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- Local commander appreciates weapons donations, says troops lack technical skills and expertise to operate them
- Loss of homes and livelihoods proved too much to bear for those who remained during Russian control
- UN raises quarter of $1 bn Turkey quake funds target
- On Feb 6 a 7.8-magnitude earthquake killed more than 50,000 in Turkiye and nearly 6,000 in Syria leaving entire cities in ruins
- Kingdom made quality of life a priority in Saudi Vision 2030
- Cities should invest in arts and culture, panelists say
- News subscriptions grew by nearly 58 percent between 2019 and 2020
- Social media platforms have grown up and are now being held responsible by governments and regulators, panel discusses
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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
- Pope Tawadros II praised for providing food to the poor
- Hundreds of meals distributed to homes and hospitals
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- Unlike England's Premier League which allows it, the practice does not comply with the French Football Federation's statutes
- It said it had been brought to the federation's attention that matches were being interrupted following the breaking of the Ramadan fast
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