Tashkent: The Shura Council, with a delegation led by Speaker Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim, is set to participate in the meetings of the 150th session of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly and the 215th session of the Governing Council of the union. The five-day meeting will commence tomorrow in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. According to Qatar News Agency, the session’s agenda

Doha: GCC Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Al Budaiwi has criticized an Israeli occupation minister’s intrusion at Al Aqsa Mosque as a clear violation of Islamic sanctities. Al Budaiwi stated that Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s incursion into Islam’s third holiest site, accompanied by extremist colonists, represents the occupation forces’ plans to further destabilize security and stability in the Palestinian territories.

Riyadh: The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed the Kingdom’s strong condemnation and denunciation of the Israeli raids that targeted five areas in Syria. According to Qatar News Agency, in a statement Thursday, the Ministry reiterated the Kingdom’s categorical rejection of the Israeli occupation authorities’ attempts to threaten the security and stability of Syria and the region through their

Doha: The death toll from the Myanmar earthquake has risen to more than 3,000, local authorities announced Thursday. A spokesman for the ruling military council confirmed in a statement that the death toll has reached 3,085, with 341 still missing and 4,715 injured. According to Qatar News Agency, the search for survivors continues six days after the 7.7-magnitude earthquake. The

Damascus: Two Israeli airstrikes targeted areas near the Syrian cities of Damascus and Hama on Wednesday evening. According to Qatar News Agency, one strike hit the vicinity of the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center in the Barzeh district of Damascus. In a separate attack, Israeli warplanes targeted the vicinity of Hama city in central Syria. No casualties or property

Muscat: The official price of Omani oil for June delivery reached USD 75 per barrel on Thursday, marking a USD 1.07 decrease. According to Qatar News Agency, the monthly average price for Omani crude oil for April delivery stood at USD 77.63 per barrel, reflecting a decrease of USD 2.63 compared to March delivery prices.