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- Erdogan’s inauguration in parliament will be followed by a lavish ceremony at his palace in Ankara
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- BRICS foreign ministers’ summit sets stage for a more ambitious role for five-nation bloc
- Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Saudi minister of foreign affairs, joins ministerial meeting of the ‘Friends of BRICS’
- Authority promoting Ardah among young Saudis to preserve cultural heritage
- The training program on Ardah skills is the first of two phases of the initiative, followed by an evaluation stage and a closing ceremony
- The Lebanese Foreign Ministry claimed on Saturday that it did not receive any French request to lift immunity for Rami Adwan
- Authorities in France opened an investigation into Adwan following the complaints issued by the two former embassy employees
- Two trains carrying thousands of passengers collided with a freight train
- Odisha observes day of mourning after the disaster of ‘unimaginable scale’
- Twitter owner’s move comes after platform accused of stifling free speech
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Gum arabic
Extracted from the sap of some Acacia tree species, gum arabic has plenty of uses, such as stabilizer in soft drinks and multiple uses for other foods. It is also used in watercolor paints, ceramic glaze, printmaking, pyrotechnics, glues, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, wine, shoe polish and lickable adhesives for postage stamps and envelopes. Gum arabic is one of the main products of Sudan, which accounts for 30 per cent of total exports worldwide. Because of the war in Sudan, producers — such as soft drink giants Coca-Cola and Pepsi — and the local market are in dire straits.
Wadi Qanuna Dam
Located in Saudi Arabia's western province of Makkah, Wadi Qanuna Dam is one of the Kingdom’s largest barrages. The site is a popular tourist destination and the surrounding Qanuna Valley is characterized not only by its running water and natural beauty, but also unique rock formations and archaeological inscriptions.
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Russia-Ukraine Conflict
- Belgorod border villages have been hit by unprecedented shelling, and the latest deaths bring the overall toll to seven this week
- The Shebekino area has been the hardest hit by the shelling
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- “We didn't make it easy for ourselves,” Barcelona and England defender Lucy Bronze said in a pitchside interview after securing her fourth Champions League crown
- Fridolina Rolfö capped the fightback by calmly firing the winner into the far corner of the net after a mix-up in the Wolfsburg defense in the 70th minute
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