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Nearly all Gazans in poverty, Palestinian Authority facing ‘imminent fiscal collapse’ – World Bank

RIYADH: Nearly every Gazan is living in poverty as the Israel-Hamas war continues to have a “devastating impact” on the Palestinian economy, according to the World Bank. An analysis by the organization sets out how the economic consequences of the conflict have spread beyond Gaza and into the West Bank, with widespread unemployment and underemployment combined with inflation…

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Lebanon ‘open to any effort to curb Israeli aggression,’ says Berri

BEIRUT: Lebanon is willing to cooperate with any international effort to stop Israeli aggression and bring security to the region, Parliamentary Speaker Nabih Berri said on Friday.However, in a statement marking the 24th anniversary of Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon in 2000, Berri warned that Lebanon “is not ready to waive any of its sovereign…

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Saudi Ports Authority: Jeddah Islamic Port is ready for 2024 Hajj season

RIYADH: The Saudi Ports Authority said it is ready to provide this year’s pilgrims with a distinguished experience through advanced equipment and high-tech operation systems run by young Saudi men and women skilled in welcoming pilgrims.The authority explained that, during Hajj season, ports are not only limited to receiving pilgrims but will also provide them…

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Qatar Executive welcomes two Gulfstream G700

atar Executive, Qatar Airways’ charter division, has become the first carrier to offer the ultra-modern Gulfstream G700 for private charters. Qatar Executive, a corporate jet subsidiary of Qatar Airways, is now the exclusive carrier to offer the ultra-modern Gulfstream G700 for private charters.  It has received two new G700 aircrafts to its fleet and is…

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Hajj pilgrims from Uzbekistan, Morocco, Niger and Iraq latest to arrive in Saudi Arabia.

The first group of pilgrims from Uzbekistan, 950 in total, arrived in Makkah on Thursday ahead of Hajj. Several expressed “gratitude to the Kingdom’s government for the services and facilities that have been provided to make their pilgrimage safe and reassuring,” the Saudi Press Agency reported. Meanwhile, the Saudi ambassador to Morocco, Sami Al-Saleh, attended…

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Netanyahu will soon address joint session of US Congress, House Speaker Johnson says.

Republican US House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Thursday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would soon address a joint meeting of Congress amid heightened tensions with President Joe Biden over the Israeli leader’s handling of the war in Gaza. Delivering a keynote speech at the Israeli embassy’s annual Independence Day reception, Johnson, the top congressional…

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Iran’s Raisi buried after dying in helicopter crash.

Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi was laid to rest on Thursday, concluding days of funeral rites attended by throngs of mourners after his death in a helicopter crash, state media reported.Hundreds of thousands marched in his home town Mashhad to bid farewell to Raisi ahead of his burial following processions in the cities of Tabriz, Qom,…

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UAE President confers First-Class Medal of Independence on Ambassador of Paraguay

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan awarded the First-Class Medal of Independence to José Agüero Avila, Ambassador of the Republic of Paraguay to the UAE, on the occasion of the end of his tenure as ambassador to the country. The medal was conferred in appreciation of Avila’s efforts during his tenure which…

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PNC-27 Peptide: Potential In Cancer Research

As suggested in animal research studies, PNC-27 is an engineered peptide with potential anti-cancer properties, suggested to eliminate cancer cells inside the organism. Attached to malignant cells, the PNC-27 peptide has been hypothesized to trigger cell necrosis, ultimately leading to the cells’ demise. Animal studies have suggested that this peptide may eliminate cancer cells by causing them…

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