KSrelief Delivers Grant to Iraq to Fund Projects for Clearing Cluster Munitions, Landmines

Iraqi Minister of Environment Nizar Amidi has met with a team from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) in Baghdad. (SPA)
Iraqi Minister of Environment Nizar Amidi has met with a team from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) in Baghdad. (SPA)
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KSrelief Delivers Grant to Iraq to Fund Projects for Clearing Cluster Munitions, Landmines

Iraqi Minister of Environment Nizar Amidi has met with a team from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) in Baghdad. (SPA)
Iraqi Minister of Environment Nizar Amidi has met with a team from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) in Baghdad. (SPA)

Iraqi Minister of Environment Nizar Amidi has met with a team from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) in Baghdad, the Saudi Press Agency said on Wednesday..
During the meeting, the Iraqi minister received a financial grant provided by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by KSrelief, to finance projects for surveying and removing cluster munitions and mines in several Iraqi governorates.
These projects aim to bring a safe environment free from mines for Iraqi citizens and improve Iraqis' livelihoods in agriculture and livestock farming. They also aim to support the Iraqi economy.
This support is in implementation of the directives of the Saudi leadership to contribute to mine clearance in Al-Samawah Desert in Al-Muthanna Governorate and other governorates.



GCC Condemns as War Crime Israel’s Attack on School in Gaza

Palestinians inspect the damage following an Israeli strike on the Al-Taba'een school in the Daraj Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza, 10 August 2024. (EPA)
Palestinians inspect the damage following an Israeli strike on the Al-Taba'een school in the Daraj Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza, 10 August 2024. (EPA)
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GCC Condemns as War Crime Israel’s Attack on School in Gaza

Palestinians inspect the damage following an Israeli strike on the Al-Taba'een school in the Daraj Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza, 10 August 2024. (EPA)
Palestinians inspect the damage following an Israeli strike on the Al-Taba'een school in the Daraj Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza, 10 August 2024. (EPA)

Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed AlBudaiwi strongly condemned on Saturday the latest Israeli targeting of a school sheltering displaced persons in Al-Daraj neighborhood, east of Gaza City, which left scores dead and injured.

He slammed as war crimes the ongoing violent attacks by Israeli forces against the Palestinian civilians in Gaza and the rest of the Palestinian territories, and their direct targeting of shelters and camps for the displaced.

"These actions highlight the dangerous criminal approach of the Israeli occupation forces and are a blatant violation of international and humanitarian laws and treaties. They disregard all legal, moral, and humanitarian values," he stressed.

AlBudaiwi called on the international community to assume its responsibilities and take immediate and serious action to arrive at a ceasefire, put an end to Israeli’s dangerous military operations, and hold accountable those responsible for violations of international laws.

An Israeli airstrike on a Gaza City school compound housing displaced Palestinian families killed around 100 people, the Gaza Civil Emergency Service said on Saturday.

The Muslim World League (MWL) also strongly condemned the attack.

In a statement by MWL Secretariat General, Secretary General and Chairman of the Association of Muslim Scholars Sheikh Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa strongly the condemned ongoing brutal attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure in Gaza in clear violation of international laws and humanitarian norms.

He urged the international community to promptly intervene and halt the ongoing killings by the Israeli military, stressing that it is imperative to cease the systematic atrocities against innocent people.