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The General Assembly of Umm Salal Club held a meeting, on Tuesday, at its premises and elected HE Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani as President of Umm Salal Club, and HE Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Saud Al-Thani as Vice President by acclamation for the electoral 2024-2025 term.

The meeting reached the legal quorum, in the presence of the founding members, active members, and representatives from the Ministry of Sports and Youth. Additionally, Muhammad Salem Al Nuaimi was appointed as the executive director of the club.

HE Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani affirmed that assuming the presidency of the club is an extraordinary responsibility, underlining that the club administration aspires to double down on endeavors to set Umm Salal Club back on track, in addition to achieving milestones that meet the aspirations of both the club fans and staffers.

His Excellency heaped praise on the tremendous advancement in the club under the leadership of the French coach Patrice Carteron, who made a substantia
l change and gave hope to achieve progressive ranks among the first four teams in 2024-2025 season Ooredoo Stars League this season.

He said the technical stability of the first team would be positively reflected on the team’s posture, as numerous professional players were signed to bolster the team’s ranks.

HE Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani highlighted that throughout the past years the club has succeeded in achieving a plethora of objectives foremost of which was securing investment incomes, personal ambitions and creation of a different vision for the club. He emphasized that the strategy developed by the club has enabled it to move in the right direction on various technical, administrative, and organizational levels.

His Excellency expressed his great happiness for the incredible success of the club’s football academy that witnessed the joining of 26 footballers to Aspire Academy for Sports Excellence, as well as achieving numerous trophies and advanced ranks at age group levels, culminatin
g in reserve league championship.

During the meeting, videos of some achievements made by Umm Salal Club teams were screened, with the general manager of the club Mohammed Salem Al Nuaimi presenting the General Assembly’s agenda and discussing the President’s report on the milestones of the previous season, alongside a work plan for the new season.

Members of the General Assembly of Umm Salal Club hoped to maintain the advantageous position the club has attained, as the first football team won the championship of Ooredoo cup in the past season. (

Source: Qatar News Agency

BETHLEHEM – Ma’an – The Israeli army announced on Monday evening that it had received a report of an Israeli “kidnapping” in the northern West Bank, and said that it had summoned its forces to the area and begun searching.

He added, in a brief statement, that he “summoned several forces to the site, where they closed the roads” and began “combing operations in the area.”

Earlier, a Channel 14 correspondent reported that a woman opened the back door of a vehicle traveling at the Tapuach Junction near Nablus and shouted in Hebrew: “Help.”

He added that the Israeli army forces set up military checkpoints near the Za’tara checkpoint in Nablus and closed roads in the area after suspecting that an Israeli woman had been kidnapped.

The Israeli Army Radio reported that “an Israeli citizen informed the security forces about a car with a Palestinian license plate that was driving in the Tapuah Junction area.”

This citizen claimed that “the car door was opened and a scream was heard asking for ‘help’, while the car
continued driving.”

According to Army Radio, “Meanwhile, large forces of the Israeli army are closing roads, setting up checkpoints and conducting combing operations throughout the area.”

Israeli media quoted security sources as saying, “Currently, the Israeli army does not know whether there was a kidnapping incident or not, because the matter depends only on this report.”

He added, “Combing operations are continuing at this time.”

Source: Maan News Agency

Assistant Undersecretary for Educational Affairs at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MOEHE) Maha Zayed Al Ruwaili said that the educational meeting is an annual event for the exchange of expertise and knowledge among all sectors of the educational community, serving as a milestone event that sets the stage for a successful start to the academic year.

In her statement, Al Ruwaili said that through holding this meeting, the ministry highlights its educational goals and strategic priorities to ensure that all educational sector workers share a clear and shared vision, in addition to being an occasion for developing participants’ leadership and educational skills, and creating harmony among all elements of the educational process.

She added that the educational meeting consolidates participants’ experiences which in turn enhance effectiveness and improve the quality of education in response to ongoing changes in the labor market and Qatari society, thus keeping the education sector up-to-date and
innovative.

Al Ruwaili called for developing one’s skills in the pursuit of excellence and creativity, and advancing all of the country’s sectors, thus, realizing Qatar’s ambitions and national vision.

For her part, Director of the Training and Development Center Department at MOEHE Iman Salman Al Mohannadi said that the leaderships program was one of the programs implemented last year over a 5-month period, which targeted local school principals and deputies head, with one of its session taking place in Boston, USA.

Al Mohannadi explained that the program helped participants refine their leadership skills and pay field visits to some American schools to learn about their experiences in school leadership. She mentioned that 45 trainees participated in this edition of the program, including members of the permanent committee for the development of public schools, as well as several school principals and deputies head.

The annual educational meeting included a panel discussion about the importance of positi
vity in life and in a school setting, in which Saudi author, writer, and educational consultant Dr. Khalid Al Munif spoke about the importance of conquering hearts, staying positive, having something positive to say as opposed to criticizing, in addition to making use of the experiences of experts in leadership, education, and life in general.

Source: Qatar News Agency

Four people were injured in Israeli raids on southern Lebanon.

According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, an Israeli raid on the town of Majdal, in the Tyre district, left three people injured, two of them were treated for minor injuries on the spot, while the third was taken to the hospital with moderate injuries.

Another Israeli raid on the town of Shehin in the Tyre district left one person injured, the ministry added.

Southern Lebanon has experienced a dangerous escalation since the start of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, 2023. The repeated attacks have left scores killed and injured, and forces the displacement of thousands of families.

Source: Qatar News Agency

Manama, The Labour Fund (Tamkeen) signed two agreements with Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, aimed at supporting the training of Bahrainis as pilots and aviation engineers.

This comes as part of the ongoing collaboration between the two organisations over the past years, with the goal of strengthening national capabilities in aviation by providing specialised training and creating promising and sustainable job opportunities.

The support includes training 50 Bahrainis as second officers and 24 Bahrainis in aviation engineering, both specialised fields requiring a high level of technical expertise, and creating high-quality jobs in the aviation sector. This comes as a continuation of Tamkeen’s training support to 110 pilots at the company.

Maha Abdulhameed Mofeez, Chief Executive of Tamkeen, emphasised Tamkeen’s commitment to supporting Bahraini talent to excel in various sectors and specialties, with the goal of making Bahrainis the preferred choice for employment.

“We take pride in this partner
ship with Gulf Air and the promising opportunities it provides for Bahrainis in the aviation sector, which offers high-income jobs and diverse growth and development opportunities both locally and internationally.” Mofeez said.

“This partnership aligns with our ongoing efforts on providing training opportunities that refine national talent according to the highest global standards, preparing Bahrainis to enter and succeed in the aviation sector, which is a vital and important industry in the Kingdom.”

Jeffrey Goh, Chief Executive Officer of Gulf Air Group, noted that this partnership with Tamkeen stems from Gulf Air’s commitment to preparing qualified and trained national talent in the aviation sector, which is one of the most prominent sectors offering rewarding job opportunities.

“We have always been keen on developing the skills of Gulf Air’s workforce according to the highest global standards. Through this partnership, we can expand the training of a larger number of Bahrainis as pilots and flight atte
ndants, and create professional development opportunities in the aviation sector, thereby increasing our reliance on a highly competent and skilled national workforce,” Goh said.

Tamkeen’s support for the private sector in Bahrain is aligned with its 2024 strategic priorities focused on economic impact and the private sector under three pillars: increasing economic participation through employment opportunities for new market entrants, expanding career development opportunities available to the Bahraini workforce, and further developing the private sector by supporting enterprises and boosting productivity through the adoption of technology.

Source: Bahrain News Agency

Gaza – Ma’an – Israeli aircraft continued their bombing of various areas in the Gaza Strip on the 325th day of the war, leaving a large number of martyrs and wounded.

The Israeli occupation committed three massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, resulting in 71 martyrs and 112 wounded arriving at hospitals during the past 24 hours.

The death toll from the Israeli aggression has risen to 40,405 martyrs and 93,468 wounded since October 7.

The occupation army issued new evacuation orders in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip to include the area surrounding the only Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital serving the residents of the central region.

A large number of patients, wounded, media professionals and displaced persons left the hospital amid fears of storming it, as happened in similar hospitals.

The occupation’s drones fired on Abu Areef Street east of Deir al-Balah city in the central Gaza Strip.

South of the Gaza Strip.

The occupation army renewed its artillery shelling of the northern Nuseirat camp
, which resulted in the injury of a number of citizens in the Mufti’s land north of the camp.

The occupation aircraft targeted the dome of the Al-Qassam Mosque in the center of Nuseirat camp,

Gaza and the north.

Five citizens were killed and wounded in targeting the Al-Ajl family home near the Friends of the Patient Hospital west of Gaza City.

Two citizens were also killed in the shelling of the Akhlil family home in the Al-Mashahra area east of Gaza.

The occupation army blew up residential buildings in the Al-Zeitoun neighborhood south of Gaza City.

South of the Gaza Strip.

Citizens Roaa Nasser Qudaih and Nisreen Ibrahim Qudaih were killed in the bombing of the Abu Rida family home in the town of Abasan al-Kabira, east of Khan Yunis city in the southern Gaza Strip.

Three citizens, a man and two women, were injured in an Israeli drone bombing of the Othman family home in Khan Yunis camp.

Occupation aircraft targeted the home of the Sheikh al-Eid family in the Musbah area, northwest of Rafah city in t
he southern Gaza Strip.

17 martyrs arrived in the last few hours at Nasser and European hospitals from Khan Yunis and Rafah.

Source: Maan News Agency

HEBRON – Ma’an – Doctors at Abu al-Hassan al-Qasim Hospital in Yatta announced the death of citizen Iyad Ayed Eid al-Najjar, 46, who succumbed to the critical injury he sustained by Israeli occupation forces’ bullets to the head.

Local sources reported that the martyr Al-Najjar, a resident of Yatta, was shot by the occupation forces near the racist separation wall, southeast of Yatta.

Yatta and its suburbs declared a general strike in all aspects of life in the city of Yatta.

Source: Maan News Agency

Tulkarm – Ma’an – Five citizens were killed and others were injured on Monday evening in an Israeli shelling of the Nour Shams camp, east of Tulkarm.

The Ministry of Health reported that five martyrs arrived at Tulkarm Governmental Hospital as a result of the occupation’s bombing of Nour Shams camp.

Source: Maan News Agency

The Moon conjunction with Jupiter, the giant of the solar system, will be observed tomorrow morning in the Arab world’s sky as a most beautiful phenomenon easily visible to the naked eye at the end of this month.

Jeddah Astronomy Society Director Majed Abu Zahra said that Jupiter is the fourth brightest object in the celestial dome after the sun, moon, and Venus. It will appear as a bright white point to the observer with the naked eye. When observed through binoculars or a small telescope, the planet’s disk and its four large moons – known as the Galilean moons: Ganymede, Callisto, Europa, and Io – will be visible as small light points near Jupiter.

Abu Zahra said that all these celestial bodies appear to move westward during the night hours due to the Earth’s rotation around its axis. He also pointed out that by observing the moon’s position at the same time each day, it is noticeable that its movement is eastward relative to the stars and planets in the solar system.

On the following day, it will be
seem that the moon has moved away from Jupiter, advancing toward the east, which is its natural movement in its orbit around the Earth.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Vice Minister of Transport and Logistic Services and Chairman of the Transport General Authority Dr. Rumaih bin Mohammed AL-Rumaih has confirmed that the authority will adopt an electric system in the public transport project in Tabuk for the first time in the Kingdom. He said that 25% of the buses will be electric to be applied to future projects in other cities and regions across the Kingdom.

In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency following the signing of the public bus transport project contract in Tabuk yesterday, he said: “This project is part of enhancing the quality of life and improving traffic safety in Tabuk, with costs supported by the wise leadership, to facilitate transportation to all high-activity places within the city, such as the airport, the university, and other vital and important locations.”

He pointed out that the project in Tabuk is distinguished by the fact that 25% of the buses will be electric using clean and renewable energy, marking the first step towards applying this techn
ology across all the Kingdom’s targeted cities. AL-Rumaih added that this is a strategic and significant technology that supports transportation in Tabuk, covering four routes extending more than 128 kilometers, with 106 stops distributed along the routes, and serviced by 30 buses operated by 90 drivers up to 18 hours a day.

He also noted that the Transport General Authority is working to achieve the objectives of the National Strategy for Transport and Logistics Services that was launched by His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, three years ago. ‘Last week, a major logistics project was launched at the Jeddah Islamic Port, and from time to time, we launch and implement projects on the ground related to the transport and logistics services sectors, whether in aviation, shipping, roads, or ports,’ he said.

The vice minister praised the leadership’s unlimited support and their keenness to ensure the timely completion of projects. He expressed h
is appreciation to the governor of the Tabuk Region and the deputy governor for all their efforts in serving the region and meeting the needs of residents through such constructive projects.

Source: Saudi Press Agency