- Lawyer says Houthi prosecutor questioned Al-Hammadi inside Yemen central prison after refusing to transfer her for a court trial
- Yemeni model, 20, and two colleagues were abducted from Sanaa street on Feb. 20
- Biden, who put human rights at the center of his presidential agenda, promised to recognize the Armenian Genocide during his campaign
- Previous US presidents avoided using the word genocide when commemorating the mass killings, falling victim to realpolitik to avoid destroying America’s relationship with a NATO ally
- The total number of recoveries in the Kingdom has increased to 393,653
- A total of 6,878 people have succumbed to the virus in the Kingdom so far
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- Videos showing the insects flying over farmland in the towns of Ersal and Ras Baalbek in Bekaa circulated on social media, with the hashtag #locust trending in Lebanon
- The Lebanese military said that helicopters had begun spraying pesticides over Baalbek and Ras Baalbek to “fight and eradicate” the desert locusts
- Biden conveyed “his interest in a constructive bilateral relationship with expanded areas of cooperation and effective management of disagreements”
- The value of property transactions jumped 40 percent YOY in March
- Real-estate agents earned 392 million dirhams in commission in Q1
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