Новости за 15.06.2021

(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) GAZA, June 15 (KUNA) -- The Israeli jetfighters carried out late Tuesday airstrikes on two sites in Gaza Strip, the first of kind since the ceasefire announced last month after an 11-day war.Local media reported that the Israeli raids targeted two resistance movements'' sites, one in the southern city of Khan Yunis and in the central Gaza city.The new Israeli assaults risk undermine the fragile clam agreement reached between Israel and Palestinians after last... Читать дальше...

(MENAFN - Gulf Times) A former head of the BBC yesterday said that disgraced Princess Diana interviewer Martin Bashir ''abused” his trust and would never have been re-employed had his unethical methods been known. A report last month found Bashir used fake bank statements to secure his sensational 1995 interview and that a subsequent BBC investigation clearing him of wrongdoing was ''woefully inadequate”. A separate internal BBC review concluded yesterday that Bashir’s appointment as religious affairs correspondent in 2016 was fair... Читать дальше...

(MENAFN - Gulf Times) The Indian government doubled the gap between the two doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine without the agreement of the scientific group that it said recommended the increase, three members of the advisory body said. The ministry of health announced the decision to change the gap from six-eight weeks to 12-16 weeks on May 13, at a time when supplies of the shot were falling short of demand and infections were surging across the country. It said the extended gap was recommended... Читать дальше...

(MENAFN - Gulf Times) Reuters/ Geneva The issues may be vexing, but the surroundings will be lush and serene when the US and Russian presidents meet today in a stately 18th century villa overlooking Lake Geneva. The first face-to-face meeting between Joe Biden since he became US president in January and Russia’s Vladimir Putin could run four to five hours or beyond while they discuss arms control, cyber-hacking and election interference. But in a sign of the strained ties, it will not include any... Читать дальше...

(MENAFN - Gulf Times) (The following piece is a part of the Weekly Reading Initiative at the Commercial Bank) A famous French businessman named James Goldsmith was quoted for the outstanding expression: ''If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.” There is a huge element of truth to that expression as it is a result of experience from the French/British businessman and politician. He came from a family of business who had to ?ee France during the Second World War and was born in France. He has been... Читать дальше...

(MENAFN - Gulf Times) Kaori Yamaguchi, an Olympic medallist in judo and an executive member of the Japanese Olympic Committee, made an astonishing statement – astonishing, that is, for an Olympic official. She said that Japan had been ''cornered” into holding this year’s Games during a pandemic: ''What will these Olympics be for, and for whom? The Games have already lost meaning and are being held just for the sake of them. I believe we have already missed the opportunity to cancel.” She is not alone. Читать дальше...

(MENAFN - Gulf Times) Israeli forces Monday shot and wounded two villagers of al-Jiftlik, north of Jericho, according to local sources. Head of al-Jiftlik Village Council, Ahmad Ghawanmeh, said that Israeli troops opened fire at two villages, a 16-year-old minor and a 35-year-old man, while attempting to detain them after breaking into their houses in the village, wounding them. Meanwhile, Israeli forces Monday morning demolished several structures in the village of Deir Sharaf, west of the occupied West Bank city of Nablus... Читать дальше...

(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Highlighting its values of human solidarity, the UAE has helped reunite an Australian family, who was trapped in Sri Lanka for over 30 days due to a lockdown aimed at controlling the COVID-19 pandemic, with their father who has been living in Dubai for the past 15 years. The family became stranded while on holiday in Sri Lanka after the lockdown began, preventing them from returning to the UAE. The UAE authorities rapidly responded and coordinated with authorities in Sri Lanka to facilitate the family's return home. Читать дальше...

(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) The UAE national Met department (NCM) issued a fog alert for Tuesday morning. The weather today will be hot and dusty. The weather forecast for today is fair to partly cloudy Eastward and Northward, and dusty at times. It will get humid by night and Wednesday morning over some Northern areas. # # #__ #Alert #Fog_Alert #NCM pic.twitter.com/wD40WGTtVB — (@NCMS_media) June 15, 2021 Light to moderate winds, freshening at times causing blowing dust. The sea will be slight to moderate in the Arabian Gulf and  Oman Sea. Читать дальше...

(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Bengaluru-headquartered startup CamCom is in the process of setting up the first computer vision lab in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, said Ajith Nayar, Co-founder, CamCom. CamCom — winner of the DSH Market Access Programme Q3 2020 conducted by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce — set up an office in DTEC and is moving the development of aircraft damage assessment and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAVs) for public safety solutions to this proposed lab. ''We will work very... Читать дальше...