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Tuesday May 02, 2023
Tuesday May 02, 2023
On today's episode, the Arab League calls on Sudan's warring parties to strike a peace deal. The organisation met in Cairo for the second time in recent weeks to discuss the latest developments in the North African country.
Abu Dhabi retains its title as the smartest city in the Mena region, thanks to its digital-first initiatives, a study has revealed.
Dubai's mega solar project now accounts for more than 15 per cent of the emirate's generation capacity. The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park is able to generate 2,327 megawatts, cementing its status as a key driver of Dubai's renewable energy push.
Syria agrees to work on “effective steps” to counter the narcotics trade, which poses a major security threat to its neighbours, during an Arab meeting in Amman to discuss normalising ties with Damascus.
Monday May 01, 2023
Monday May 01, 2023
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On today's episode, an International Committee of the Red Cross plane leaves Amman, Jordan, and lands in the city of Port Sudan on Sunday as the flow of humanitarian aid to Sudan, now in its 16th day of war, increases.
Abu Hussein Al Qurashi, the suspected leader of ISIS, has been killed in Syria in an operation carried out by Turkey's MIT intelligence agency, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.
Four thousand petrochemical workers in southern Iran will be sacked and replaced after going on strike to demand better pay and conditions.
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi praises Tokyo's support for his government's development projects after meeting Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Sunday. Mr Kishida is heading his country's delegation at a three-day Egypt-Japan summit in Cairo.
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In today's episode, Sudan's warring parties agreed to a 72-hour truce mediated by the US and Saudi Arabia.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid has spoken of his pride at the UAE's “contribution to the pursuit of human knowledge” as the country's space experts seek to further unravel the mysteries of Mars.
A Japanese spacecraft carrying the UAE's Rashid rover is expected to attempt to land on the Moon today. The Hakuto-R Mission 1 lander blasted off into space in December.
A magnitude-7.3 earthquake struck west of Indonesia's Sumatra island, triggering a tsunami warning for about two hours.
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On today's episode, clashes and explosions shook Sudan's capital despite claims of a ceasefire on the fourth day of fighting that has killed nearly 200. The army and RSF had agreed to the 24-hour ceasefire from Tuesday. They said they would abide by the agreement to allow civilians and medical workers to move around the city, where millions of people are hiding in their homes.
Hundreds of workers from Lebanon’s public sector protested in front of the seat of government on Tuesday as the nation’s caretaker cabinet convened to discuss their salaries. Public school teachers, retired army and police officers, and civil servants — angry at a lack of action to address the nation's currency crisis and the devaluation of their pay — demanded better wages and threatened to escalate action if the government did not deliver.
The Supreme Court has called on Muslims in Saudi Arabia to look out for the crescent of Shawwal moon on Thursday evening. In an announcement on Tuesday, the kingdom’s Supreme Court called on “whoever sights the crescent moon”, through binoculars or otherwise, to immediately report to the nearest court and register their testimony.
A legal battle between Fox News and Dominion, a voting machine company that accuses the network of knowingly spreading misinformation about the 2020 presidential election results, began on Tuesday, only to be settled a few hours later, averting a trial. In a news conference, Dominion lawyer Justin Nelson said Fox agreed to pay $787.5 million in damages.