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- Israel has launched airstrikes across Syria amid suspicions that Iran is using the country to move precision-guided missiles
- Experts believe Israel is trying to minimize Hezbollah’s capacity to retaliate in case it has to attack Iran’s nuclear sites
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- Saudi Arabia and the UAE praised for pioneering green energy initiatives as part of accelerated climate actions
- US climate envoy John Kerry sees the Middle East playing a big role in shift to clean, renewable power
- A car bomb hit the entrance of Ghwayran prison and a second blast went off in the vicinity before Daesh militants attacked Kurdish security forces manning the facility
- Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces blamed the attack on ‘Daesh sleeper cells, who infiltrated from the surrounding neighborhoods and clashed with the internal Security Forces’
- Crossing attempts have been down for a year because the border has been closed due to the pandemic, says MacLatchy
- The network used fake accounts to pose as locals in England and Scotland
- The accounts posted commentary about Scottish independence and organized their content around common hashtags promoting the cause
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What is Qiddiya?
Qiddiya is one of Saudi Arabia's six giga-projects being established as part of the Kingdom's Vision 2030, which aims to diversify the income resources of the country. Located 45 km south-west of the capital city of Riyadh, the project aspires to be an entertainment, sports and arts hub, and hopes to attract 17 million visitors a year by 2030 and is expected to provide 25,000 jobs and contribute up to SR17 billion to the country’s gross domestic product by 2030.
Ahwazis
The Ahwazis are descendants of Arab tribes who had ruled a large tract of land in today’s western Iran. Al-Ahwaz extended north over 600 km along the east bank of the Shatt Al-Arab, and down the entire eastern littoral of the Gulf, as far south as the Strait of Hormuz.
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