Local tourism players are seeing up to 30% more business via tie-ups with cruise operators. One market watcher said partnerships between tour operators and cruise lines are helping Singapore capture more of the tourist dollar and position itself as a leading cruise hub in Asia. According to latest figures, Singapore handled nearly 1.85 million cruise passengers last year, surpassing pre-COVD-19 pandemic numbers. Kate Low reports.

UNRWA spokesperson Jonathan Fowler told Al Jazeera from Amman that there remains a “constant lack of clarity” over the reopening of Gaza’s Rafah crossing, stressing that all crossings must open to allow aid to flow at scale. He said UNRWA has 12,000 Palestinian staff in Gaza, over 370 of whom have been killed—an unprecedented toll in UN history. Despite the dangers, staff continue providing health care, sanitation, and education, including online learning for children in shelters. Fowler described Gaza as “the most dangerous place in the world” for aid workers and journalists. He warned that the current aid levels are “not even a molecule in a drop in the ocean,” urging a massive scale-up to address hunger, medical, and humanitarian needs, along with clearing rubble and recovering the missing before any recovery can begin. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #UnitedNations #UNRWA #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #GazaHumanitarianCrisis #GazaCeasefire #GazaHumanitarianAid #RafahCrossing #IsraelGazaWar #AlJazeeraEnglish

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Iranian media has released a video showing the moment an Israeli attack targeted Tehran during its conflict in June, throwing cars into the air. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #aljazeera #aljazeeraenglish #aljazeeranewslive