had fled the presidential palace in Colombo with a security escort from the Navy on Saturday, shortly before thousands of protesters stormed the presidential compound.

Hours later, the Speaker of Parliament announced that Rajapaksa would resign Wednesday to make way for a "peaceful transition of power".

The 73-year-old president had sought refuge at a naval facility, a senior defense official told AFP, before he was transferred to the Katunayake base, which shares a common fence with Bandaranaike International Airport.

"Rajapaksa and his entourage were flown back to Colombo on two Bell-412 helicopters," the official said.

There was no official statement from the president's office regarding his whereabouts, but several local media reports speculated that he might head to Dubai later on Monday.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's office had said that Rajapaksa had officially informed him of his intention to resign, without specifying a date.

Earlier Monday, protesters handed a Sri Lankan court the millions of rupees Rajapaksa left behind when he fled his official residence, police said.

Official sources stated that a bag full of documents was found in the luxurious home.

Rajapaksa moved to live in the building, which was built two hundred years ago, after he was forced to flee his private home on March 31, as a result of an attempt by demonstrators to storm it.

In the event of Rajapaksa's resignation, Wickremesinghe will automatically assume the position of acting president, until parliament elects a deputy to complete the term, which ends in November 2024.

But Wickremesinghe himself declared his desire to step down if it was agreed to form a unity government.

The process of naming a successor can last from three days (which is the minimum possible period for parliament to convene) to the maximum 30 days allowed under the Basic Law.

The main opposition party, Smaghi Jana Balawijaya (SJB), is holding talks with smaller political groups on Monday to secure support for its leader, Sajit Premadasa.

A party official said a preliminary agreement was reached with dissidents from the Rajapaksa Party (SLPP) to support Premadasa, 55, who lost in the 2019 presidential election.

Premadasa is the son of former President Ranasinghe Premadasa, who was assassinated in a suicide bombing by Tamil rebels in May 1993.

Also among the candidates for the premiership is former Information Minister Dolas Alahabiruma (63 years), who was loyal to Rajapaksa, according to an SJB deputy participating in the talks, according to AFP.

Five ministers resigned at the end of the week, while Wickremesinghe's office reported that the government had agreed on Monday to submit a collective resignation once an agreement was reached on a "all-party government".

On Monday, large numbers of people lined up in front of the presidential palace, seeking to enter it. The long waiting lines exceeded the long lines in front of the city's gas stations.

The demonstrators assured that they will not leave until Rajapaksa formally resigns.

"The demand is very clear, people are still demanding (Rajapaksa's) resignation completely and confirmed in writing," said protester Dela Perez.

"So we hope that we will get this resignation from the government, including the prime minister and the president, in the coming days," he added.

Protesters took over Rajapaksa's office shortly after storming the palace on Saturday, vowing not to leave until he formally resigned.

The prime minister's private home in Colombo was set on fire on Saturday night.

The demonstrators have been organizing sit-ins outside the president's office for more than three months to demand his resignation, due to the unprecedented economic crisis the country is experiencing.

He accuses Rajapaksa of mismanaging the economy to such an extent that the country ran out of foreign currency to fund even basic imports, something that left the population of 22 million in a dire straits.

Wickremesinghe, an opposition lawmaker, assumed the premiership in May in an attempt to steer the country out of its political crisis, marking the sixth time he has been appointed to the post.

Sri Lanka defaulted on its $51 billion foreign debt in April and is in talks with the International Monetary Fund for a possible bailout.

Sri Lanka has almost used up its scarce supplies, mainly of oil.

The government ordered the closure of non-essential offices and schools to reduce traffic and save fuel.

LONDON - (AFP) - The family of imprisoned dissident Alaa Abdel-Fattah has called on British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to intervene in his case during his participation in the COP27 climate summit in Egypt next week.

Abdel-Fattah is on hunger strike and warned his relatives that if he is not released during the summit, he will probably die in prison because he will stop taking fluids from Sunday, the opening day of the twenty-seventh session of the Conference of the Parties.

Abdel Fattah, a prominent figure in the 2011 revolution that overthrew President Hosni Mubarak, is serving a five-year prison sentence for "broadcasting false news", and he has spent a large part of the past decade in prison.

He was granted British citizenship in prison in April through his British-born mother.

Cairo has faced repeated criticism of its human rights record since announcing last year that it would host the COP27 climate summit, a move that rights groups said "rewarded the repressive rule" of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

"I want to invite Rishi Sunak to intervene" in my brother's file, Sanaa Seif, one of Abdel-Fattah's sisters, told reporters in London.

"You will meet Sisi... and if you don't show interest, he will interpret it as a green light to kill him," she added.

Sana explained that the family received a phone call from British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly on Wednesday and met Thursday with British Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Tariq Ahmed.

Another sister, Mona Seif, added that if her brother is not released during the climate conference, he will surely "die in prison."

She added that her brother was eating only 100 calories a day in the form of a spoonful of honey and a little milk in his tea and would start a hunger strike on Sunday.

In an open letter published Wednesday, 15 Nobel laureates called on Egypt to release Abdel Fattah.

More than 90 heads of state and government are scheduled to participate in the summit, which will be held in Sharm el-Sheikh resort from 6 to 18 November.

Human rights organizations estimate that about 60,000 political prisoners are languishing in Egyptian prisons, many of them in harsh conditions and overcrowded cells, accusations Cairo denies.

Hamburg - (dpa) - The working day can be very enjoyable, especially for those with a high level of training, who know their stuff and get on well with others. In other words, they are the ideal conditions for success.

However, there are many who doubt themselves at work and criticize themselves a lot by thinking things like: “I am not good enough”, or “Am I even capable of doing this?”.

Women are very critical of themselves at work

"It is often women who suffer from a lack of self-confidence in their jobs," says career counselor Hane Bergen. For example, the "International University of Applied Sciences" in Bad Honnef, Bonn, found through a study conducted in 2017 (in German) that women consider the strengths they have in their careers to be much less than the strengths of those around them.

According to the study, it is possible for men to criticize themselves strongly as well, but to a much lesser extent than women. And there can be very different reasons for lack of self-confidence on the job. It may be that those who are self-critical suddenly face new tasks for which they do not have sufficient experience.

"In such cases, some self-doubt is normal," says career counselor Ragnild Strauss. "However, very often a lack of self-confidence stems from a lack of self-respect."

This is often associated with unrealistic expectations of oneself, says Strauss. Because even if a particular task presents a challenge, with a consistent level of self-esteem, one can confidently see something new as an opportunity for development. However, if one is feeling insecure, the focus is more on the fear of failure.

People who seek perfection tend to lack self-confidence

If you are the type of person who makes their self-esteem depend too much on the positive opinions of others, you will quickly become insecure when you do not get anything from others. "In such cases, it is often helpful to simply ask others for opinions on the work you have done," advises career counselor Bergen.

It is also important to have a positive self-image. In order to achieve this end, one must ask oneself: What am I achieving through my work, and what is the final product of my work? One might also assure oneself that not everything has to be perfect all the time, and that it should be done as quickly as possible.

Writing things down helps one overcome self-doubt

Career counselor Strauss recommends doing a realistic analysis of the situation and writing it all down. For example, one can write down the tasks in which he or she feels insecure, and then describe those tasks. What does it consist of, what skills are required?

Then one must ask himself why he thinks he is not up to the task. Does he really lack the necessary skills? Am I afraid that I will not be able to finish the task in the required time? "Once someone knows why they are feeling insecure, then they can start to act," says Strauss.
This could include, for example, acquiring certain technical skills, having a conversation with one's team leader about one's workload, or dealing with concerns in a therapeutic way.

How to avoid a lack of self-confidence in the long run

It is important to constantly take care of oneself in order to control a lack of self-confidence at work in the long run. “One might regularly write down two or three situations in which they did particularly well,” Bergen recommends. If a lack of self-confidence appears, one may simply read what he has written to boost his self-confidence.

غزة- نجح المنتخب الوطنيّ للكرة الشاطئيّة في اختباره الثاني ضمن تحضيراته لبطولة غرب آسيا التي تستضيفها المملكة السعودية في منتصف أيار المقبل، بفوزه على فريق يجمع نجوم أندية غزة في الدرجتين الممتازة والأولى، بنتيجة 5-3، على ملعب نماء الترابيّ شرقي جباليا شمالي قطاع غزة.
قدم لاعبو المنتخب أداءً جيداً، واستطاع المدير الفنيّ عماد هاشم تدارك الثغرات التي ظهرت في المباراة الأولى، التي تفوق فيها على أندية نجوم الشمال، للوقوف على جهوزية اللاعبين المختارين.

وقد سجل للمنتخب حازم شكشك- ثلاثية، ومحمد شبير- ثنائية، وسامي الداعور.
يشار إلى أنّ الجهاز الفنيّ قرر خوض عدد من المباريات التجريبية جاءت للوقوف على جاهزية اللاعبين من النواحي الفنيّة والتكتيكية والبدنيّة، حيث شارك معظم اللاعبين في المباراة.

BEIJING - (AFP) - Ten people were killed and nine others injured in a fire that broke out in a residential building in the northwestern Chinese province of Xinjiang , according to the New China News Agency.

The agency said the fire broke out on Thursday evening at around 19:50 (11:50 GMT).

And she indicated that "ten people died despite emergency care," adding that "the injuries of the other nine people are not serious," and indicating that an investigation has been opened into the source of the fire.

Similar fires are very common in China due to inadequate safety standards and rampant corruption among those responsible for enforcing them.

This week, 38 people died and two others were injured in a factory fire in Anyang (center).