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Bahrain’s vegetable output now doubled amid 55% agricultural growth in a decade | World News

Bahrain’s vegetable production nearly doubles amid push for food security/Representative Image TL;DR: Bahrain’s agricultural output rose 55% over the past decade, reaching 58,597.5 tonnes in 2024, with vegetable production nearly doubling to 28,600 tonnes. Greenhouse farming and controlled-environment agriculture are driving the shift toward greater food self-reliance and year-round production, compensating for limited arable land […]

How Indian expats in Dubai helped save 25,000 lives through decade of blood donation drives | World News

Over 250 blood donation campaigns led by Indian expats in Dubai have helped save more than 25,000 lives in 10 years./ Image: (Gulf News) As the world marks World Blood Donor Day on June 14, a quiet but powerful movement in Dubai is being celebrated for its life-saving impact. Founded by a small group of […]

Global executions reach highest figure in almost a decade

Iran, Saudia Arabia and Iraq accounted for 90% of the recorded cases and were responsible for the steep spike. Iran topped the list. It put at least 972 people to death, up from 853 the year before.In Saudi Arabia figures doubled to at least 345 — the most ever recorded for the country by the […]

Pakistan: Militants make March deadliest month in a decade

More than 100 deadly attacks in Pakistan by Islamist militants and separatist rebels made March the deadliest month over a decade with 335 people killed, a think tank reported Thursday.Of the deaths, 228 were caused by militant groups, according to a report by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) think tank. They […]

Pakistan records highest number of terror attacks during Ramzan in a decade

(AP photo) Pakistan experienced highest number of militant attacks during the holy month of Ramzan, reaching the unprecedent count in the span of ten years, according to a think tank’s Monday report.Certain militant organisations traditionally observed peaceful periods during Ramzan, however, the nation has witnessed an increasing trend of violent incidents in recent times.According to […]