- Palestinian Health Minister called on human rights institutions and the International Committee of the Red Cross to act urgently against Israel’s increasing attacks
- Israeli forces intensively lobbed tear gas shells toward a hospital in Ramallah, affecting dozens of patients, including newborns in incubators
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- ‘Retired soldiers are now paid peanuts amid the sharp increase in the dollar exchange rate and the dollarization of food prices’
- ‘We need international protection to save us from corrupt politicians. We are no longer able to secure our food’
- Ambassador Riyad Mansour takes issue with Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich denying the existence of Palestinians as a people
- Israel’s UN Ambassador Gilad Erdan hits back, accusing the Palestinian leadership of regularly inciting terrorism and erasing Jewish history
- Researchers say “gendered disinformation” has relentlessly targeted women around the world, tarnishing their reputations, undermining their credibility and, in many cases, upending their careers
- Facebook has acknowledged that online abuse of women was a “serious problem” and pledged to work with policymakers on their concerns
- Middle East crude prices in Asia appear to be resilient as the market bets on robust demand from China
- With Russian crude so cheap, a move of a few dollars on Brent-Dubai EFS or even freight would not make a difference
- With the global rise of TikTok, cleaning videos have become hugely popular on social media, inspiring a growing number to start posting content
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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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Ramadan 2023
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- The world’s 2 billion plus Muslims believe daytime fasting and nighttime prayers energize the faithful to lead a new life
- Saudi Ministry of Culture has launched Ramadan Season, a series of festive events in 14 cities across the Kingdom
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Russia-Ukraine Conflict
- The attack left a gaping hole in the top floor of a five-storey dormitory
- Regional police chief Andrii Nebytov said an ambulance driver who went to the scene was among the dead
- Bianca Andreescu — the 2019 US Open champ — defeated Raducanu 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
- On the men’s side, Dusan Lajovic beat three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray 6-4, 7-5
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