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- On Thursday the civil defense agency reported the deaths of at least 40 residents in Israeli strikes
- Syria has been struggling to emerge from the wake of nearly 14 years of civil war, and its banking sector is no exception
- The liquidity crisis has forced authorities to drastically limit cash withdrawals, leaving much of the population struggling to make ends meet
- Aid agency launches Sama’a Volunteer Program supporting children with hearing loss in the African country
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- The attack is the deadliest known attack in the American airstrike campaign that began Mar. 15
- Houthis strictly control access to areas attacked and don’t publish information on the strikes
- Vance saw Meloni in Washington on Thursday
- “We do feel optimistic that we can hopefully bring this war, this very brutal war, to a close”
- Advertisers in Saudi Arabia and across the Middle East and North Africa can now leverage programmatic campaigns through diverse formats such as video, standard banners, and audience layering, companies said
- Campaigns tap into an audience of over 412 million monthly users and 150 million social media followers across 40+ global brands
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Rub Al-Khali
Also known as The Empty Quarter, Rub Al-Khali is one of the world’s largest deserts, covering nearly 650,000 sq. km, mostly in Saudi Arabia, with dunes reaching 250 meters. A recent study has revealed that Rub Al-Khali was once much more hospitable, with a big lake emerging during the “Green Arabia” period, from 11,000 to 5,500 years ago. About 6,000 years ago, a sharp decline in rainfall resulted in arid conditions that forced nomadic populations to migrate to more hospitable areas.
What is Wrth Saudi?
It is the name of an initiative launched by Saudi Arabia’s Roads General Authority and the Royal Institute of Traditional Arts, which features signage on highways across the Kingdom marking significant locations connected with national crafts. Wrth is the local name of the Royal Institute of Traditional Arts."
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- Hamli faces Bahrain’s Abbas Khan on May 9 at Onyx Arena
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