- Ramadan 2023 will begin either on Wednesday or Thursday depending on the sighting of the crescent
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- As he greeted Xi, Putin also said he welcomed his plan for “settlement of the acute crisis in Ukraine”
- Xi’s visit showed off Beijing’s new diplomatic swagger
- Almost two weeks after deal signing, Saudis are reminded of past incidents but optimistic of peace deal to start new page
- After seven year rift, Saudis apprehensive of Chinese-brokered deal between Riyadh and Tehran but understand the need for a more stable and secure region
- UN envoy Hans Grundberg said the prisoner exchange is one more reason to be optimistic that things are finally moving in the right direction in Yemen
- He added that he senses there is now a greater will to resolve the conflict, following the recent Saudi-Iranian rapprochement
- US President said that he wished Nowruz holiday would be a moment of ‘hope for the women of Iran fighting for their human rights and fundamental freedoms’
- Joe Biden: ‘We’re going to continue to hold Iranian officials accountable for their attacks against their people’
- Decision follows concerns raised by government authorities worldwide regarding data privacy and security
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Heat Island Effect
Heat islands form in urban settings where vegetation is replaced by concrete structures such as roads and buildings, making surfaces absorb — instead of reflect — the sun's heat. With roads reaching high temperatures of 70 degrees Celsius, the heat absorbed is released at night, keeping people from taking a walk during summer nights. To address this, Saudi Arabia's Roads General Authority is testing a newly technology that uses cold pavements, which are meant to reduce road surface temperatures.
Pogrom
It is a word that describes an organized act of mass violence targeting a particular ethnic or religious group. The term had been used to refer to ethnic mob attacks against Jews in eastern Europe in the 19th and early 20th centuries. On March 1, 2023, Maj. Gen. Yehuda Fuchs, head of the Israeli army’s Central Command, described the Feb. 28, 2023, rampage by Jewish settlers in the Palestinian town of Hawara as a "pogrom carried out by outlaws."
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- As he greeted Xi, Putin also said he welcomed his plan for “settlement of the acute crisis in Ukraine”
- Xi’s visit showed off Beijing’s new diplomatic swagger
- Real Madrid opened the scoring through an own goal by Barcelona’s Ronald Araujo in the ninth minute
- Barcelona replied through goals by Sergi Roberto and Frank Kessie in the 45th and 90th minutes
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