- Participants in a discussion hosted by the Middle East Institute said the first three months of the far-right government led by Benjamin Netanyahu have been ‘chaotic’ and its policies are ‘racist’
- The ruling coalition has overseen the violent suppression of Palestinian protests, with nearly 100 Palestinians killed as Israeli and settler raids have been stepped up in the West Bank
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- More than 100 lorries carrying flour have been stuck for days at Houthi checkpoints in Sanaa, Taiz and Al-Bayda as a result of militia restrictions
- Merchants and traders said the flour originated from the Aden mill and silo facilities, and was not imported via Aden port
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- Sanctions imposed on Syrian-linked figures reflect growing international alarm over Captagon trafficking
- Arab News Deep Dive shed light on Saudi efforts to stop trade blamed for destroying lives, destabilizing region
- Kingdom’s Architecture and Design Commission to make second appearance at global platform
- Tunisia recorded drop in dam capacity due to rain scarcity
- Agriculture ministry banned use of potable water to wash cars, water green areas, clean streets and public places
- John Chipman speaking at the conference about the major geopolitical shifts the world is facing in the near future
- Dmitry Muratov told Reuters the case against Gershkovich was part of a wider trend to make journalism a "dangerous profession" in Russia
- More than 260 publications have been closed, blocked or de-registered since then, he said
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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
- Fida Janwari, a senior police officer, said the stampede happened when needy women with children flocked to a factory distributing alms
- The bodies of six women and three children were brought to the Abbasi Shaheed state hospital
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Russia-Ukraine Conflict
- Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko also called for immediate ceasefire in Ukraine
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- The Cricket Discipline Commission said it was "not satisfied on the balance of probabilities" that Vaughan had used the alleged words
- In its concluding remarks the CDC report said: "This is not a case which necessitated a conclusion from the panel that anyone has lied or acted out of malice
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