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PM, COAS MEET MBS IN MAKKAH: Shehbaz hails S Arabia’s ‘proactive role’ during Pak-India tensions
RIYADH: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Friday met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) and exchanged Eid greetings with him and discussed ways to deepen the longstanding ties between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. According to the Saudi media,...

Fort Wayne minority blood drive aims to support patients with sickle cell disease
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - A minority-focused blood drive happening Saturday at the Anthis Career Center is bringing attention to a life-threatening condition that affects hundreds of children across Indiana: Sickle cell disease. The chronic blood...
Diabetes startup Omada Health finally went public after 14 years. Here's who made bank.
2025-06-06T20:00:23Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app Omada Health just became the second digital health company to IPO this year. The chronic...

Where to watch USMNT vs. Turkey in first friendly before Gold Cup: TV, stream
The U.S. men's national team has two games to prepare for the Gold Cup, the last set of competitive games before the 2026 World Cup comes to home soil. However, Mauricio Pochettino doesn't have his best roster at his disposal. From the parallel...

Israeli Airstrikes Kill Dozens in Gaza on Eid al-Adha
June 6, 2025 Hour: 2:06 pm Israeli airstrikes and artillery attacks resumed early Friday, killing at least 34 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, including children and journalists. Deadly Strikes Across Gaza Jabalia al-Balad: A missile hit a...

Afghanistan's foremost OB-GYN says the country is in a maternal health crisis
Kabul — Dr. Najmussama Shefajo is probably Afghanistan's best known and most experienced OB-GYN. She became a household name from her regular appearances on Afghan television, where she talked openly about women's reproductive health, a subject...

An Assessment of Endothelial Markers in Patients with Uncomplicated Malaria in Jazan Province, Saudi Arabia
Introduction Malaria remains a life-threatening disease and a significant global public health burden, particularly in tropical and subtropical regions.1 Despite extensive global efforts to eradicate malaria and improve health outcomes,...

Jailed Egyptian-UK activist looks 'very thin' from hunger strike
Alaa Abdel-Fattah has been arrested several ties over his advocacy work for the 2011 Egyptian revolution[Getty] Jailed Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah has lost nearly a third of his body weight after spending 98 days on hunger strike,...

Unveiling the Role of Cathepsins on Lung Function in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Mendelian Randomization Analysis
Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic respiratory illness characterized by impeded airflow, predominantly due to prolonged exposure to smoking or other noxious airborne substances.1 The primary pathological changes...

42 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes on several areas in Gaza Strip
CAIRO – 6 June 2025: 42 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes on several areas in the Gaza Strip on Friday according to Palestinian media reports. An Israeli fighter jet struck a five-story residential building in Jabalia, northern Gaza,...

Four Israeli soldiers killed in southern Gaza
The military said four Israeli soldiers were killed Friday in southern Gaza when an explosive detonated as they searched a Hamas compound in Khan Younis, causing part of a building to collapse. Five soldiers were injured, one seriously,...

Gaza: UAE medical mission members perform Eid Al Adha prayers at field hospital
Members of the UAE medical mission working at the Emirati field hospital in the Gaza Strip performed the Eid al-Adha prayer side by side with the people of the Strip, in an atmosphere filled with faith and patience, as the chants of Eid rose,...

Medicines for Haiti, 12 More Countries, Depart from Direct Relief
By Lara Cooper Over the past week, Direct Relief has delivered 644 shipments of requested medical aid to 47 U.S. states and territories and 13 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 6.2 million defined daily doses of medication. Medications...

Arabic word of the weekHow ‘Akhtaboot’ spread its semantic tentacles from Greece
Seafood is popular in the UAE. Fish, shrimp, squid and more are consumed daily and cooked in a plethora of ways. One seafood delicacy that has recently become popular despite not being abundant in UAE waters is octopus. Our Arabic word of the week...

Hajj 1446 AH: Saudi Arabia merges technology, humanity to serve pilgrims
- Advertisement - By Rehan Khan MAKKAH, June 06 (APP): As millions of Muslims from across the globe gather in Makkah for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has deployed an unprecedented array of services blending advanced...

Progressives Introduce “Block the Bombs Act” as Israel Escalates Gaza Genocide
With over 54,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip killed by the Israeli assault and the 2 million survivors suffering from the ongoing bombings and blockade on essentials, nearly two dozens progressives in the U.S. Congress came together Thursday to...

French grandmother files genocide complaint against Israel
UN experts, rights groups, lawyers and some Israeli public figures have described Israel's actions in Gaza as genocide [Getty] The grandmother of two children with French nationality killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza has filed a legal complaint...
Palestinian youth injured by Israeli enemy fire in Dura al-Qar'
[Fri, 06 Jun 2025 20:49:49 +0300] Ramallah - Saba: A Palestinian youth was injured by Israeli enemy fire on Friday evening in the village of Dura al-Qar', northeast of Ramallah. Security sources told Wafa News Agency that Israeli enemy forces...

Hamas: Our fighters continue striking until Israeli occupation vanquished
Abu Ubaida, spokesman for al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, has vowed that resistance operations against the Israeli occupation will continue “until it is vanquished.” “Our fighters, the heirs of the prophets, continue to hurl the...
Palestinian Resistance Strikes Painfully: 17 Israeli Soldiers Dead or Injured in Khan Younis, Southern Gaza
A new powerful blow was dealt by the Palestinian resistance to the Israeli occupation forces in Gaza Strip when 17 soldiers were either killed or injured in an ambush in Khan Younis. In details, Israeli media outlets reported that 5 soldiers were...