“International News: Gold Prices Soar, Ukrainian Drone Attack, Belgian Terrorist Plot, and Saudi Arabia Begins Issuing Hajj Permits”

Muhammad Jamal wrote

Saturday, May 06, 2023 12:04 AM

Renewed Chinese demand and concerns about the status of regional US banks led to an even bigger rally in the price of the yellow metal, which has increased significantly over the past six months..

According to the newspaper, consumers in China tended to buy more jewelry, bullion and currencies in the first three months of the year, as the collapse of three US regional banks prompted investors to switch to gold, which will serve as a store of value in times of instability..

The newspaper confirmed that the price of gold has witnessed a recovery since last November, especially after the central banks bought a record amount of gold amounting to 1.087 tons last year.

And to delay the developments of the Russian-Ukrainian war

Ukrainian defenses shot down a drone in the vicinity of the presidential palace in the capital, Kiev, which led to a fire resulting from the projection process.

A video clip circulating on social media monitored the Ukrainian defenses dropping a march in the vicinity of the presidential palace.

And the Ukrainian Air Force announced that it had shot down a drone belonging to it over Kiev after losing control of it, stressing that a technical defect was behind that accident.

Also, large explosions were heard in the capital, Kiev, minutes after unidentified objects flew over the sky of the Ukrainian capital.

And Reuters reported that gunfire and more powerful explosions were heard near the city center, and residents who went to shelters because of the bombing reported that they saw drones in the sky of the capital.

And from Belgium, the Belgian authorities announced the arrest of 7 people on suspicion of planning to launch a terrorist attack in the country.

The Belgian Federal Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement that the suspects include 3 of Belgian descent and 4 others of Asian descent.

The office’s statement also indicated that “the seven defendants belong to a cell affiliated with the terrorist organization ISIS, and it is expected that they will be charged with deliberate terrorist assassination, participation in the activities of a terrorist group, and preparation for a terrorist attack.”

And from Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah in the Kingdom announced the start of issuing permits for pilgrims from inside the Kingdom, starting today, Friday, corresponding to the 15th of Shawwal.

The ministry noted that pilgrims must log in to print a copy of the permit from the Absher platform” .

Makkah Al-Mukarramah is preparing to receive nearly two million pilgrims next June, including 1.8 million from outside the Kingdom.

And the Kingdom approved the number of pilgrims from abroad as it was before the Corona pandemic, and the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah stressed that the Hajj will be through the Hajj visa only, and priority is given to those who have not previously performed the obligation.