The President of the Maronite League, Ambassador Khalil Karam, received at the headquarters of the Association, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Abdullah Bou Habib, in the presence of the former president of the Association, former MP Neamatallah Abi Nasr and members of the Executive Council.
At the outset, Karam welcomed Minister Bou Habib, and referred in his speech to the challenges of the current stage, politically and economically. In his speech, he focused on a number of topics, foremost of which are: the file of Syrian refugees, the presidential election, warning once morest not conducting the election on its constitutional date, because failure to conduct it will open Lebanon to Various possibilities are very dangerous, considering that the country is not run by a caretaker government.
On behalf of the Maronite League, Karam called on all parties and politicians in the sect to renounce their differences, put aside their personal ambitions, give a truce to their tongues, and meet under the umbrella of Bkerke and its sponsorship, to reach a common vision to save the republic and stop the massive deterioration that befell the Maronites as a result of their differences. He stressed the need for action. before it’s too late.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants thanked the President of the Association and members of the Executive Council for inviting him to hold a consultation and dialogue meeting.
On the issue of demarcating the maritime borders, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants affirmed Lebanon’s unified position, especially the 23rd line and the Qana field, noting that negotiations are continuing, waiting for Lebanon to be informed of the Israeli position on the American mediator, Amos Hochstein, whose upcoming visit to Beirut has not yet been set.
With regard to the issue of the displaced Syrians, Minister Bouhabib affirmed the unity of the Lebanese position, and a ministerial committee has been set up to follow up on this file. Bouhabib touched on the recent Brussels 6 meeting, where Lebanon requested the European Union’s assistance in returning the displaced Syrians to their country and set a gradual road map in cooperation with Lebanon that would organize this return. Bouhabib indicated that the Arab countries supported the Lebanese position, unlike some influential European countries that still oppose and demand the integration of the displaced Syrians into the Lebanese society.
Japanese company Sony is facing a public lawsuit over its “consumer exploitation” of the world’s most popular gaming device, the PlayStation.
According to Sky News, the Sony PlayStation Corporation is facing a case for compensation estimated at $ 6 billion, because it “exploited” consumers by forcing them to pay high amounts to purchase electronic games, or by activating updates in the game.
The lawsuit is a class action lawsuit once morest the game company, brought by a woman named Alex Neal, which has succeeded in garnering millions of supporters, accusing the company of violating competition law by using its market power to impose unfair terms and conditions on game developers and publishers, driving up prices for consumers.
The company allegedly “stealed people” by charging a 30 percent commission on every digital game and in-game purchase made through the PlayStation Store.
Consumers have also been overcharged for their digital games purchases of up to $6 billion over the past six years, the lawsuit said.
According to the lawsuit filed in Friday’s court, anyone in Britain who has purchased digital games or additional content on their console or via the PlayStation Store since August 19, 2016, is included in the claim and is likely to be eligible for compensation.
Estimated damages per member of the covered class range from $80 to $660, excluding interest.
(Sky News Arabia)
Al-Marsad newspaper: The Chargé d’Affairs at the Kingdom’s Embassy in Ankara visited the injured in the traffic accident, and the inpatients in the hospitals of the city of Rize in northern Turkey.
The visit aimed to check on their health conditions and ensure the quality of medical services provided to them, wishing them a speedy recovery.
The Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Republic of Turkey had stated that it had received from the Turkish competent authorities on Saturday (20/8/2022 AD), news of a traffic accident involving a bus carrying a number of tourists in the city of “Risa” in northern Turkey, which resulted in separate injuries to a number of people. of persons, including Saudi nationals.
The embassy indicated that the number of injured citizens in the accident is (18) citizens, of whom (6) are hospitalized, stressing that it is carefully following up with the competent authorities their health conditions around the clock.
Exclusive translation: A German man was infected with monkeypox, which led to a rotting of his nose in one of the most shocking cases documented of the new virus sweeping several European countries.
At first, the 40-year-old went to his own doctor with some cuts on his nose and was misdiagnosed as “the sun” but following 3 days the wounds started spreading frighteningly.
According to the newspaper, “The Daily Mail”, the skin turned black and then began to fall off, revealing a frightening nose, and at regarding the same time, white spots filled with pus appeared all over his body.
Further examinations revealed that the patient – whose name has not been released – also had undiagnosed syphilis and HIV, and he told medics that he had never before been tested for sexually transmitted diseases.
Doctors said his condition had become very critical because the HIV virus had left him suffering so severely that he was more vulnerable and became easy prey for monkeypox which gnawed at him.
