Day: April 13, 2024

Paris, April 12 – The Ministry of Culture is set to hold a special celebration of the 20th anniversary of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding and Protection of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. On this occasion, an exhibition highlighting the Qatari cultural heritage will be held at the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris on April 15.

The exhibition aims to highlight the efforts of the State of Qatar in protecting and preserving intangible cultural heritage, as the agreement recognized the need to protect living heritage and promote dialogue between peoples, cultural diversity, and human creativity.

The exhibition highlights “The Majlis: A Social and Cultural Space,” traditional crafts and industries, and examples of the “falconry” heritage, which was added to the UNESCO representative list in 2015 in addition to folk arts and folk culinary arts. The exhibition also includes a pavilion of photos that highlight the achievements of the St
ate of Qatar in preserving heritage.

In this context, Director of the Heritage and Identity Department at the Ministry of Culture Sheikha Nagla Faisal Al-Thani, said that the exhibition comes out of a desire to celebrate more than twenty years since first convention for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage, which was adopted by the General Conference of the UNESCO in Paris on October 17, 2003.

She added that the exhibition, which is organized by the Ministry of Culture, features many activities that contribute to activating the agreement, including registering a number of its elements on the UNESCO representative list, such as the Majlis, coffee, falconry, and palm trees.

The Ministry is currently working on preparing a documentary about the elements of Qatari intangible cultural heritage registered on the convention’s lists, she said noting that the Ministry of Culture always seeks, by holding these events, to spread awareness among the local community and inform the international communit
y on the role of the State of Qatar in protecting and preserving intangible cultural heritage that represents the identity of Qatari society.

Source: Qatar News Agency

The Islamic Resistance issued a communique this afternoon indicating that in support of the steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, the Resistance fighters targeted, at 03:15 pm today a deployment of Israeli enemy soldiers in Horsh Hanita with missile weapons and artillery shells, directly hitting them.

In a follow up communique, it added that the Resistance fighters also raided at 03:00 o’clock this afternoon over a building in the Israeli Hanita settlement which the enemy had taken as a new headquarters for its forces, killing and wounding those inside it.

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon

The Islamic Resistance issued a communique this afternoon, in which it indicated that in support of our steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, its fighters targeted at 02:05 pm today the enemy’s Ruwaisat al-Alam post in the occupied Lebanese Kfarshouba hills, hitting it directly with missile weapons.

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon

National News Agency correspondent reported that the raid launched by enemy aircrafts on the outskirts of Beit Lif today targeted a three-story house that was completely destroyed.

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon

The Netherlands decided to close its embassy in Tehran and its consulate in Erbil tomorrow, Sunday, as a “precautionary measure in light of the increasing tension in the region,” according to “Russia Today”.

It indicated in its statement that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs took this decision in light of the increasing tensions between Iran and Israel and that the Ministry will decide on Sunday whether to open consular offices on Monday or not.

It confirmed that anyone who has an appointment has been or will be notified in a timely manner and the appointments will be rescheduled.

The embassy published a dedicated phone number in case there is an urgent need for assistance from the embassy or consulate general, and confirmed that all Dutch diplomatic missions in the region are closed to the public on Saturdays.

This comes as the world anticipates an Iranian attack against Israel in response to the recent targeting of the Iranian consulate in Damascus.

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon

On Saturday, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard announced the seizure of a ship linked to Israel in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian media said that the Revolutionary Guard stopped the ship ‘MCS ARIES’ by carrying out a military landing operation near the strait, noting that the ship was flying the Portuguese flag and was managed by the ‘ZODIAC’ company owned by the Israeli businessman Eyal Ofer. it confirmed that the ship is currently being transferred to Iranian waters.

Tasnim International News Agency reported that the Revolutionary Guard Navy forces seized, on Saturday, a cargo ship belonging to the Zionist entity in the Arabian Gulf.

Earlier, the British maritime security agencies UKMTO and EMBRI reported that a ship had been seized by ‘regional authorities’ 50 nautical miles off the coast of Fujairah, the Emirates.

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon