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80 Palestinians hospitalized in Jerusalem clashes
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police clashed with Palestinian protesters at a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site on Monday, the latest in a series of confrontations that is pushing the contested city to the brink of eruption. Palestinian medics said at least 180 Palestinians were hurt in the violence at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, including 80 who …
Muslim miners in Bosnia break fast underground
AP PHOTOS: Muslim miners in Bosnia break fast underground By KEMAL SOFTIC May 2, 2021 GMT https://apnews.com/article/world-news-europe-business-religion-38dd484946f420f8e9e82487b76ebd2d ZENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Groups of men are preparing for long hours of hard labor deep underground in a trouble-plagued coal mine in Bosnia’s central city of Zenica. During Islam’s holy month of Ramadan, observant Muslims among them …
Technology supports advanced position of Saudi Arabia
MAKKAH: Arora Akanksha, an audit coordinator at the UN Development Project, faces a tough challenge as the first female millennial candidate running for the role of UN secretary-general. For years, the selection process at the UN has been a closed-door process; candidates are appointed by the UN General Assembly on the recommendation of the UN …
KPMG: 98% of Saudi CEOs set to invest in cloud technology in 2021
DUBAI: Getting into a prestigious Ivy League university is no easy task. According to the latest figures, California’s Stanford University was especially picky, with a 2019 acceptance rate of just 4 percent. Columbia and Harvard followed with 5 percent, while Princeton and Yale were slightly easier with 6 percent of applicants getting offers.The race to get …
Saudi Electricity Co., King Abdullah University of Science and Technology collaborate on program to help reduce power loss
Saudi university ranks fourth on international list of educational establishments DHAHRAN: Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals has been ranked fourth on a global list of 100 universities granted utility patents in the United States in 2019.The annual list is compiled by the American organizations the National Academy of Inventors and the …
Saudis turn to technology for Eid gatherings
JEDDAH: Many special Eid-related traditions have been broken this year as families are forced to stay home because of coronavirus restrictions. But technology has come to the rescue with many relying on video calls to bring family members and loved ones closer. Eid Al-Fitr is the occasion Saudis look forward to most — attending Eid …
Science and technology city, telecom company support distance learning at universities in Saudi Arabia amid coronavirus
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is to cut SAR50 billion ($13.32 billion) from this year’s budget in light of the negative impact of the coronavirus pandemic on public finances in the Kingdom.The cut is worth less than 5 percent of the 2020 budget and will be in areas that have the least social and economic impact, Finance …
Another achievement in Saudi Arabia communications and technology
Another achievement in Saudi Arabia communications and technology Since the launch of Vision 2030, the Kingdom’s digital transformation has improved significantly. The information and communications technology sector is valued at $28.7 billion, making it the largest in the Arab world. The Kingdom has an internet penetration rate of 93 percent versus the global average of …
How technology can help forge a sustainable future
DUBAI: Urgent steps must be taken if the fight to curb climate change is to have any chance of success, according to growing global scientific consensus. Climate scientists say the situation has become untenable because current global carbon emissions — estimated to be 45 percent above pre-industrial levels — exceed the amount that nature can …
US restricts visas for Chinese officials over internment of Muslim minorities | World news
The US has imposed visa restrictions on Chinese government and Communist party officials accused of being involved in the mass internment of more than a million Uighurs and other Muslim minority groups in Xinjiang province. The restrictions, announced by the state department on Tuesday, come a day after the US commerce department imposed export restrictions …
