- Assad, accompanied by his wife Asma Al-Assad, arrived in Abu Dhabi on Sunday
- The Syrian president’s visit to Abu Dhabi comes after a visit to Oman last month
- Saudi Arabian Chefs Association hosts contest for Saudi and international cuisine
- The participating countries at the festival presented visitors with an assortment of culinary specialities
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- Monday’s coalition statement uses more circumspect language than in the original bill introduced on January 4
- An election must be held 45 to 60 days after the house dissolution, which takes effect immediately
- Across the country, the use of CCTV and facial recognition is increasing in schools, airports, train stations, prisons and streets as authorities roll out a nationwide system to curb crime and identify missing children
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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
- Xi Jinping heads to Russia on Monday hoping to deliver a breakthrough on Ukraine as Beijing seeks to position itself as a peacemaker
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- Baniyas Jiu-Jitsu Club took second place while Al-Ain was third
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