Day: November 12, 2023

Port Moresby, An earthquake measuring 5.9 magnitude on the Richter scale struck Sunday the New Ireland region of Papua New Guinea.

The US Geological Survey (USGS) reported that the epicenter of the earthquake occurred in the New Ireland region at a depth of 10 km.

There have been no reports of human losses or material damage due to the earthquake so far.

On Nov. 7, an earthquake measuring 5.2 magnitude on the Richter scale struck East New Britain Province, northeast of Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea is located along the Pacific Ring of Fire, an area extending along the coast of the Pacific Ocean, characterized by high activity of earthquakes and volcanoes. This region includes 90% of the active volcanoes in the world.

In Feb. 2018, it witnessed a devastating earthquake that killed at least 100 people and caused landslides that buried dozens of villages.

Source: Qatar News Agency

Canberra, The Australian Federal Police said on Sunday they were investigating a cybersecurity incident that hit several ports in the country since Friday.

“We’ve commenced an investigation into the incident and we’re not commenting further as it’s an ongoing investigation,” said a spokesperson for the Australian Federal Police.

Late on Saturday, the National Cyber Security Coordinator Darren Goldie, appointed this year in response to several major data breaches, said the “interruption” was “likely to continue for a number of days and will impact the movement of goods into and out of the country”.

DP World Australia suspended operations at its container terminals in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Western Australia’s Fremantle after detecting the breach on Friday. Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil said on Saturday that the government was coordinating a response to the “cyber incident”.

Source: Qatar News Agency

Occupied Jerusalem, One Palestinian was martyred in northern Nablus in the occupied West Bank on Sunday.

According to Palestinian news agency (WAFA), Muntaser Amin Said, 34, who was a freed prisoner succumbed to his wounds sustained by the Israeli occupation gunfire in the village of Burqa, north of Nablus.

Large forces from the Israeli occupation army had stormed the village and raided several houses.

Different parts of the occupied Jerusalem and West Bank are subjected to daily arrests and incursions by the Israeli occupation forces who often clash with the Palestinians and fire live and rubber bullets and poisonous gas bombs. The pace of the occupation’s assaults increased in conjunction with the unprecedent brutal Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, which left thousands martyred and injured, mostly children and women.

Source: Qatar News Agency

Doha, The Ministry of Labor has announced two new updates to its electronic services as part of its digital transformation strategy to enhance performance, expedite transactions, and simplify procedures.

These updates include the ability to electronically renew or cancel a labor recruitment office license by following the instructions on the ministry’s website.

Employers and owners of labor recruitment offices must apply for the renewal of their licenses electronically at least one month before they expire through the website of the Ministry of Labor. To be eligible for renewal, the establishment must have an active EID and valid commercial registration, with no bans or personal bans on its new owner, no active renewal requests, and no complaints against the office, the Ministry noted in a statement.

In the case of requesting the cancellation of a labor recruitment office license, the application is accepted if there are no bans on the establishment, no personal bans on the current owner, no complaints against the office, and nine months have passed since the announcement of the office’s closure in an official newspaper.

The Ministry of Labor has launched a comprehensive digital platform for all its services in coordination with various relevant authorities to ensure the quality of services. It should be noted that the Ministry of Labor currently provides 80 electronic services through its website.

Source: Qatar News Agency

Beirut, The Israeli entity continued Sunday its bombardment of a number of villages and towns in Southern Lebanon.

According to Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA), the outskirts of the towns of Shihin and Umm al-Tut in the western sector were subjected to artillery shelling from the Israeli entity.

The area was also subjected to air raids by Israeli warplanes, drones, and artillery shelling shortly after Saturday midnight, which targeted the outskirts of the border towns from Naqoura to the vicinity of the village of Ayta ash Shab.

Saturday was the most violent day since the outbreak of aggression after the Israeli entity targeted civilians more than 40 km away from the border.

Since the start of the aggression against Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, the Israeli entity has repeatedly bombed villages and towns in Southern Lebanon, leaving civilian casualties.

Source: Qatar News Agency

Jakarta, An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale struck East Nusa Tenggara province in Indonesia on Sunday.

According to a statement by the Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency, the earthquake occurred 15 kilometers from the city of Kupang in the province, and at a depth of 34 kilometers.

There have been no reports of causalities or material damage.

Indonesia is regularly exposed to earthquakes due to its location on the Pacific Ring of Fire where many tectonic plates meet and cause frequent volcanic and seismic activity.

Source: Qatar News Agency