Day: April 11, 2024

Khartoum State, The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) on Tuesday distributed 243 shelter bags to displaced and needy families in Khartoum State, Republic of Sudan, benefiting 1,398 individuals, as part of the emergency shelter assistance project in the country.

The assistance comes within the humanitarian and relief efforts carried out by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through its humanitarian arm, KSrelief, to stand by the Sudanese people and alleviate their suffering amid the humanitarian crisis.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reviewed in a phone call the regional developments and ways to de-escalate tensions in the region.

The two ministers also discussed issues of common interest, including Sudan, developments in the Gaza Strip and its surroundings, and the importance of providing more humanitarian aid to the Strip.

Source: Qatar News Agency

China has announced its support for granting full membership to Palestine in the United Nations.

The announcement was made by Mao Ning, spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, at a press conference on Thursday in response to a question about China’s position on Palestinian membership in the UN.

“The ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the severe humanitarian crisis it has caused are yet another reminder that the only way to end the vicious cycle of Palestinian-Israeli conflicts is to fully implement the two-State solution, establish an independent state of Palestine and redress the historical injustice long suffered by the Palestinians,” Mao Ning said.

“China supports full UN membership for Palestine and supports speedy Council action to that end.” Palestine had formally requested the UN Security Council to consider its application for full UN membership, which it submitted in 2011.

The Council met on April 8 and referred the application to the Committee on the Admission of New Members for dis
cussion.

Source: Qatar News Agency

The United Nations Security Council has called for the immediate lifting of all restrictions on the delivery of aid to the Gaza Strip.

In a statement issued Thursday, the Council members expressed their deep concern about the catastrophic humanitarian situation and the impending famine in Gaza in light of the ongoing Israeli occupation aggression against the Gaza Strip since last October 7.

The Council members called for respect for the protection of humanitarian workers and condemned all forms of violence and hostile acts against civilians.

Source: Qatar News Agency

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian discussed regional developments in a phone call on Thursday.

The call comes amid concerns of escalating tensions in the region, particularly after the Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria.

In a statement, the German Foreign Ministry warned that further regional escalation would not be in anyone’s interest and called on all actors in the region to act responsibly and exercise restraint.

Earlier this month, Iran accused Israel of carrying out a drone attack on an Iranian embassy building in Damascus, which resulted in casualties.

Source: Qatar News Agency

Weather inshore tonight until 6:00 am on Friday will be partly cloudy with scattered rain at places may be thundery at times, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather report, warning of thundery rain associated with strong wind at places at times.

Offshore, it will be partly cloudy with scattered rain at places may be thundery at times, the report added, warning of strong wind, high sea and thundery rain at places.

Wind inshore will be northwesterly to northeasterly at a speed of 05 to 15 knot gusting to 25 knot with thundery rain.

Offshore, it will be mainly northwesterly at a speed of 12 to 22 knot gusting to 30 knot at places with thundery rain.

Visibility will be 05 to 9 or 03 kilometers or less at places with thundery rain.

Sea state inshore will be 1 to 3 feet. Offshore, it will be 3 to 7 feet surging to 10 feet at places with thundery rain.

Area High Tide Low Tide Mini Messaid: 07:20 21:35 03:25 13:54 24 Wakrah: 06:45 20:43 02:50 13:28 24 Doha: 05:54 19:54 02:03 13:42 25 Al Khor: 0
5:23 19:00 01:03 12:55 24 Ruwais 07:25 19:36 01:35 13:38 22 Dukhan: 00:12 12:42 06:25 18:49 22 Sunrise: 05:13 LT Sunset: 17:55 LT

Source: Qatar News Agency