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Israeli forces swept into the Palestinians’ administrative capital of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank overnight, killing a 16-year-old in a refugee camp during their biggest raid into the city in years, Palestinian sources said on Monday. Witnesses in Ramallah said Israeli forces had driven dozens of military vehicles into the city, the headquarters of the Palestinian Authority (PA) led by President Mahmoud Abbas which exercises limited self-rule over parts of the West Bank. The Palestinian health ministry said Israeli forces shot and killed 16-year-old Mustafa Abu Shalbak while raiding Am’ari refugee camp. Reuters television footage showed military vehicles leaving…

A Successful Wrap for The 12th Edition of the MALT Congress; Key Trends For GCC Travel Unveiled Being the region’s leading B2B platform for connecting GCC travel buyers Top 5 trends in the travel industry unveiled, including luxury traveling, Seeking Sustainability, bespoke experiences, culinary travel, and AI – unlocking travel potentials DCT Abu Dhabi collaborates this year, expanding Abu Dhabi Government’s 2030 Economic Vision Center stage for MALT Excellence Awards 04th March 2024, Abu Dhabi: Unveiling the trends of the traveling industry in the GCC region, the highly anticipated 12th edition of the annual Meetings Arabia and Luxury Travel Congress…

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers take on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder today in what could easily be a first-round playoff preview. The game starts tips off in under an hour, at 10:30 p.m. ET. It will be televised locally on Bally Sports Oklahoma (Thunder market) and Spectrum SportsNet (Lakers market), and it will be on NBA TV everywhere else. Fortunately, no matter where you live, there are some different options for watch a free live stream of the game. The Best Way to Watch the Thunder vs Lakers Live Stream If you want some free…

UAE retailers have launched multiple offers and campaigns such as price-locks, buy-now-pay-later (BNPL), additional discounts through bank cards, win cars in raffles, gift cards worth Dh5,000, in addition to promising “prices lower than last year” during the holy month of Ramadan. Both private and government-backed hypermarket operators and retailers are offering discounts of up to 75 per cent on thousands of essentials for the month-long period, totalling more than Dh100 million. As per the Hijri calendar published by the Dubai Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department, Ramadan is expected to commence on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. Stay up to date…

The estate of Sinead O’Connor on Monday asked Donald Trump not to play her music at campaign rallies, saying the late singer considered the former president a “biblical devil.” Trump has played O’Connor’s biggest hit, “Nothing Compares 2 U,” at events as he campaigns for the Republican presidential nomination. In a joint statement, O’Connor’s estate and her record label, Chrysalis, demanded Trump “desist from using her music immediately.” It said the Irish singer, who died last year aged 56, “lived by a fierce moral code defined by honesty, kindness, fairness and decency towards her fellow human beings.” “It was with…

Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market value has gained 50 per cent this year, after it rallied to a two-year high on Monday, breaking above $65,000. The price hit a session high of $65,537 in Europe, Reuters reported, having already hit a new two-year high in Asian trading. It was last up 4 per cent at $65,045. Bitcoin hit a record $68,999.99 in November 2021. Most of the rise come in the last few weeks where inflows into US-listed bitcoin funds have surged, as a wave of money carried it within striking distance of record levels.. The total market capitalisation…

A 35-year-old Egyptian woman with upper back and neck discomfort that persisted for over six months went to a UAE hospital for relief. Her medical team performed a complete posture exam since her job required her to sit for extended periods of time. Surprisingly, the exam did not originally show any problems with her posture. That’s when her doctors realised the problem was with what she was keeping in her pockets while doing her job. This patient is among several who experience chronic spine problems and lower back difficulties due to what they stuff in their pockets. “The patient said…

Unifonic showcases the power of conversational AI to automate customer journeys at LEAP 2024 04 March 2024- Unifonic, the leading conversations platform, and SaaS (Software as a Service) provider in the Middle East, is highlighting its evolution towards artificial intelligence (AI)-powered engagement solutions by showcasing its customer journey automation suite at LEAP 2024. The global technology event commenced on March 4, 2024, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and will run until March 7, 2024.  Unifonic enables its clients to adopt omnichannel customer experiences as part of their digital transformation efforts. The provider empowers brands to transform their communication with customers and…

SpaceX has shared a set of stunning photos taken during a launch rehearsal for the third test flight of its Starship vehicle, comprising the first-stage Super Heavy booster and the upper-stage Starship spacecraft. “Starship completed its rehearsal for launch, loading more than 10 million pounds of propellant on Starship and Super Heavy and taking the flight-like countdown to T-10 seconds,” SpaceX said in a post on social media on Monday. Starship completed its rehearsal for launch, loading more than 10 million pounds of propellant on Starship and Super Heavy and taking the flight-like countdown to T-10 seconds pic.twitter.com/1px7nyzhqQ — SpaceX…

The Supreme Court on Monday restored Donald Trump to 2024 presidential primary ballots, rejecting state attempts to hold the Republican former president accountable for the Capitol riot. The justices ruled a day before the Super Tuesday primaries that states cannot invoke a post-Civil War constitutional provision to keep presidential candidates from appearing on ballots. That power resides with Congress, the court wrote in an unsigned opinion. The outcome ends efforts in Colorado, Illinois, Maine and elsewhere to kick Trump, the front-runner for his party’s nomination, off the ballot because of his attempts to undo his loss in the 2020 election…