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New Orleans RTA ends extended ferry service pilot program, assessing data
The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) announced the conclusion of the Algiers–Canal Street ferry Summer Ferry Pilot Program. Ferry service returned to the regular operating schedule on Sept. 28. The pilot program was designed to test...

Qatar: Estithmar, Al Bidda team up with Siemens to drive smart, sustainable solutions
Estithmar Holding and Al Bidda Industries & Services signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Siemens to strengthen cooperation on developing integrated smart and sustainable solutions across key sectors including healthcare, energy,...

Estithmar, Al Bidda team up with Siemens to drive smart, sustainable solutions
Estithmar Holding and Al Bidda Industries & Services signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Siemens to strengthen cooperation on developing integrated smart and sustainable solutions across key sectors including healthcare, energy,...

Four questions (and expert answers) about the antigovernment protests in Morocco
New Atlanticist October 2, 2025 Print this page By Sarah Zaaimi Youth-led protests continue to escalate in multiple cities across Morocco, with three people killed in an altercation with security forces, Moroccan authorities announced Thursday....
US stocks were choppy as the government shutdown held back key US data, with no weekly jobless claims released - Newsquawk Asia-Pac Market Open
US stocks were choppy as the government shutdown held back key US data, with no weekly jobless claims released. The Dollar eked out modest gains against G10 peers as the US government shutdown entered its second day. T-notes were choppy as traders...

Olympic champion runner Semenya ends landmark legal fight against sex eligibility rules, lawyer says
Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya is ending a seven-year legal challenge against sex eligibility rules in track and field, her lawyers said Thursday, despite winning a ruling at the European Court of Human Rights in July that appeared to have...

Estithmar Holding, Al Bidda Industries & Services sign MoU with Siemens to advance smart, sustainable solutions
DOHA: Estithmar Holding QPSC and Al-Bidda Industries & Services signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Siemens to strengthen cooperation on developing integrated smart and sustainable solutions across key sectors, including healthcare,...
Olympic champ ends landmark seven-year legal fight
Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya is ending a seven-year legal challenge against sex eligibility rules in track and field, her lawyers said, despite winning a ruling at the European Court of Human Rights in July that appeared to have...

Estithmar Holding and Al Bidda Industries & Services sign MoU with Siemens to advance smart, sustainable solutions within its global expansion strategy
Doha, Qatar: Estithmar Holding Q.P.S.C. and Al-Bidda Industries & Services signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Siemens to strengthen cooperation on developing integrated smart and sustainable solutions across key sectors including...

Barukh Ata Adonai in Essaouira
The road from Marrakech to Essaouira has always been a passage of breath—two hours of winding terrain, olive groves, and the promise of Atlantic air. And of course, for me, a quiet joy: to see my beloved Jews. Essaouira, with its layered history...

Olympic runner Semenya ending legal fight against sex eligibility rules, lawyer says
Open this photo in gallery:Caster Semenya won two Olympic gold medals in her preferred distance, the women's 800 metres, before being banned in 2019 over her refusal to take hormone-surpressing drugs.Ashley Landis/The Associated Press Olympic...

Semenya ends legal battle over sex eligibility rules
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya is ending a seven-year legal challenge against sex eligibility rules in track and field, her lawyers said Thursday, despite winning a ruling at the European Court of Human Rights in...
Markets chop as lack of data keeps participants in the dark - Newsquawk US Market Wrap
SNAPSHOT: Equities up, Treasuries flatten, Crude down, Dollar up, Gold down REAR VIEW: Challenger layoffs ease in September; Chicago Fed estimates Sept unemployment rate steady at 4.3%; Fed's Logan keeps hawk view, Goolsbee repeats inflation...

West Virginia’s “Export Awards” Include Winners from Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan Counties
This content has been archived. It may no longer be relevant CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Can we call them the ‘Expys’? The Eastern Panhandle was well represented during a ceremony Thursday aimed at recognizing businesses that grew their businesses by...

Olympic champion Caster Semenya ends landmark legal fight against sex eligibility rules
Breadcrumb Trail Links Sports Olympics Other Sports Author of the article: Associated Press Gerald Imray Published Oct 02, 2025 • 3 minute read South Africa's Caster Semenya competes in the women's 800-meter race during the Prefontaine Classic, an...

New Orleans said it would demolish DeGaulle Manor. Over a year later, little has been done.
Nearly a year and a half after city officials promised swift demolition of the former DeGaulle Manor apartment complex in Algiers, the eyesore still hulks over the neighborhood. Flanked by dump trucks and earth movers, officials with Mayor LaToya...

Meet the 7 Arab innovators leading Season 17 of Qatar Foundation’s Stars of Science
From AI-powered surgical systems to wearable health tools, the seven finalists of Stars of Science season 17 are proving that regional challenges call for regionally grounded solutions. Their inventions, rooted in lived experience and driven by a...
Champion runner Caster Semenya ending legal fight against sex eligibility rules, lawyer tells AP
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya is ending a seven-year legal challenge against sex eligibility rules in track and field, her lawyers said Thursday, despite winning a ruling at the European Court of Human...

From Ambition to Inclusive Growth: Artificial Intelligence in the Middle East
If there’s one thing that stood out, such as in the World Economic Forum’s recent agendas on ‘Intelligent Economies’, it’s that artificial intelligence (AI) has moved from theory to reality across the Middle East region. Whether it’s in the...

Olympic champion runner Semenya ends landmark legal fight against sex eligibility rules
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya is ending a seven-year legal challenge against sex eligibility rules in track and field, her lawyers said Thursday, despite winning a ruling at the European Court of Human...