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Qatar and China sign deal to increase air transport rights
Zawya
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Beijing: The civil aviation authorities of both the State of Qatar and the People’s Republic of China held a meeting in Beijing, yesterday. The meeting discussed ways to enhance cooperation in operational matters for the national carriers of both...
Qatar and China sign MoU to increase air transport rights
The Peninsula
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July 11, 2025
In Charge of Managing Qatar Civil Aviation Authority Mohammed bin Faleh Al Hajri and Director General of the Civil Aviation Administration of China Chen Wei during the signing of MoU in Beijing, yesterday. Beijing: The civil aviation authorities...
China retain artistic swimming team free title at World Aquatics Championships
The Straits Times
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July 20, 2025
SINGAPORE – Overcome by emotion at the end of their routine, China’s artistic swimming coach Zhang Xiaohuan shed tears of joy as she planted a kiss on the cheek of each and every one of her swimmers. Her team had scored 348.4779 points to retain...
Gaza health ministry says Israeli fire has killed at least 85 Palestinians waiting for aid trucks as Pope Leo brands war 'barbaric' and calls for its end
Daily Mail
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July 20, 2025
Israeli fire has killed at least 85 Palestinians waiting for aid trucks, Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry has claimed. The ministry said dozens of people were also wounded in the incident in northern Gaza, in one of the highest reported tolls...
Evacuation Alert: Israel Orders Central Gaza Evacuations Amid Rising Hunger
MENAFN
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July 20, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) The Israeli military issued evacuation orders on Sunday in areas of central Gaza packed with displaced Palestinians where it hasn't operated so far in its war with Hamas, while medics said at least 30 people were killed...
Israel kills 73 aid seekers in Gaza, issues new evacuation threat
The Business Standard
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July 20, 2025
At least 88 people, including 73 Palestinians seeking food aid, were killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza on Sunday (20 July), the territory's health ministry said, as Israel issued new evacuation orders for areas packed with displaced Gazans,...
Italy’s Edoardo di Somma rises from coma to become water polo world champion
The Straits Times
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July 20, 2025
SINGAPORE – In its 103-word entirety, English poet William Ernest Henley’s Invictus is inked on Edoardo di Somma’s thigh. Latin for unconquered, Invictus is a poem about willpower and strength in the face of adversity, and few in the July 11-Aug 3...
IDF chief meets son, reserve tank commander, during tour of forces in Gaza
Ynet
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July 20, 2025
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir met on Sunday with his son, Maj. (res.) A., a company commander in the Armored Corps who has been fighting in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war. The meeting took place in northern Gaza, where the two...
Qatar participates in Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025
The Peninsula
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July 11, 2025
Minister of State for International Cooperation H E Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad during the event in Rome. Rome: Qatar participated in the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025, currently underway in the Italian capital, Rome. Minister of State...
Qatar Airways Completes Installation Of Starlink On All Boeing 777 Fleet
MENAFN
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July 11, 2025
(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Qatar Airways becomes the first airline in the world to fully equip and operate over 50 widebody aircraft with Starlink, and the only carrier in the MENA region offering the service Qatar Airways, recently crowned the World's...
Qatar Airways completes Starlink installation programme for Boeing 777s
Travel Weekly
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July 11, 2025
Qatar Airways, recently crowned the Skytrax 2025 World’s Best Airline, has completed the Starlink installation programme on 54 Boeing 777 aircraft, delivering on its promise to offer the fastest onboard Wi-Fi at a record speed. This milestone...
Sisi, AL Secretary-General to Discuss Regional Crises ,Arab Unity
Sada Elbalad
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July 20, 2025
Sun 20 Jul 2025 | 08:54 PM Sisi and Ahmed Aboul Gheit President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met today with Mr. Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary-General of the Arab League. Official Presidential Spokesman Mohamed El-Shenawy stated that the meeting focused on...
At least 85 Palestinians killed while trying to reach aid in Gaza, officials say
CBS News
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At least 85 Palestinians were killed while trying to reach aid at locations across Gaza on Sunday, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said, in one of the deadliest days yet for aid-seekers in over 21 months of war. There was new alarm as Israel's...
GISW Howard Wolowitz Breezes at Gulfstream, Prepares to Ship to Saratoga
Thoroughbred Daily News - New Jersey
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July 20, 2025
Before putting him on a van headed to Saratoga, trainer Jose D'Angelo worked Abraham Gold's Howard Wolowitz (Munnings) on the all-weather Tapeta at Gulfsteam Sunday. Unraced since a trip to Saudi Arabia in late February, the 4-year-old breezed...
SQU explores AI, Emotional Intelligence in education
Oman Observer
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July 20, 2025
SALALAH: Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) officially launched the third edition of its annual Summer School, held under the theme ‘The Integration of Emotional and Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education.’ The programme is taking place at the...
Congratulations ... ‘Visa Platform’ Make it easy, do not make it difficult, to comfort the people
Arab Times
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July 20, 2025
“Better late than never.” This saying applies to the recent initiative of First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef to launch and immediately implement the Visa Platform, which aims to ease the process of...
73 Palestinians killed waiting for aid in Gaza
Nagaland Post
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July 20, 2025
At least 73 people were killed while attempting to access aid at locations across Gaza on Sunday, the health ministry in the Palestinian territory said. The largest toll was in northern Gaza, where at least 67 Palestinians were killed while trying...
‘Gunshots rained down’: 85 killed in Gaza on deadliest day yet for aid-seekers
Brisbane Times
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July 20, 2025
“I will never go back again. Let us die of hunger, it’s better.” Nafiz Al-Najjar, who was injured, said tanks and drones targeted people “randomly” and he saw his cousin and others shot dead. Palestinians react after carrying the bodies of those...
Democrats’ Project 2029 Is Doubling Down on Failure
Jacobin
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For anyone hoping Kamala Harris’s disastrous 2024 loss would make the Democratic Party drastically change direction, the bad news can be summed up in two words: Project 2029. The New York Times reported earlier this month that Democrats are...
How Powerful Is The Airbus A380 Compared To The Boeing 747?
Simple Flying
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July 20, 2025
The Boeing 747 and Airbus A380 have dominated the long-haul skies for more than 50 years. Although they each represented a distinct design philosophy, both aircraft pushed the limit of power, aerodynamics, and sheer flying mass. With production...