- Ramadan 2023 will begin either on Wednesday or Thursday depending on the sighting of the crescent
- Almost two weeks after deal signing, Saudis are reminded of past incidents but optimistic of peace deal to start new page
- After seven year rift, Saudis apprehensive of Chinese-brokered deal between Riyadh and Tehran but understand the need for a more stable and secure region
- Ceremony held in Riyadh under auspices of King Salman
- An Emirati, a Moroccan, a South Korean, two Brits and three Americans were honored with the King Faisal Prize 2023
- Princess Empress was carrying 800,000 liters of industrial fuel oil when it sank on February 28
- The tanker was found by a Japanese remotely operated underwater vehicle
- Confused about the timing? The day varies depending where you’re from
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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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Russia-Ukraine Conflict
- Fumio Kishida is the last G7 leader to visit Ukraine and has come under increasing pressure to make the trip
- News of the trip was first reported by Japanese media, including national broadcaster NHK
- Zach LaVine scored 26 points, DeMar DeRozan had 25 and Chicago defeated Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers in double overtime
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