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Turkey to restore parts of historic Hejaz Railway in Syria

Ankara aims to help the new Syrian administration rebuild its infrastructure after its 13-year civil war An old locomotive sits outside the Hejaz railway station in old Damascus on 23 February 2024 (AFP/Louai Beshara / AFP) Turkey will restore parts of the historic Hejaz Railway in Syria, reconnecting Turkish rail lines to Damascus, Turkish Transportation Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said on Tuesday during a …

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Saudi Arabia set to host International AI Olympiad

Representatives from 25 countries scheduled to take part RIYADH: A global edition of the International AI Olympiad gets underway in Riyadh on Sunday, with teams from 25 countries expected to take part. The event, which will run until Thursday, is being organized by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority in collaboration with UNESCO, the International Center for AI Research and …

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Iran helicopter crash live news: President Raisi, FM Amirabdollahian die

Rescuers say ‘no sign of life’ as wrecked helicopter of Iran’s Raisi found The helicopter, which was also carrying Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, went down in poor weather. Rescuers say they have found the wreckage of a helicopter that was carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and other officials, but “no sign of life” had been detected. …

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UN General Assembly presses Security Council to give ‘favourable consideration’ to full Palestinian membership

The UN General Assembly convened again in New York on Friday for an emergency special session on the Gaza crisis and overwhelmingly passed a resolution which upgrades Palestine’s rights at the world body as an Observer State, without offering full membership. It urged the Security Council to give “favourable consideration” to Palestine’s request.   What does the resolution mean? Tweet …

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UN backs Palestine’s bid for membership: How did your country vote?

UN backs Palestine’s bid for membership: How did your country vote? A breakdown by country of the UN General Assembly vote on a resolution for Palestinian to become a full UN member. The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has overwhelmingly voted to support a Palestinian bid to become a full UN member by recognising it as qualified to join and recommending the …

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Muslims’ places of worship are under constant threat in India: Owaisi

New Delhi: All India Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief, Asaduddin Owaisi, expressing concern over the religious landscape in India has said that Muslims’ places of worship are under constant threat. Addressing a rally in New Delhi, Asaduddin Owaisi said, the Muslims have lost Babri Masjid in Ayodhya where they worshipped for 500 years (Babri Masjid in Ayodhya). “You can see …

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