- Moving Israel under the Central Command potentially makes security cooperation with the US on regional matters easier
- The move could bring Israeli military officials in closer proximity to those of Gulf neighbors
- Antonio Guterres said ‘vaccinationalism’ — where rich countries hoard vaccines and the poor get none — is a self-defeating strategy
- In a video message released as the global death toll reached 2 million, he said ‘COVID-19 cannot be beaten one country at a time’
- Al-Zahid reiterated the Kingdom’s eagerness to pursue women empowerment
- She pointed out international markers that have proven Saudi Arabia’s progress on women’s rights
- The last Palestinian parliamentary elections in 2006 saw Hamas win an unexpected landslide
- The 2005 Palestinian presidential vote saw Abbas elected with 62 percent support to replace the late Yasser Arafat
- The 3,000 or so migrants plan to walk thousands of kilometers through Central America
- Guatemala, Mexico and Honduras have an agreement with the US to stop north-bound migratory flows
- Carrefour has more than 12,300 stores in more than 30 countries and employs 320,000 people worldwide
- Canada's Couche-Tard has offered to take over the French supermarket giant for 16 billion euro ($19.5 billion)
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KASHTA
The local term for camping, "kashta" is one of the most popular winter activities in Saudi Arabia, when people head to the desert to enjoy the fresh air, away from crowds.
Makkah Declaration
On May 31, 2019, leaders of Muslim nations gathered at the 14th Session of the Islamic Summit Conference in Makkah, adopted a 12-point set of principles. Among these were: "denouncing terrorism, extremism and fanaticism in all their forms and manifestations, whatever their causes and motives"; "condemn(ing) all forms of intolerance and discrimination based on religion, color or faith"; "rejecting sectarianism and confessional fanaticism in all their forms and manifestations"; and "standing by Muslims in nonIslamic countries who suffer persecution, injustice, coercion and aggression."
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