- New HRW report recorded testimonies from 42 health care workers and first responders on sexual violence since war erupted in April 2023
- Though sexual violence has been primarily identified as a systematic weapon used by the paramilitary RSF, army soldiers were also linked to some cases
- Efforts to protect endangered animals such as the Arabian oryx, sand gazelle, houbara bustard and red-necked ostrich have led to significant population increases
- The reserve has more than 179 plant species, including 113 seasonal and 66 perennial varieties
- The Guards’ naval forces captured it near the Arash oil field
- It is the second such seizure in less than a week
- Saboteurs struck the network on Friday with pre-dawn attacks on signal substations and cables at critical points
- Train services in France were back up and running by early Monday after teams worked around the clock over the weekend to fix the damage
- Decision aims to enforce localization and supply sector with qualified workers
- Also aims to create more engaging and productive job opportunities for citizens
- Tunisia’s Decree 54, the law under which Bssais was convicted, was enacted by Saied in 2022 to combat “false news”
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Stargazing at Hisma desert
Located 90 km west of Tabuk city in northwest Saudi Arabia, the desert of Hikma is fast becoming a center of “astro-tourism.” Hisma’s distance from high artificial light pollution makes it an ideal spot for observing stars, galaxies, passing meteors, and falling comets at night time, says Majed Abu Zahra, president of the Jeddah Astronomical Society.
Standing stone circles of AlUla
A study that examined 431 standing stone circles at various sites in Harrat Uwayrid in AlUla concludes that people living in that part of Saudi Arabia’s northwest during the Neolithic era, or the later part of the Stone Age, were not merely simple pastoralists but had distinctive architecture, domesticated animals, jewelry, and diverse tools.
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- Hundreds of Indians are among the thousands of foreign soldiers Moscow is believed to have hired to bolster its forces
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