Kuwait, Palestine discuss sports cooperation boost
KUWAIT CITY, Jan 20, (KUNA): Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi and head of Palestinian Higher Council for Youth and Sports Jibreel Rjoub discussed on Tuesday means of boosting mutual cooperation in sports and youth domains.
Speaking in a press statement after the meeting, Al-Mutairi said that the two sides affirmed their keenness on continuing to exchange visits of sports delegations between the two countries.
This is based on the effective role of these delegations in developing the bilateral relations, he added.
He pointed to the visit of Palestinian national football team to Kuwait where they played a friendly match against the Kuwaiti team.
He expressed his pride for strengthening sports ties between the two countries.
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GAZA: A number of national and Islamic forces organized a solidarity stand Tuesday with the Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli occupation prisons, rejecting the medical negligence policy against them considering the increasing number of people infected with COVID-19.
The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Prisoners Bahaa Al-Madhoun said in a speech, during a solidarity stand in front of the headquarters of the Ministry of Prisoners, that the number of infected prisoners reached 250, calling on the World Health Organization, Red Cross and human rights organizations to take practical and urgent steps to save the lives of Palestinian prisoners inside Israeli prisons.
Al-Madhoun warned against the policy of medical negligence practiced inside prisons and the right for treatment.
In a similar speech, Hani Hassouna, spokesman for the Palestinian factions, confirmed that the Palestinian factions are following with great concern with the rising number of prisoners infected, as the occupation intentionally increased these numbers by withdrawing all
sanitizers and overcrowding them.
Hassouna, who is a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command, underlined that all resistance forces will not stand idly by in front of these violations and systematic crimes that are committed daily against the imprisoned, also will not
leave the occupation alone with them without a quick and urgent intervention to end their suffering.
The solidarity stand was attended by a number of national and Islamic forces, families of Palestinian detainees, waving pictures and banners for the prisoners and slogans denouncing the policy of medical
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The past decade has been one of much tumult for the Arab region, the UN’s Political Affairs Chief Rosemary DiCarlo said Monday.
Speaking to a virtual meeting of the Security Council on the crucial cooperation between UN and the Arab League, the official stated, “The close cooperation between the United Nations, including our Special Envoys and Representatives, and the League has been crucial in augmenting our efforts to address various situations in the Arab world.”
In relation to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, DiCarlo said, “The UN and the (Arab) League work to uphold the broad regional and international consensus on the two-State solution, promote intra-Palestinian reconciliation and focus on preventive diplomacy to avoid escalation of tensions.
“We welcome the increased engagement of the League and its members, including through an expanded Middle East Quartet and the so-called Amman format.”
“The two-State solution that realizes the legitimate national aspirations of Palestinians and Israelis, in line with UN resolutions is the only way to lead to sustainable peace between the two peoples,” indicated DiCarlo.
In regards to UNRWA, she noted, “The financial situation of UNRWA remains a serious concern. Sufficient funding is essential for UNRWA to continue delivering its vital services to millions of Palestine refugees in the region and playing its critical stabilizing role.”
On his part, Arab League Secretary General Ahmad Aboul-Gheit affirmed that the League was eager to reinforce cooperation with various UN entities including the Security Council and others.
Regarding the situation in the Arab region, the official said that the coronavirus (COVID-19) had a pressuring impact on the social and economic situation in the region.
The pandemic has also exasperated conflicts in the region, creating more misery, he noted.
Aboul-Gheit stated, “In Syria, five countries are interfering militarily in an apparent way... Such (a) military and security situation not only undermines the prospects of a political settlement; it also has significant humanitarian repercussions which are equally serious.”