- Council members reiterated the need for full compliance with all UN resolutions designed to end the violence in Yemen and preserve the peace process
- The Iran-backed Houthis have been targeting international shipping since November and say their assaults will continue until Israel ends its war on Gaza
- Israel has launched hundreds of air strikes in Syria since civil war broke out in 2011, targeting Iran-backed forces including Hezbollah as well as Syrian army positions
- Strikes have increased since Israel’s war with Hamas, a Hezbollah ally, began on October 7
- On UNIFIL’s anniversary, commander urges compliance with UN Resolution 1701
- Lebanon files UN complaint over Israel’s jamming of Beirut airport
- Naledi Pandor, South Africa’s foreign minister, said on Tuesday that Israel had defied a January ruling by the ICJ that it should take action to prevent acts of genocide as it fights Hamas in the Gaza Strip
- British media regulator Ofcome raised concerns that Abu Dhabi-backed Telegraph takeover may 'act against the public interest'
- Proposed law to ban foreign-state ownership of British newspapers may kill the deal
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What is Shannah?
Shannah is an ancient method of storing and preserving dates in AlUla and elsewhere inthe Arabian Peninsula. Using sheep or goat skin, the meticulous shannah process ensures the quality of dates is maintained throughout, an ingenuity of the past that will be highlighted in the next annual AlUla Dates Festival.
Al-Qahar Mountains
Saudi Arabia’s Al-Qahar mountains, which rise 2,000 meters above sea level and located about 130 km from Jazan in the Kingdom’s southwest, at one time formed the seabed in the region, geological studies have revealed.
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Russia-Ukraine Conflict
IOC excludes Russian and Belarusian athletes from taking part in the Paris Olympics opening ceremony
- The IOC decision follows the International Paralympic Committee which two weeks ago announced a ban for its Paris opening ceremony on Aug. 28
- IOC has laid out a two-step vetting procedure for individual athletes from those countries to be granted neutral status
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IOC excludes Russian and Belarusian athletes from taking part in the Paris Olympics opening ceremony
- The IOC decision follows the International Paralympic Committee which two weeks ago announced a ban for its Paris opening ceremony on Aug. 28
- IOC has laid out a two-step vetting procedure for individual athletes from those countries to be granted neutral status
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