Tehran, July 16, IRNA – The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement on Sunday, called on the Arab-Islamic nations and global community to adopt stronger stances against the Zionist regime and try to save the al-Aqsa Mosque.
Since 1967, the actions of the Zionist illegitimate regime has caused the present situation in al-Aqsa Mosque and the global reaction against the Zionist measures have been insufficient, the statement said, according to the Arab-language Ma’an News Agency.
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs hereby urges the global community to try to stop the Zionist regime from attacking and dishonoring the holy mosque, it said.
The statement also warned about Israel’s attempts to seize control of all the entrances of the mosque. The call by the Palestinians comes at a time when the Prime Minister of the Zionist regime Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered to install CCTV and security gates in the al-Aqsa Mosque.
Three Palestinians were killed during while clashing with forces of the Zionist regime in al-Aqsa Mosque on Friday. After the incident Netanyahu ordered closing doors of the al-Aqsa Mosque and preventing Muslims from entering the holy place for Friday prayers.
The ban on Friday prayers was placed for the first time in the past five decades, said Sheikh Ekrima Sa'id Sabri, the speaker at al-Aqsa Mosque.
Many Islamic countries and international figures have condemned the move by the Zionist regime.
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC) today announced that the Court of California for the County of San Francisco (“the Court”) directed Toshiba Corporation (“Toshiba”) not to transfer its interests in its three NAND flash-memory joint ventures (“the JVs”) operated with Western Digital’s SanDisk subsidiaries without specified advance notice to SanDisk, in order to ensure that the issue is preserved for arbitration. Today’s hearing was held in connection with the preliminary injunctive relief proceedings sought by SanDisk related to Toshiba’s attempts to transfer its JV interests.
Steve Milligan, chief executive officer of Western Digital, stated, “We are grateful for today’s directive by the Court, which is a victory for Western Digital, SanDisk and our stakeholders. Our entire goal was to preserve and protect our rights through the binding arbitration process, and that’s precisely what the Court has done today. This is the second time this week that the Court has acted to protect SanDisk’s rights and interests against Toshiba.”
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Honda released a new Accord model Friday amid a recall of 1.15 million vehicles in the U.S. regarding concerns their engines could catch on fire.
The recalled vehicles, that grows to 2.1 million worldwide, are all Accords built between 2013 and 2016. The problem centers on a battery sensor that can short over time and become a fire hazard.
The Japanese automaker said it has received four reports from the U.S. regarding engine fires stemming from the issue, but no injuries have been reported.
The recall notice comes at a particularly bad time for Honda from a public relations perspective. The company unveiled the redesigned 2018 model of its Accord at an event in Detroit.
The company said it would send out notices to all affected vehicle owners beginning in late July and repairs will be scheduled at local Honda dealerships, but permanent fixes to the battery sensor are expected to take some time because of the size of the recall.
“Due to the large number of parts required to conduct the recall, if a vehicle has a battery sensor in good condition, the dealer will apply a temporary repair – application of an adhesive to the battery sensor case to prevent moisture intrusion,” Honda said in a statement about the recall.
Some battery sensors in the recently built Accords were apparently not properly sealed, the company said. Over time, salt and other corrosive materials from the road may corrode the sensor, causing it to emit smoke or, possibly catch on fire.
Shares of Honda rose about 0.7 percent to $27.67 in mid-day trading.
LONDON (Reuters) - Senior members of the government are becoming convinced of the need for a phased British departure from the European Union to help protect the economy, finance minister Philip Hammond said on Sunday.
Brexit minister David Davis heads to Brussels on Monday for a first full round of talks, with EU officials hoping the British government, yet to set out detailed proposals on several major issues, begins to show more urgency about doing a deal before Britain leaves the bloc in 2019.
Hammond, who supported remaining in the EU at last year's referendum, is seen as the voice of a so-called 'soft Brexit' within Prime Minister Theresa May's cabinet, favoring prioritizing trade ties with the EU over curbing immigration.
With May weakened by a failed election gamble last month which saw her Conservatives lose their parliamentary majority, Britain's weekend papers were full of stories of infighting as cabinet colleagues reportedly vie for her job.
Hammond, regarded as one potential successor to May, has repeatedly talked about the need for a transitional deal, saying such an arrangement would see Britain replicate as much as possible the existing arrangements in order to minimize the impact on business.
Hammond said the majority of his colleagues now recognized this was "the right and sensible way to go".
"Five weeks ago the idea of a transition period was quite a new concept, I think now you would find that pretty much everybody around the cabinet table accepts that there will be some kind of transition," Hammond told BBC TV.
"I think you'll find the cabinet rallying around a position that maximizes our negotiating leverage and gets the best possible deal for Britain."
Trade minister Liam Fox, who favors making a cleaner break with the bloc, said he did not have a problem with a transition period as long as it was for a limited duration and gave Britain the freedom to negotiate its own trade deals.
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, speaks on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show in London, Britain July 16, 2017. Jeff Overs/BBC handout via REUTERS
Hammond said the government needed to provide as much clarity as possible, as soon as possible, to restore business and consumer confidence and keep the economy moving.
"It is absolutely clear that businesses, where they have discretion over investment, where they can hold off, are doing so ... they are waiting for more clarity about what the future relationship with Europe will look like," he said.
The length of any transition would depend on how long is needed to get new systems in place in areas such as customs and immigration, but it should be a defined period and was likely to need to be "a couple of years," Hammond added.
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Hammond himself was the subject of a number of damaging newspaper stories over the weekend, including one which said he had called public sector workers "overpaid". The finance minister said he was being attacked for his Brexit views.
"Some of the noise is generated by people who are not happy with the agenda that I have ... tried to advance of ensuring that we achieve a Brexit which is focused on protecting our economy, protecting our jobs and making sure that we can have continued rising living standards in the future," he said.
Former party leader Ian Duncan Smith told the BBC that there was no appetite among Conservative lawmakers for a leadership contest and said his colleagues should "shut up" and "let everyone else get on with the business of governing".
Gus O'Donnell, Britain's former top public official, told the Observer newspaper that the chances of a smooth Brexit were at risk of being derailed by squabbling ministers.
"It appears that cabinet members haven't yet finished negotiating with each other, never mind the EU," he said, adding that there was "no chance" all the details of Brexit could be hammered out before the March 2019 deadline.
"We will need a long transition phase and the time needed does not diminish by pretending that this phase is just about 'implementing' agreed policies as they will not all be agreed."
Additional reporting by William Schomberg; Editing by Keith Weir
