- Doha said the UAE’s actions had breached the 1965 International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
- Qatar’s rivals agreed to lift the restrictions at a summit in early January and the UAE reopened its borders to Qatar shortly afterwards
- The report to the Security Council from a UN monitoring team said Khalid Batarf was arrested and his deputy, Saad Atef Al-Awlaqi, died in Al-Mahrah Governorate
- Move is the latest boost to plans for a more sustainable, environmentally friendly future under the Kingdom’s Vision 2030
- The report to the Security Council from a UN monitoring team said Khalid Batarf was arrested and his deputy, Saad Atef Al-Awlaqi, died in Al-Mahrah Governorate
- The coup was ‘one step backward in the process of democracy in that country’
- The number of consumer and credit card loans was up 9 percent overall
- loans and credit spending related to healthcare were down 2 percent, despite the pandemic.
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KASHTA
The local term for camping, "kashta" is one of the most popular winter activities in Saudi Arabia, when people head to the desert to enjoy the fresh air, away from crowds.
Makkah Declaration
On May 31, 2019, leaders of Muslim nations gathered at the 14th Session of the Islamic Summit Conference in Makkah, adopted a 12-point set of principles. Among these were: "denouncing terrorism, extremism and fanaticism in all their forms and manifestations, whatever their causes and motives"; "condemn(ing) all forms of intolerance and discrimination based on religion, color or faith"; "rejecting sectarianism and confessional fanaticism in all their forms and manifestations"; and "standing by Muslims in nonIslamic countries who suffer persecution, injustice, coercion and aggression."
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- Brands in the MENA region reduced ad spend by 77 percent in 2020
- Digital commerce overall increased by 127 percent in 2020 vs 2019
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