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SINGAPORE – A 63-year-old man who was sentenced to death in 2020 for trafficking heroin has avoided the gallows, after the Court of Appeal acquitted him of two capital drug charges on July 16. Instead, Mohamed Mubin Abdul Rahman pleaded guilty to two amended charges for possession of methamphetamine. The court sentenced him to time served, and ordered his release from prison. Arrested on Oct 5, 2015, Mubin has spent more than eight years and nine months in custody. The acquittal came after the court on May 8 set aside Mubin’s conviction on the grounds that the prosecution had run an inconsistent case during his trial regarding when the heroin was delivered to him. In its judgment at the time, the court said the evidence did not support a finding that was beyond a reasonable doubt on when exactly two bundles of heroin were delivered to Mubin. The court then adjourned the case for written submissions to be filed on whether an acquittal should follow or whether a retrial should be ordered, bearing in mind the relevant legal principles.

Two girls had a close shave after a glass panel from a window came crashing down from a four-storey block in Ang Mo Kio and narrowly missed them. The incident happened at around 3.50pm last Saturday (July 13) at Block 712A Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6, Shin Min Daily News reported. The panel fell from a window of the third-storey office occupied by law firm Hoh Law Corporation, landing and shattering in front of the two girls, who are friends. One of the girl's mother, surnamed He, told the Chinese publication: «My daughter was going to her friend's house to play and was terrified after the incident.  »I often tell her to walk under the eaves, but she doesn't listen. I believe she will be more careful after this incident." Besides Ang Mo Kio, the law firm has seven other branches in other parts of Singapore, including its head office in Paya Lebar. Speaking with AsiaOne over the phone on Tuesday, the firm's human resource executive Patricia Chek said that the Ang Mo Kio office is undergoing renovation.

Le député européen Younous Omarjee a été élu vice-président du Parlement européen ce mardi. C’est une première pour un député issu des Outre-mer. Il exercera ses fonctions aux cotés de la présidente Roberta Metsola et des 14 vices-présidents au Parlement européen.

ALULA: The Royal Commission for AlUla has announced the launch of the area’s summer fruit season, which offers a variety of the finest local products at the farmers market in Manshiya Plaza, from July 17 to 24. AlUla’s seasonal goods project aims to provide support to farmers and small business-owning families and increase sustainable demand for organic fruits and other products, which will provide new opportunities for economic diversification within and beyond the agricultural community.

RIYADH: As the summer rains loom, farmers in Saudi Arabia’s Sarawat Mountains of Asir are in a race against time to bring in their wheat harvest. This year’s crop is notable for both its abundance and superior quality, the Saudi Press Agency reported recently. The wheat-cultivation cycle in Asir, which begins in February and spans five to six months, culminates in the traditional harvest known as Al-Sareem.

RIYADH: As the summertime rolls in, recreational tanning becomes a popular trend among young Saudi men and women who seek a sunkissed glow all year-round. Despite the allure of a bronzed complexion, the dangers associated with recreational tanning cannot be overlooked, especially if one skips applying sunscreen. Jumana Ghassan, 25, told Arab News that she remains steadfast in her belief that sunscreen will get in the way of a proper bronze tan.

RIYADH: The Saudi Cabinet on Tuesday condemned the “continued genocidal massacres” against the Palestinian people amid Israel’s battle with Hamas in Gaza, Saudi Press Agency reported. During Tuesday’s session, which was headed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Cabinet also renewed calls for an immediate and permanent ceasefire and for providing protection for civilians in the occupied Palestinian territories, SPA added. 

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received in Jeddah on Tuesday visiting Senator Chris Van Hollen, a member of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and his accompanying delegation. The meeting discussed bilateral relations and cooperation, in addition to issues of mutual interest, the Saudi Press Agency said. Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman, National Security Adviser Musaed Al-Aiban, and US ambassador to the Kingdom Michael Ratney attended the meeting.

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Authorities in Hamas-run Gaza said dozens of Palestinians were killed Tuesday in three separate strikes, as Israel pounded the territory despite renewed US criticism of the high civilian toll. Gaza civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal said the three air strikes killed at least 44 people and wounded dozens within an hour across the war-torn Palestinian territory. Israel confirmed it carried out two of the strikes. The health ministry said a strike on a fuel station in Al-Mawasi in southern Gaza killed 17 people, and the Palestinian Red Crescent said a separate strike at almost simultaneously hit the UN-run Al-Razi School in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, killing five people. The civil defence agency said the third strike was on a gathering of people near a roundabout in northern Gaza, but did not provide a breakdown of casualties. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken earlier conveyed Washington's «serious concern» to two senior Israeli officials regarding deadly Israeli strikes in Gaza, his spokesman said. «We have seen civilian casualties come down from the high points of the conflict... but they still remain unacceptably high,» spokesman Matthew Miller said after Blinken met Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer and National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi. Washington has been pushing for a truce between Israel and Hamas. Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh said Sunday the group was pulling out of indirect talks for a deal in protest at Israeli «massacres», including a major strike that Gaza's health ministry said killed at least 92 people on that day. Hamas was ready to return to the indirect talks once Israel «demonstrates seriousness in reaching a ceasefire agreement and a prisoner exchange deal», he said. On Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to ramp up pressure on Hamas. «This is exactly the time to increase the pressure even more, to bring home all the hostages -– the living and the dead –- and to achieve all the war objectives,» he said. - Prisoner abuse allegations - Israel's military said aircraft struck about «40 terror targets» in Gaza, including «sniping posts, observation posts, Hamas military structures, terror infrastructure, and buildings rigged with explosives». It said troops were continuing targeted raids in the southern city of Rafah and in central Gaza. The UN humanitarian office OCHA said multiple strikes across Gaza on Tuesday killed and wounded dozens. The war began with Hamas's unprecedented October 7 attack on Israel which resulted in the deaths of 1,195 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on Israeli figures. The militants also seized 251 hostages, 116 of whom are still in Gaza including 42 the Israeli military says are dead. Israel responded with a military offensive that has killed at least 38,713 people, also mostly civilians, according to figures from the Gaza health ministry. Israel's military has also detained scores of Gazans, who have made allegations of torture, rape and other abuses in custody that Israeli authorities have denied. Palestinian lawyer Khaled Mahajna said Monday that prisoners had recounted guards using «electric prods» on inmates. In one prisoner's case, a «fire extinguisher tube was inserted into his buttocks and the fire extinguisher was turned on,» Mahajna said after visiting detained Palestinian journalists. - Mass displacement - Indirect talks on ending the devastating war have been brokered by Qatar and Egypt, with US support, but months of negotiations have failed to bring a breakthrough. At the end of May, US President Joe Biden outlined a ceasefire roadmap he said had been drawn up by Israel that triggered an intensification of the talks. But despite meetings in both Cairo and Doha, there has been no sign of progress on how this might be implemented. Critics in Israel, including tens of thousands of demonstrators demanding a deal to bring home the hostages, have accused Netanyahu of prolonging the war. The conflict has forced 90 percent of Gaza's 2.4 million people to flee their homes. Many have sought refuge in UN-run schools, seven of which have been hit by Israeli strikes since July 6. «Why do they target us when we are innocent people?» asked Umm Mohammed al-Hasanat, sheltering with her family at a UN-run school in Nuseirat, which was among those hit. «We do not carry weapons but are just sitting and trying to find safety for ourselves and our children.» The war has also sparked near-daily exchanges of fire between Israeli forces and Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah movement, which says it is acting in support of Hamas. Lebanese official media said Israeli strikes Tuesday on southern Lebanon killed five people, including three Syrian children, with Hezbollah announcing rocket fire at Israel in retaliation. Meanwhile near Tel Aviv ultra-orthodox Jewish protesters fought police, hours after the Israeli military said it would begin issuing draft notices for men in the community from Sunday. Historically exempt from compulsory military service, ultra-Orthodox seminary students are being called up as the Gaza war and potential conflict with Hezbollah sap resources and fuel resentment against those who do not have to serve. © Agence France-Presse

L’économie ne va pas si mal… Inflation en baisse, chômage qui recule, emploi en hausse, consommation et crédits qui repartent, entreprises confiantes… Le bilan économique de l’année 2023 publié par l’Institut d’émission d’Outre-mer (IEOM) est bon. Un bilan confirmé ce matin par l’institut de la statistique de Polynésie française.

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