Day: August 10, 2024

Based on the geographical distribution of the chamber’s exports during the past seven months of 2024, Arab countries top the list with a value of JD1.725 billion, non-Arab Asian nations stood at about JD722 million and African countries at JD20 million.

During the same period, the chamber’s exports to North American countries amounted to JD1.094 billion, South American nations stood at JD52 million, European Union (EU) members states at JD207 million, other European non-EU countries at about JD85 million and other countries were worth about JD61 million.

The chamber’s exports from the chemical industries and cosmetics stood at JD991 million, the mining sector at about JD818 million, and engineering, electrical and information technology amounted to about JD616 million, the statistics showed.

According to statistical data, exports of the sectors of food, agricultural and livestock industries amounted to about JD456 million, drugs and medical supplies stood at about JD386 million, and leather and knitwear at
JD291 million.

Meanwhile, the remaining exports went to the sectors of plastic and rubber industries, which stood at JD173 million, packaging, paper, cardboard and office supplies at JD161 million, construction at JD62 million and wood and furniture industries were worth about JD12 million.

The chamber, which was established in 1962, currently brings under its umbrella 8,600 industrial facilities, employing 159,000 workers with a capital of about JD5 billion.

Source: Jordan News Agency

Al-Rusafa Police Command forces arrested (52) beggars, including (13) people of different nationalities, in violation of residency conditions.

The Command stated in a statement: “The formations of the Baghdad Rusafa Police Command, represented by (Baghdad Rusafa Emergency Regiments, Rusafa Rescue, and police departments and stations) carried out a campaign to arrest people violating residency conditions and beggars within the area of responsibility, where (52) beggars, including (13) people of different nationalities, in violation of residency conditions, were arrested. They are being detained to complete legal procedures against them.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Palestinian sources announced the martyrdom of Sheikh Muhammad Hassan Abu Saada, Director of Gaza Endowments, in the occupation’s bombing of displaced persons while they were performing the dawn prayer at Al-Tabi’in School in the center of Gaza City.

Palestinian media announced this morning the martyrdom of more than 100 Palestinians and the injury of dozens, at dawn today, Saturday, as a result of an Israeli bombing of “Al-Tabi’in” School, which shelters displaced persons in Al-Daraj neighborhood, east of Gaza City.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

The British Maritime Trade Operations Authority said that a crude oil tanker called / Delta Blue / reported that it was subjected to four attacks during the past twenty-four hours off the Yemeni port of Mokha.

The Authority stated in a note: “The ship and its crew are fine and are heading towards the next port of call.”

It added: “One of the last two attacks was by a drone boat and the other by a missile that fell near the ship.”

The ship’s captain reported yesterday, Thursday, that two small boats fired a rocket-propelled grenade that exploded near the Liberian-flagged tanker, about 45 nautical miles south of the port of Mokha.

The Authority said that each boat had four people on board.

It stated that another missile exploded hours later near the tanker.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

The US Central Command “CENTCOM” announced that its forces destroyed a missile launch pad in addition to an unmanned boat in areas controlled by the Houthis in Yemen.

The US Central Command said in an update via the “X” platform: “During the past 24 hours, US Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces succeeded in destroying a Houthi missile launch pad and an unmanned boat in areas controlled by the Houthis in Yemen.”

It added, “US Central Command forces also succeeded in destroying two Houthi drones over the Red Sea.”

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

The Russian Defense Ministry announced today, Saturday, that its forces destroyed 32 Ukrainian drones in the skies of the border provinces of Kursk and Yaroslavl, east of Moscow, during the past night.

It explained in a brief statement that the air defenses on duty intercepted and destroyed 26 drones over Kursk and 6 others over Yaroslavl.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that 4 Ukrainian drones were shot down in Kursk yesterday evening, Friday, while Russian forces continue to confront the attack launched by the Ukrainian army on Kursk last Tuesday.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Washington – Ma’an – The US State Department announced on Friday that it will not impose sanctions on the “Netzah Yehuda” Battalion in the Israeli army, which was involved in the killing of the elderly Palestinian, Omar Asaad, who holds American citizenship in addition to his Palestinian citizenship.

She justified this by saying that “Israel had already taken the necessary measures.”

It is noteworthy that the elderly man Asaad was martyred on January 12, 2022, after being detained and assaulted by an occupation army force, in an abandoned house in the village of Jaljalia, north of the city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.

An Israeli force had detained him, after assaulting him by beating him, tying his hands, and blindfolding him, and leaving him bleeding in the bitter cold, which led to his martyrdom later at that time.

At the time, the military prosecution decided to close the investigation file with the Israeli soldiers involved in committing the crime of abuse without indicting any of them.

An
earlier statement issued by the occupation army stated that “the investigation shows that the incident was serious and unfortunate,” adding that “the incident indicated a moral failure on the part of the (involved) force, an error in assessing the situation, and a serious violation of the value of human dignity.”

The US administration is backing down

At the end of last April, Israeli sources estimated that the US administration would ‘reverse its decision’ to impose sanctions on the Netzah Yehuda Battalion following ‘widespread anger and opposition from all parties’ in Israel.

Reports at the time indicated that ‘the Israeli army fears that the American move will lead to serious retaliatory responses against other units as well.’ Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Galant, President Isaac Herzog, and War Cabinet member Benny Gantz (who later resigned from the cabinet), expressed their support for the Netzah Yehuda Battalion and described its actions as in li
ne with the ‘values ??and ethics’ of the Israeli army.

“Necessary steps have been taken.”

The US State Department said in its statement, yesterday, Friday, that its decision not to impose sanctions on this battalion came “after receiving information from the Israeli government.”

“After a thorough review of this information, we have concluded that appropriate steps have been taken to correct the violations committed by this battalion,” State Department deputy spokesman Vedant Patel said.

“This battalion can continue to benefit from security support from the United States,” he added.

Source: Maan News Agency