Saudi Arabia has warned all pilgrims that the penalties for illegal participation in Hajj will be increased. According to it, those who come to Haj pilgrimage without permission - both local residents and foreigners - can be imprisoned from 2 to 6 months and fined up to 50 thousand Saudi Riyals ($ 13.33 thousand), foreigners can be deported for 10 years. Punishment measures have also been strengthened against the organizers and carriers of illegal pilgrimages.
Russians and Ukrainians who have started illegal businesses in Sri Lanka with free tourist visas have sparked outrage over "whites only" posts on social media. All Ukrainian and Russian citizens were then ordered to leave the country or reapply for visas by March 8.
EU funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) will continue and €50 million will be released next week. An investigation into Israel's claim that UNRWA officials aided Hamas on October 7 has been completed.
Tel Aviv wants to transfer responsibility for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip to Palestine's Arab neighbors, in particular the UAE. However, major countries in the region may not provide funds if the exclave remains under Israeli control.
Iraqi Trade Minister Atr al-Ghurari officially confirmed that Baghdad has fulfilled the necessary conditions for membership in the World Trade Organization after completing economic reforms and improving the investment climate. The country applied for WTO membership in 2004.
It has been 147 days since Israel started the massacre in the Gaza Strip. A digest of the main events of the previous day.
It has been 146 days since Israel started the massacre in the Gaza Strip. A digest of the main events of the previous day.
South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-sik accused Pyongyang of producing shells for Russia in exchange for food. Since August, Pyongyang has sent Russia about 6,700 containers capable of holding more than 3 million artillery shells, a South Korean minister said.
The Ministry of Health of Gaza announced that two more children died of hunger in Gaza as a result of the Israeli occupation. Thus, the number of Gazan children who died as a result of hunger and dehydration reached 6. Israel has not been delivering humanitarian aid to northern Gaza since January 23.
Early in the morning, Israeli forces struck a crowd of Palestinians waiting for humanitarian aid near the Nablusi intersection on Reshid Street, south of Gaza City. As a result of the attack, the number of people killed reached 104, and 760 people were injured. Also, 7 more children died of hunger in the sector, and their number reached 13.