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- UAE will lift a ban for its citizens traveling to Lebanon as of May 7, 2025
- The paramilitaries have expanded the scope and frequency of their drone attacks on army-held areas since losing control of areas including most of the capital Khartoum in March
- UN agencies have also moved their offices and staff to Port Sudan, where hundreds of thousands of displaced people have sought refuge from the war.
- Minister launches initiatives to enhance Kingdom’s workplace safety
- Energy Minister discussed with the Turkish side the possibility of mining Syria’s earth minerals
- Government developing new 80-megawatt transmission line between Turkiye’s Reyhanli district and Syria’s Harem region
- Pro-Palestinian activists had pointed the finger at Israel for the attack
- If the ship can be fixed at sea, it will be, but otherwise it will be towed under Maltese control to the Mediterranean island for repairs, paid for by Malta
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Al-Tharwa Mountain
Located in Saudi Arabia’s southwestern border region of Najran, Al-Tharwa Mountain is considered an open-air museum containing a living archive of early Islamic art. The mountain’s rocky features abound with prominent archaeological evidence of Islamic calligraphy in its earliest stages.
Laheq Island
Located off Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast, Laheq is being developed with a focus on residences rather than tourism, bringing resort-style living and homeownership to Saudi Arabia. Laheq is part of an archipelago surrounded by one of the world’s largest barrier reefs that are home to over 2,000 rare and unique marine species.
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