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- Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula left many influences, later taken to the continent by colonists
- Some researchers believe 700-1,000 Portuguese words and about 4,000 in Spanish come from Arabic
- During the call aspects of partnership between the Kingdom and China were reviewed
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- Al-Khidr Mosque has been an integral part of Al-Balad historic district
- Al-Safa will be restored with natural materials from the stones of the Sarawat Mountains
- Charles Lister, coordinator of the joint letter, said the official US message is ‘We will never normalize and we discourage normalization,’ but this is not the same as ‘Don’t you dare normalize’
- The letter also highlighted the need for a formal ceasefire in Syria, which the signatories said would allow for a more efficient and coordinated aid effort and could ignite a political process
- Govt to offer over 9,000 people new accommodation, move all Afghan refugees from hotels by end of year
- Move comes as PM Rishi Sunak steps up efforts to pass into law new illegal immigration bill
- ‘Only realistic way to address advanced AI bot swarms taking over’
- From April ‘legacy’ users will pay either $8 a month or $84 per year
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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
- The government has been working to help those struggling with the cost of living, with Ahlan Ramadan discounted outlets playing a big part in securing families’ needs ahead of the holy month
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Russia-Ukraine Conflict
- Video footage posted online by Zelenskiy's office showed him visiting Okhtyrka and Trostyanets in Sumy
- "Our people proved that this occupier will be defeated by us, by our morale, by our Ukrainian character," Zelenskiy wrote on Telegram
- Striker Baghdad Bounedjah’s early goal was enough for Algeria to beat Niger 1-0 in African Cup of Nations qualifying and book its place at the tournament
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