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☆ Fact Check-Video of snow falling near the Kaaba in Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mosque of Mecca is digitally altered
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A video showing snow falling at the Kaaba in Saudi Arabia’s Masjid al-Haram, the Grand Mosque of Mecca, has been digitally altered, according to the kingdom’s National Center for Meteorology. Similar versions can be seen on Facebook (here and here) and Twitter (here), where it has amassed hundreds of thousands of interactions. However, the video has been manipulated, according to Hussain Al-Qahtani, the official spokesperson of Saudi Arabia’s National Center for Meteorology (NCM). “The rolling video of snow falling on #SacredMosque is not correct and has been processed with additional effects,” he wrote on Twitter (here). Snow did not fall near the Kaaba in Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mosque on Jan. 1, 2023.

☆ World Cup quarterfinals: Morocco on the verge of history against Portugal as Kylian Mbappé’s France face England
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Alasdair Howorth | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The Moroccans have become the darlings of the World Cup. At the first “Arab” World Cup, they became the first Arab nation to qualify for the quarterfinals of the World Cup and, as the first African side to qualify for the quarterfinals in over a decade, they represent so much more than just their own nation. Born in Madrid, Achraf Hakimi scored the goal to knock Spain out of the World Cup. No team has scored more than Portugal’s 12 at the World Cup, but will the unstoppable Portugal be able to beat the immovable Morocco? Mbappé has already surpassed Cristiano Ronalo's World Cup goal scoring record and is level with Lionel Messi on nine.

☆ Japan wins plaudits for World Cup shocks and fans cleaning up in stadiums
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( John Sinnott | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Japan bids the World Cup farewell after its World Cup last-16 penalty shootout defeat by Croatia on Monday, but the team and its fans left lasting memories that won the Asian nation plenty of plaudits in Qatar and across the watching world. After the win over Germany, Japan’s players cleaned up their dressing room, leaving it looking immaculate. Japan supporters celebrate the team's World Cup Group E win against Spain. Ozan Kose/AFP/Getty Images‘Good vibes’Before Monday’s last-16 match against Japan, Croatia midfielder Lovro Majer had paid tribute to what the Samurai Blue had done at this World Cup. “We beat Germany and Spain – both World Cup champions,” said Japan coach coach Hajime Moriyasu, according to Reuters, after Monday’s loss to Croatia.

☆ Israeli journalists experience chilly reception at Qatar World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Hadas Gold | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Former Israeli football star, and now a commentator Eil Ohana posted a video showing a Qatari police officer driving him in a golf cart. Videos have gone viral in Israel and the Arab world showing football fans yelling at Israeli reporters, refusing to speak to them because of where they are from. Canadian pop star Justin Bieber launched clean water company Generosity at Qatar’s World Cup, to provide premium alkaline water in refillable fountains across the globe. The pitch invader who waved a rainbow flag on the field during Portugal’s World Cup match with Uruguay on Monday said FIFA president Gianni Infantino came to the Qatari police station to free him in order to “avoid more controversy.”Thursday’s Group E FIFA World Cup match between Costa Rica and Germany saw an all-women refereeing team for the first time in men’s World Cup history. Stephanie Frappart, from France, led the refereeing team, making her the first woman to referee a men’s World Cup match.

☆ ISIS acknowledges the death of its leader, announces his successor
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Eyad Kourdi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —ISIS acknowledged the death of its leader Abu al-Hasan al-Hashmi al-Qurayshi on Wednesday and confirmed his successor. US Central Command confirmed his death on Wednesday, saying the ISIS leader was killed in mid-October by the Free Syrian Army. The deceased leader was appointed by ISIS after US President Joe Biden announced the death of Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi in a military operation in the northwest of Syria. Abu al-Hasan’s predecessor, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, died in February during a US counterterrorism raid in northwest Syria. The raid was the biggest US raid in the country since the 2019 operation that killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and came amid a resurgence of the group in Syria and Iraq.

[1/3] An excavator clears out rocks into a dumper at the gold mine, operated by Endeavour Mining Corporation in Hounde, Burkina Faso February 11, 2020. Acquired by Burkina-based firm Néré Mining from Endeavour Mining (EDV.L) in March, Karma is one of at least four gold mines that halted production this year because of security risks. Gold is Burkina Faso's main export, accounting for 37% of total exports in 2020, and mining is a leading source of jobs. At current rates, Burkina Faso is set to produce 13% less gold this year than in 2021, in part because of mine closures, government statistics show. The Burkina Faso mines ministry did not respond to Reuters' questions.

"We are continuing the air operation and will come down hard on the terrorists from land at the most convenient time for us," Erdogan told his AK Party's lawmakers in a speech in parliament. Meanwhile, the United States has conveyed serious concerns to Turkey, a NATO ally, about the impact of escalation on the goal of fighting Islamic State militants in Syria. Turkey has previously launched military incursions in Syria against the Kurdish YPG militia, regarding it as a wing of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which Turkey, the United States and the European Union designate as a terrorist group. NEARLY 500 TARGETS HITTurkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said the army had hit 471 targets in Syria and Iraq since the weekend in what he said was Turkey's biggest air operation of recent times. It cited him as saying 254 militants had been "neutralised" in the operation, a term generally used to be mean killed.

☆ Iran's plans for its drones may be much different than how Russia is using them in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( Shahryar Pasandideh | World Politics Review | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Russia's use of Iranian drones in Ukraine has been framed as Iran trying to test out its hardware. But Russia has so far been using those drones in a manner different than Iran would likely use them. For all the attention given to Iran's ballistic missiles, the country has spent more than a decade diversifying its strike capabilities. Iranian drones were notably employed alongside cruise missiles in the attacks on Saudi oil facilities in September 2019. Second, the propeller-driven Iranian drones that Russia is now using are slow and, if detected while in transit, provide ample warning for defenders to activate defenses.

SummarySummary Companies OPEC+ oil output cut led to U.S., Saudi spatSaudi Arabia and U.S. "solid allies" – ministerBig Wall St turnout at flagship Saudi investment summitRIYADH, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia decided to be the "maturer guys" in a spat with the United States over oil supplies, the kingdom's energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said on Tuesday. "We keep hearing you 'are with us or against us', is there any room for 'we are with the people of Saudi Arabia'?" Biden pledged that "there will be consequences" for U.S. relations with Saudi Arabia after the OPEC+ move. JPMorgan Chase & Co Chief Executive Jamie Dimon, speaking at the gathering, voiced confidence that Saudi Arabia and the United States would safeguard their 75-year-old alliance. It recovered the next year, attracting leaders and businesses with strategic interests in Saudi Arabia, after which the pandemic hit the world.

CAIRO Oct 16 (Reuters) - OPEC+ member states lined up on Sunday to endorse a steep production cut agreed this month after the White House, stepping up a war of words with Riyadh, claimed Saudi Arabia had pushed some other nations into the move. Iraq, OPEC's second largest exporter, said the decision was based on economic indicators and was taken unanimously. The cut came despite oil markets being tight, with inventories in major economies at lower levels than when OPEC has cut output in the past. But some analysts have said recent volatility in crude markets could be remedied by a cut that would help attract investors to a market that was underperforming fundamentals. Oman's energy ministry said OPEC+ decisions were based purely on the realities of market supply and demand.

☆ Too late for a Saudi rethink? Critics say oil cut was a predictable blow for Biden
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Hyder Abbasi | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

The cut is also seen as helping Russia, the world’s second-largest oil exporter, finance its war in Ukraine. “It failed both on blood and on oil,” Dr. Khalid Aljabri, a Saudi rights activist, told NBC News Thursday by telephone. Lina Alhathloul / TwitterAs a presidential candidate, Biden made no bones about his stance on the U.S.-Saudi relationship. Shortly after announcing his candidacy, he declared he was going to “cancel the blank check” the Trump administration had given Saudi Arabia during its war in Yemen, in which thousands of people have lost their lives. The U.S. has several options on how it can respond to Saudi Arabia, such as “freezing all arms sales and security cooperation, to withdrawing U.S. troops from Saudi Arabia,” Sheline said.

☆ Ambasada SUA la Bagdad, vizată de rachete
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-08 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Bateriile de apărare C-RAM au intrat în acţiune în timpul nopţii, în timp ce armata a dat asigurări că cele trei proiectile nu au lovit ambasada propriu-zisă, ci locuri din apropiere, în ultrasecurizata Zonă Verde a Bagdadului.Un atac contra bazei aeriene irakiene Ain al-Assad, care găzduieşte militari americani, în vestul deşertic al Irakului, a avut loc la mijlocul zilei de miercuri, iar la scurt timp forţele kurde din Siria care luptă împotriva grupării jihadiste Stat Islamic (SI) au afirmat că au dejucat un atac cu dronă lângă o importantă bază a coaliţiei condusă de SUA în estul Siriei, în zona câmpului petrolier Al-Omar.În opinia analistului irakian Ali Beder, aceste atacuri sunt în primul rând "o demonstraţie de forţă", însă "nu au efect asupra prezenţei americane în Irak", unde sunt desfăşuraţi în continuare 2.500 de soldaţi americani, în cadrul coaliţiei anti-SI.Este adevărat, totuşi, că utilizarea de drone constituie o adevărată problemă pentru coaliţie, pentru că acestea pot să scape bateriilor de apărare C-RAM, instalate de armata americană pentru a-şi apăra trupele. Semn că SUA sunt îngrijorate de noile atacuri cu dronă, ele au anunţat recent că oferă până la trei milioane de dolari pentru informaţii asupra atacurilor ce vizează interesele lor în Irak.

Persons: - Assad, irakian Ali Beder Locations: irakiene Ain, Irakului, Siria, SUA, Siriei, americane, Irak

☆ Atac cu 14 rachete asupra unei baze americane din Irak. Trei persoane au fost rănite
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-07 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

"În jurul orei locale 12.30, baza aeriană Ain Al-Assad (din vestul Irakului - n.r.) a fost atacată de 14 rachete. Ele au căzut peste bază şi în perimetrul său. Au fost activate sistemele de apărare. Noile atacuri survin la o săptămână, după atacurile americane asupra unor poziţii ale Forţelor Populare de Mobilizare - o puternică grupare paramilitară pro-iraniană în Irak şi Siria - care au ucis zece combatanţi.

Persons: Ain Al - Assad, - Assad Locations: Ain, Irakului, Anbar, SUA, Bagdad, Internaţional Erbil, irakian, Irak, Siria

☆ O bază aeriană din Irak, care găzduieşte soldaţi americani, vizată de o rachetă
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-20 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

O bază aeriană din vestul deşertic al Irakului, care găzduieşte soldaţi americani, a fost vizată duminică de o rachetă, a anunţat o sursă de securitate, informează Agerpres. Acest tip de atac este de obicei atribuit de Washington aliaţilor din Irak ai inamicului său iranian. În total, 43 de atacuri au vizat interesele SUA de la începutul anului în Irak, fie că este vorba de ambasada de la Bagdad, baze ce găzduiesc soldaţi americani sau convoaie de logistică ale coaliţiei. În opinia experţilor, recurgerea la această tehnică semnalizează o escaladare în Irak, unde americanii îşi retrag în prezent sistemele de apărare aeriană Patriot, însă menţin sistemele C-RAM, care au interceptat deja numeroase rachete. Dovadă că Washingtonul se îngrijorează în mod vizibil de aceste noi evoluţii, el a anunţat în urmă cu zece zile că oferă până la 3 milioane de dolari pentru informaţii referitoare la atacurile ce le vizează interesele în Irak.

Persons: - Assad Organizations: Agerpres, Arabiei Locations: Irakului, Washington, Irak, Ain, Iran, irakian, SUA, Bagdad, Arabiei Saudite

☆ Răpire, operațiune specială sau salvare? Ce se cunoaște despre dispariția fostului judecător ucrainean Ceaus în R. Moldova
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-08 | by ( Diana Severin | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +12 min

Dispariția acestuia, pe 3 aprilie, a fost semnalată de mass-media, ulterior fiind confirmată de forțele de ordine. Procurorii cereau pentru ea 7 ani de închisoare, iar judecătorul Ceaus a condamnat-o la 5 ani cu suspendare. Potrivit lui Pavel Voicu, ministrul de Interne, în cazul răpirii fostului judecător a fost reținut un străin. Ea a adăugat că ultima dată când a comunicat personal cu Ceaus a fost în 2016, până la dispariția sa. N. A. și Damir D. M. au trecut frontiera de stat a Ucrainei, fără a trece controlul de frontieră.

Persons: Nicolae Ceaus, Iuri Ivaniușcenco, Gennadi, Procurorii, Ceaus, Iulian Bălan, Iulian, Renato Usatîi, Pavel Voicu, Voicu, ., Svetlana, Svetlana Ceaus, Andrei Smirnov, Kim Veremiiciuc, Alexandr Granovsky, Petro Poroșenko, Granovsky, Nicolai Alecseevici, Ea, Vladimir Boiko, Serghei Lysenko, Lysenko, Iuri Fedorov, Smirnov, Vladimir Plahotniuc, Veaceslav Turcu, Turcu, Președintelui, . G, . M, . G . Turcu, Riaboșapca, Igor Dodon, Anatoli Shari, Rada, Supremă de Justiție, Justiție, Maia Sandu Organizations: Partidului Regiunilor, de Stat, Facebook, Interne, Securității Statului, Ministerului Apărării, Moldova, Asociației, Securitate, Rada Supremă, Supremă de, Procuratura Locations: Interne, Kiev, de Stat Dnepropetrovsk, Ucrainei, Ucraina, . Moldova, Moldova, Procuratura Kiev, Damir, Președintelui Ucrainei, Republicii Moldova, Ceaus, Procuratura Anticorupție, Președintele Ucrainei

☆ Documentarul românesc "Colectiv", desemnat cel mai bun film străin al anului 2020
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-12 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Documentarul românesc "Colectiv" a fost premiat de Societatea Naţională a Criticilor de Film din Statele Unite ale Americii. Pelicula care prezintă cumplitul incendiu de acum cinci ani din clubul "Colectiv", când 65 de tineri au murit şi alte câteva zeci au fost răniţi, a fost desemnat cel mai bun film străin al anului 2020. ""Colectiv", regizat de Alexandru Nanău, a fost obţinut locul 3 la categoria "Cel mai bun film de non - ficţiune". Fostul preşedinte american a publicat recent pe Twitter o listă cu filmele care l-au impresionat, iar "Colectiv" se numără printre ele. Decizia magistraţilor a fost atacată la instanţa superioară.

Persons: Alexandru Nanău, Barack Obama, Vă, Victor Ponta Organizations: Societatea Naţională, Criticilor, Film, Tribunalul Locations: Statele Unite ale Americii, Boston, Los Angeles, american, Bucureşti, hoţii, Tribunalul Bucureşti

☆ (foto) Demo Day. Care sunt cele nouă idei inovatoare ce au absolvit programul educațional Startup School
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-24 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +3 min

Care sunt cele nouă idei inovatoare ce au absolvit programul educațional Startup SchoolCare poate fi cea mai îndrăzneață idee de startup tehnologic? Ieri, 23 decembrie, în cadrul evenimentului de absolvire și Demo Day la Startup School am aflat ce fel de proiecte au conceptualizat participanții din program timp de două luni, într-un program educațional complet online. Prima ediție a fost în 2018, iar anul curent a fost ediția II-a. Locul 1 – MindNestMindnest platforma ce are ca scop îmbunătățirea sănătății mintale a tinerilor și a inteligenței emoționale. Startup School este organizat de acceleratorul de inovație și antreprenoriat Dreamups, partener general, Orange Systems, cu suportul EFSE Entrepreneurship Academy, Librăriei Bestseller și Tucano.

Persons: Rotaru Organizations: Startup, Junior Achievement Moldova, Online School Online School, Orange Systems Locations: Startup, Republica Moldova, Chișinău

☆ Cunoaște ideile de afaceri din pre-acceleratorul Startup School
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-14 | by ( Alte Articole | ) www.civic.md time to read: +4 min

Dar până atunci, hai să cunoaștem cine sunt tinerii din program:▣ Dumitru și Lavinia, doi elevi entuziasmați, lucrează la o aplicație provocatoare. Utilizatorii vor putea interacționa cu toate sistemele mașinii în întregime și vor putea monitoriza starea automobilului. ▣ Gheorghe, Ionela, Ion și Daniela lucrează la un concept de aplicație în cadrul pre-acceleratorului Startup School. Încă o idee de afacere în cadrul pre-acceleratorului Startup School! Startup School este organizat de acceleratorul de inovație și antreprenoriat Dreamups, partener general, Orange Systems, cu suportul EFSE Entrepreneurship Academy și Librăria Bestseller.

Persons: Lavinia, Ana, Antuan, Alexandru, Daniel, Mihail, Ioan, Nicoleta, Ion, Daniela, Beatrice, Irina, Dorina, Sabina, Marina, Cristian, Eva, Dumitru, Pavel, Cristi, Victor, Dina, Damian, Vladislav, Marius, Veronica Organizations: Startup School, Online School, AgroBuy, Startup, Orange Systems Locations: Sofia, ▣, Republica Moldova

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