DUBAI: An Iranian coroner’s report into the death of Mahsa Amini said she did not die due to blows to the head and limbs but from multiple organ failure caused by cerebral hypoxia, the official news agency IRNA reported on Friday.
The death of 22-year-old Amini while in the custody of Iran’s morality police has ignited more than two weeks of nationwide protests. Her father has said she suffered bruises to her legs, and has held the police responsible for her death.
The coroner’s report said her death was “not caused by blow to the head and limbs.” It did not say whether she had suffered any injuries. The report did say she fell while in custody due to “underlying diseases.”
“Due to the ineffective cardio-respiratory resuscitation in the first critical minutes, she suffered severe hypoxia and as a result brain damage.”
Mahsa Amini did not die from blows to body: Iranian coroner
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Mahsa Amini did not die from blows to body: Iranian coroner
- Mahsa Amini died while in the custody of Iran’s morality police
- Her death ignited more than two weeks of nationwide protests
Arab foreign ministers say important to deal with US Gaza proposal seriously, positively
- Biden on Friday presented what he labelled an Israeli three-phase plan that would end the conflict in Gaza
- Ministers stressed need to stop Israeli aggression on Gaza and end the humanitarian catastrophe it is causing
RIYADH: The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the UAE, Qatar and Egypt said on Monday it was important to “deal seriously and positively” with a proposal presented by US President Joe Biden that would lead to a ceasefire in Gaza.
Biden on Friday presented what he labelled an Israeli three-phase plan that would end the conflict in Gaza, free all hostages and lead to the reconstruction of the devastated Palestinian territory without Hamas in power.
The foreign ministers met virtually to discuss the proposal and US-Qatari-Egyptian mediating efforts for a swap deal of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners that would lead to a permanent ceasefire and sufficient aid entry into Gaza, Saudi Press Agency said.
The foreign ministers of Jordan, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia affirmed their support for these efforts.
The ministers stressed the need to stop Israeli aggression on Gaza, end the humanitarian catastrophe it is causing, and allow displaced people to return to their areas.
They called for a complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip and the launch of a reconstruction process within the framework of a comprehensive plan to implement the two-state solution in accordance with the relevant Security Council resolutions and with specific timings and binding guarantees.
The ministers stressed that implementing the two-state solution, which includes an independent, sovereign Palestinian state along the lines of June 4, 1967 with East Jerusalem as its capital, is the way to achieve security and peace for all countries in the region.
South Africa win T20 World Cup opener after Sri Lanka all out for 77
South Africa overcame their own hiccups on the two-paced pitch to score 80-4 as it crossed the finish line with 3.4 overs to spare.
South Africa’s best bowling performance in tournament history included pace bowler Anrich Nortje career-best 4-7 in four overs, pacer Kagiso Rabada’s 2-21, spinner Keshav Maharaj’s 2-22, and fast bowler Ottneil Baartman’s 1-9 in his second Twenty20.
Opener Kusal Mendis led Sri Lanka with 19, one of only three scores in double figures at Nassau County Stadium on Long Island.
The Sri Lankans were dismissed in 19.1 overs for the 13th lowest score in T20 World Cup history.
Skipper Wanindu Hasaranga took 2-22 but South Africa’s Heinrich Klaasen kept a calm head to finish off proceedings for the Proteas with an unbeaten 19.
Yemeni riyal breaks all-time low of 1,770 against dollar
- Local currency trading at 215 to the dollar in late 2014 when war in Yemen broke out
AL-MUKALLA: The Yemeni riyal fell to an all-time low of 1,770 against the dollar on Monday in Yemeni-government-controlled districts, a drop likely to drive up prices and spark violence.
Local money traders and local media said on Monday that the Yemeni riyal was edging closer to a historic record low of 1,800 against the dollar in Aden, Al-Mukalla and other Yemeni districts controlled by the internationally recognized Yemeni government.
In January, the riyal reached a record low of 1,600 against the dollar in government-controlled provinces, two months after it had fallen to a new low of 1,500 against the dollar.
The local currency was trading at 215 to the dollar in late 2014 when the war in Yemen broke out after the Houthis took control of the capital, Sanaa.
It reached an all-time low of 1,700 against the dollar in December 2021, but rebounded to 1,200 after Saudi Arabia injected hundreds of millions of dollars into the central bank in Aden.
The rate of the currency in the Houthi-controlled areas has stayed consistent at 527 against the dollar since late 2016.
The Yemeni government and the central bank in Aden have not commented on the latest drop in the currency, but they usually blame currency speculation by black-market money traders as well as the Houthis, who deprived the Yemeni government of oil revenues by attacking oil terminals in southern Yemen.
In an attempt to control a chaotic market, Adens central bank has previously shut down unlicensed exchange companies, held public auctions to sell the dollar to local food and fuel importers, ordered financial institutions to submit annual statements to the bank, and linked local exchange companies in a unified remittance system under its supervision.
These measures failed to slow the riyal’s devaluation.
The Yemeni riyal used to rebound once a new government was formed or when Saudi Arabia and the UAE made additional deposits into the central bank.
The depreciation of the currency has led to increases in fuel, food and transport costs, forcing millions of Yemenis into poverty, according to local and international aid agencies.
The riyal’s decline in government-controlled provinces of Yemen was attributed to the central bank’s diminishing foreign currency reserves, the cessation of oil exports, and a decrease in remittances from outside the country, according to the World Food Programme’s most recent regular bulletin on food security in Yemen, which was released on Saturday.
The bulletin said, referring to the internationally recognized government of Yemen based in southern Yemen, that the “disruption of oil exports resulted in a nearly $2 billion loss in IRG revenues. The worsening economic situation has also increased food and fuel prices in the south.”
State workers say their wages have not risen in more than a decade and have lost more than 200 percent of their value while prices have skyrocketed.
The devaluation of the riyal has prompted teachers in Yemen’s Hadramout province to go on strike to demand a pay raise.
Taha Bafadhel, a teacher from Ghayel Bawazer in Hadramout, told Arab News that he was currently required to work three jobs to support his family and make ends meet and that educators have fallen into poverty as a result of the devaluation of the riyal and poor salaries.
“The salary has become insufficient to cover a third of the family’s expenses, necessitating additional work to cover the remaining expenses. Even a second job would not meet the expenses,” he said. “The reason for this is the currency collapse, which has resulted in a rise in prices, and also unchanged salaries.”
‘State of Palestine’ applies to join South Africa’s case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide
‘State of Palestine’ applies to join South Africa’s case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide
- South Africa filed its case with the world court late last year accusing Israel of breaching the genocide convention
THE HAGUE, Netherlands: Palestinian officials have applied on behalf of the “State of Palestine” at the top UN court for permission to join South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza.
The request published Monday says that Israel’s ongoing military operation is “part of a systematic effort to wipe Palestinian society and its culture and social institutions from the map.” The request to the International Court of Justice was signed by Palestinian Authority foreign ministry official Ammar Hijazi.
South Africa filed its case with the world court late last year accusing Israel of breaching the genocide convention in its military assault that has laid waste to large swaths of Gaza. Israel denies it is committing genocide in its military operation to crush Hamas triggered by the deadly Oct. 7 attacks in southern Israel.
The court has issued three preliminary orders in the case calling on Israel to do all it can to prevent deaths in the enclave, ramp up humanitarian aid and, most recently, halt its offensive in Rafah.
It is unclear how long the court’s judges will take to rule on the request. If granted, Palestinian officials will be able to address the court in writing and during public hearings.
In their request, the Palestinians said they are directly affected by the case.
“The Israeli onslaught has obliterated and damaged, beyond recognition, Gaza’s hospitals, mosques, churches, universities, schools, homes, shops, and infrastructure, as part of a systematic effort to wipe Palestinian society and its culture and social institutions from the map,” the request says.
The request adds that, Israel is violating the court’s orders and continuing with “its genocidal acts including deliberately and systematically impeding humanitarian aid, resulting in an intentionally engineered situation of starvation and a creeping famine that is increasingly imminent.”
The Palestinians have been to the court before. In 2018, The Palestinian Authority filed a case asking its judges to order Washington to remove the relocated US embassy from Jerusalem. The case followed the decision of the administration of then-US President Donald Trump to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and to move the US embassy there from Tel Aviv.
That case remains before the court, where cases can take years to resolve.
Palestinians say Israeli forces kill two in West Bank
NABLUS: Palestinian officials said Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Monday, as Israeli police confirmed undercover agents had killed a wanted man in the territory.
The Palestinian health ministry in Ramallah named the dead men as Adam Salahuddin Mansour Faraj, 23, and Mutaz Khaled Sadiq Nabulsi, 28.
Israeli police said undercover officers had killed “a senior wanted man” in the Balata refugee camp near Nablus.
“The undercovers entered the area near the refugee camp in broad daylight and closed in on an event hall where the wanted person was staying,” the force said in a statement.
“As soon as the wanted person noticed the fighters (agents), he started trying to escape on the roof of the building with a weapon in his hand.
“The undercovers killed the wanted person by shooting” on the roof, the statement said, without identifying him.
The incident triggered an exchange of fire between the undercover agents and “armed terrorists in the area who shot at the force and threw explosives,” the police said.
The Palestinian health ministry said Israeli police took one of the bodies with them.
The Palestinian Red Crescent confirmed that two men were killed in an Israeli raid, adding that one belonged to a Palestinian militant group.
Nine others were wounded by Israeli forces in the raid, it added.
The West Bank, which Israel has occupied since 1967, has seen a surge in violence for more than a year, but particularly since the Israel-Hamas war erupted on October 7.
At least 523 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank by Israeli troops or settlers since the Gaza war broke out, Palestinian officials say.
Attacks by Palestinians have killed at least 14 Israelis in the West Bank over the same period, according to an AFP tally of Israeli official figures.
