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Saba Yemen
08-03-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
OIC adopts Arab plan to rebuild Gaza
Jeddah - Saba: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), at the conclusion of its emergency ministerial meeting in Jeddah on Saturday, adopted the Arab plan to rebuild Gaza without displacing Palestinians, to confront the proposal of US President Donald Trump, and urged the international community and international and regional financing institutions to quickly provide the necessary support for the plan. OIC stated that all these efforts "go in parallel with the launch of a political track and a horizon for a permanent and just solution with the aim of achieving the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people to establish their state and live in peace and security." Following its ministerial meeting held to discuss the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people and attempts to displace them from their land, the final statement added, "absolute rejection and firm confrontation of plans aimed at displacing the Palestinian people individually or in groups, inside or outside their land." It also condemned the starvation and scorched earth policies aimed at forcing the Palestinian people to leave their land. IOC statement welcomed the holding of an international conference in Cairo for recovery and reconstruction in the Gaza Strip, and urged the international community to participate in it to accelerate the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the Strip after the destruction caused by the Israeli aggression, and to work on establishing a trust fund that will receive financial pledges from all donor countries and financing institutions, with the aim of implementing recovery and reconstruction projects. During the emergency meeting of the foreign ministers of the member states, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel Aati reviewed the plan adopted by the extraordinary Arab Summit in Cairo on March 4. He explained that Egypt intends to organize a reconstruction conference in cooperation with the Palestinian government and the United Nations to mobilize international support for the implementation of the Arab plan, and to establish a trust fund under international supervision. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation called for the establishment of an international fund to care for orphans in the Gaza Strip, in cooperation with the United Nations, and to strengthen the steadfastness of the Palestinian people and their stability on their land by providing more humanitarian support and all possible facilities. It also called for an end to all policies and procedures of annexation, settlement, house demolitions, land confiscation, destruction of infrastructure, and Israeli military incursions into Palestinian camps and cities, as well as an end to attempts to impose Israeli sovereignty over any parts of the West Bank, including East Quds. It also called on the International Criminal Court to complete investigations into war crimes committed by Israel and its leaders, and for all countries to impose sanctions on Israel, to deter it and force it to comply with international law. Regarding the Israeli war on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), the Organization of Islamic Cooperation affirmed its "rejection and opposition to all Israeli measures, including racist and illegal laws targeting the existence of the Agency and attempts to reduce or eliminate its irreplaceable role," calling on all countries to provide more political, legal and financial support to UNRWA. Regarding prisoners and detainees, the final statement condemned the crime of enforced disappearance, abuse, repression, torture and degrading treatment to which thousands of Palestinian prisoners are subjected in Israeli occupation prisons, calling for action at all levels to uncover the fate of the abductees, work to release them immediately, and ensure their protection, demanding an independent and transparent investigation into all these crimes against Palestinian prisoners. It stressed the need to provide international protection to the Palestinian people in accordance with international standards, in implementation of UN resolutions, and in line with the resolutions of Islamic summits. It also called for the deployment of international protection and peacekeeping forces, "provided that this is in the context of the actual implementation of a comprehensive vision with a timetable to build the capacities of the institutions of the State of Palestine and embody its sovereignty over the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967." Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
Egypt Today
08-03-2025
- Politics
- Egypt Today
FM Spox: Gaza Strip reconstruction plan extends over 5 years and includes 3 phases
Gaza under Israeli aggression - file CAIRO - 8 March 2025: Ambassador Tamim Khalaf, the spokesman for the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stressed the importance of the call the was carried out between Dr. Badr Abdel Aati, Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, and "Steve Witkoff", the US Special Envoy to the Middle East. Ambassador Khalaf noted that the call comes within the framework of the intensive calls and active movements carried out by the Egyptian state to support the Arab plan for early recovery and reconstruction in the Gaza Strip at the international level. He added during a telephone interview on the "This Morning" program broadcast on "Extra News" TV channel: "Egypt has prepared a comprehensive plan regarding the Gaza Strip and presented it to the Arab Summit in Cairo last week in order to be approved by all Arab countries, and thus it has moved from being an Egyptian plan to an Arab plan." The spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs continued: "The plan to rebuild the Gaza Strip depends on the Palestinian people remaining on their land and is witnessing complete Arab consensus.. This plan extends over 5 years and includes 3 stages according to specific timetables until 2030." He further stressed that the Foreign Ministry highlights the need to complete the remaining stages of the ceasefire inside the Strip.
Saba Yemen
05-03-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
At least nine killed in suicide attack in Pakistan
Islamabad - Saba: At least nine people were killed on Tuesday in a suicide attack on a security site in northwestern Pakistan. Reuters quoted local police in Bannu district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province as saying: "The attack also resulted in 18 people being injured, and this toll does not include the losses of the security forces." Police officials indicated that the attack was carried out with a car bomb, while an unnamed military official explained that two suicide bombers stormed a security site with two car bombs, but the attack was thwarted by security forces. The official added that the clash between security forces and the attacking militants after the explosion resulted in the killing of six militants. No party immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, while it is noteworthy that the region has witnessed an escalation in attacks by the "Taliban Pakistan" on sites belonging to the Pakistani police and military in areas near the Afghan border in recent years. ///////////////// Egypt declares agreement on figures to lead Gaza Executive Committee Cairo – Saba Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel Aati on Wednesday, said "the figures who will head the committee concerned with managing the Gaza Strip for a period of six months have been agreed upon." Abdel Aati confirmed, during press statements following the announcement of the final statement of the emergency Arab summit held in Cairo yesterday, Tuesday, that "he will ask the Organization of Islamic Cooperation during an emergency meeting in Jeddah next Friday to adopt the Gaza reconstruction plan approved by the Arab leaders during the emergency Arab summit on Gaza held in Cairo yesterday, Tuesday - so that it will be an Arab plan and an Islamic plan." He added that an agreement was reached during the Arab summit on a set of constants, the most important of which is the complete rejection of the displacement of Palestinians and the embodiment of the Palestinian state on the entire Palestinian national territory, stressing that "there is an Arab consensus on adopting the Egyptian plan to rebuild and develop the Gaza Strip." He explained that "there will be an international fund to mobilize funding to spend on rebuilding Gaza, and there is a vision related to forming a committee to manage the affairs of the sector for a specific period of time and with figures from the sector." He stressed that the first phase of reconstruction includes providing temporary housing for more than 1.2 million Palestinians currently living in the open, in addition to converting them into permanent housing units within the first phase of reconstruction, along with dealing with all existing challenges such as rubble and explosives until the final phase. Abdel-Ati pointed out that "100 countries will participate in the Gaza Reconstruction Conference," noting that the first phase of reconstruction includes converting temporary housing units into permanent ones. The Arab leaders stressed in their final statement of the emergency Arab summit held in Cairo on Tuesday their absolute rejection of any displacement of the Palestinian people from their land or within it. The final statement of the emergency Arab summit stressed "the affirmation of the clear Arab position, which has been repeatedly emphasized, including in the Bahrain Declaration issued on May 16, 2024, of the absolute rejection of any form of displacement of the Palestinian people from their land or within it, under any name, circumstance, justification or pretext, considering this a serious violation of international law, a crime against humanity and ethnic cleansing." The final statement of the summit also expressed "condemnation of the policies of starvation and scorched earth aimed at forcing the Palestinian people to leave their land, while stressing the need for "Israel", the occupying power, to abide by the relevant international legitimacy resolutions, which reject any attempts to change the demographic composition of the Palestinian territory." Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
See - Sada Elbalad
23-02-2025
- Business
- See - Sada Elbalad
Housing Initiative for Egyptians Abroad Receives $2.5 Million within 48 hours
Sherif El-Sherbiny, Minister of Housing confirmed the great turnout witnessed by the "Your Home in Egypt" initiative during the first hours since its launch on Thursday. The minister noted that the value of the amounts collected within 48 hours of opening the reservation door amounts to about $2.5 million through the available payment methods, whether electronic payment or bank transfers. The Minister of Housing explained - during the activities of the press conference, which was held today, in the presence of Badr Abdel Aati, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Egyptian Expatriates Affairs, to launch the official website of the initiative and announce its executive steps - that despite opening the reservation door on Thursday, the rates of paying the reservation deposit recorded large numbers that reflect the confidence of Egyptians abroad in the efforts made by the state to provide them with distinctive and suitable housing in their homeland, and distinguished investment opportunities in the housing sector. El-Sherbiny added, during his speech, that the 'Your Home in Egypt' initiative comes within the framework of the directives of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to enhance the benefit of Egyptians abroad from the development advantages and investment opportunities that the country has witnessed over the past ten years.
See - Sada Elbalad
31-01-2025
- Politics
- See - Sada Elbalad
FM: Egypt Affirms Full Solidarity, Support for Lebanon
Badr Abdel Aati, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration affirmed Egypt's full solidarity and support for Lebanon during this important stage it is going through, stressing the support of Lebanese national institutions to carry out their duties. This came during the meeting held by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Friday, with Nabih Berri, Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, during the visit he is making to Beirut. The two sides discussed - during the meeting - the latest developments on the Lebanese scene. Abdel Aati stressed Egypt's support for implementing the agreement to cease hostilities in southern Lebanon and calling for the immediate, complete and undiminished withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon to enable the Lebanese army to implement Resolution 1701. The Minister of Foreign Affairs also stressed Egypt's readiness to contribute to the reconstruction process in Lebanon, pointing out the aspiration to intensify joint work between the two sides to enhance aspects of economic cooperation in various sectors.
