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Riyadh: The Muslim World League (MWL) has condemned the Israeli occupation's shelling of a United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) school, where displaced civilians in the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip were sheltering. In a statement by the General Secretariat of the League, MWL Secretary General and Chairman of the Organization of Muslim Scholars, Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, on behalf of the MWL and its global academies, entities, and councils, denounced these horrific and continuing barbaric crimes against civilians and civilian facilities. He emphasized that these actions represent a blatant violation of all international and humanitarian laws and norms. He stressed the urgent need for the international community to respond to this catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Palestinian territories by putting an end to systematic crimes against innocent civilians. Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh: The Arab Parliament has strongly condemned the Israeli occupation's shelling of a United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) school, serving as a shelter for thousands of displaced civilians in the Nuseirat camp located within the Gaza Strip. The airstrike resulted in the tragic loss of life and injuries, with the majority of victims being children and women. In a statement released today, the parliament emphasized that the recurring targeting of schools and refugee shelters, along with the perpetration of horrific massacres by the Israeli occupation, constitutes an ongoing genocidal war and ethnic cleansing campaign against the Palestinian people. Such actions flagrantly violate numerous international resolutions and laws, particularly international humanitarian law. The parliament calls upon the international community, the UN Security Council and influential nations to exert substantial pressure on the Israeli occupation, demanding an immediate cessation of its genocida l war and brutal massacres against innocent Palestinian civilians. Furthermore, the parliament urged the swift accountability of those responsible for these heinous massacres and crimes as war criminals. Additionally, urgent measures must be taken to facilitate the entry of humanitarian and medical aid into the Gaza Strip, providing essential relief from the dire conditions and famine gripping the region. Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh: The Muslim World League (MWL) has condemned the Israeli occupation's shelling of a United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) school, where displaced civilians in the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip were sheltering. In a statement by the General Secretariat of the League, MWL Secretary General and Chairman of the Organization of Muslim Scholars, Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, on behalf of the MWL and its global academies, entities, and councils, denounced these horrific and continuing barbaric crimes against civilians and civilian facilities. He emphasized that these actions represent a blatant violation of all international and humanitarian laws and norms. He stressed the urgent need for the international community to respond to this catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Palestinian territories by putting an end to systematic crimes against innocent civilians. Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh: Riyadh-based Imam Mohammed bin Saud Islamic University registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office the patent of an invention by the Department of Biology, College of Science, utilizing X-ray film. The patent was recognized based on the biological materials and the methodology used in the research. The environment-friendly invention entails the manufacture of biodegradable organic nano-biofilms that would replace the synthetic membranes currently used in laboratories, surgery, biomedicine, bioengineering and dentistry. The registration follows the patent filing and registration program initiative launched by the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Source: Saudi Press Agency

Cairo, The Education Ministry has participated in the Regional Dialogue Forum on "The Future of Education and Education on Human Rights: for a new social contract".

The forum was organised by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in cooperation with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), in Cairo, Egypt, with the participation of 22 Arab countries.

The event, which was held within the framework of the keenness to hold regional consultations to discuss the and education in the field of human rights, coincides with the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 30th anniversary of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action. It aimed to highlighting the best practices in education in the field of human rights.

Fatima Adel Sanad, specialist at the Education for Citizenship Unit in the Education Ministry’s Curriculum Development and Policies Directorate, presented a work paper on the kingdom's experience in education for citizenship and spreading the culture of human rights through the educational system.

She highlighted the interest of the kingdom's leadership in this field, as reflected in the national laws and legislation. She also reviewed the new and developed curricula that were introduced in schools.

She also shed light on the school project to promote citizenship and human rights, and made some recommendations regarding the future of education on human rights in the Arab region, based on Bahrain's experience.

Source: Bahrain News Agency

The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Chairman of the Atomic Energy, Naeem Al-Aboudi, stressed today, Tuesday, the importance of cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency in the fields of clean energy.

A statement by the Ministry of Education said that Al-Aboudi met with the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi, and discussed with him the International Atomic Energy Agency's support for Iraq in the peaceful use of atomic energy in many scientific fields that serve the sustainable development environment and its goals."

The Minister of Education stressed "the importance of cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency in the field of fragmentation and production of radioactive isotopes, enabling Iraq to combat cancer, supporting the agricultural sector, combating insects, desalinating well water for agricultural purposes, using clean energy in producing electricity, confronting climate change, and strengthening knowledge programs in nuclear specializations in universities and academic institutions."

For his part, Rafael Mariano Grossi expressed his "desire to visit Iraq and the International Agency's support for it in the field of peaceful use of energy."

Source: National Iraqi News Agency