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ABU DHABI: The Frontline Heroes Office participates in celebrating “International Nurses Day,” which falls on 12th May of each year, with the aim of highlighting the importance of the work of nursing teams that contribute to helping people and saving their lives.

The Frontline Heroes Office affirmed in a statement that nursing is a noble humanitarian profession that plays a vital role in maintaining the health and safety of communities, explaining that those working in the nursing profession form the backbone and the first line of defence in the healthcare system due to their vital roles, diverse responsibilities, and quick and effective responses in emergency situations.

The Frontline Heroes Office lauded nursing teams as frontline heroes protecting community health with high knowledge and skills acquired through years of work in risky environments.

The Office reiterated the wise leadership’s permanent keenness to continue to support workers in the vital sector, recognising their efforts and sacrifices wi
th pride.

Source: Emirates News Agency

WASHINGTON: For the past two years, researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Global Systems Laboratory (GSL) have been developing the first pollen forecast of its kind in the U.S. The forecast can predict both the impact of weather on pollen concentrations, and how pollen loads will influence the weather.

More than 80 million Americans suffer from seasonal allergies due to airborne pollen, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Associated medical costs exceed $3 billion every year, with nearly half of those costs linked to prescription medicine.

Pollen is an equal opportunity irritant, particularly during spring, summer and fall when wind-blown pollen from trees, grasses and weeds can be at their highest levels. Accurate pollen forecasts could help sufferers reduce their exposure the same way that they might on high ozone days.

The experimental model has been generating pollen forecasts since the summer of 2022, and performs similarly to
commercial pollen forecasts. It explores connection between air quality and weather.

”With real-time predictions of pollen and where it is transported, people can adjust their outdoor activities, medications and take precautions to ensure their well-being,” said Jordan Schnell, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) scientist working at NOAA’s Global Systems Laboratory.

‘Pollen and its associated allergies are important components to people’s everyday lives,’ Schnell explained.

Source: Emirates News Agency

Gaza – Together – 12 citizens were martyred and others were injured, on Saturday evening, in bombing by occupation aircraft, north and south of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip.

The Ministry of Health reported that nine martyrs, ‘in body parts,’ arrived at Kuwait Specialized Hospital, as a result of the occupation aircraft targeting a house for the Al-Hashash family in the Oraiba area, northwest of Rafah.

She added that three citizens were martyred in an occupation bombing of the Brazil neighborhood, south of Rafah.

The Ministry of Health in Gaza had announced earlier that the number of victims of the Israeli war on the Strip had risen to 34,971 people, while the number of injured had increased to 78,641.

Source: Maan News Agency

Doha: President of the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs (HIIA), Gladden Pappin, affirmed that the cooperation between his country and the State of Qatar has recently witnessed great development and various forms, thanks to the common desire to strengthen bilateral relations.

Talking to Qatar News Agency , Pappin said that the relationship between Hungary and Qatar is strong and getting stronger. Last year saw visits of Prime Minister Orb?n to Doha, as well as a visit of the Emir of Qatar to Budapest; the Hungarian president and foreign minister also visited Doha.

This cooperation has taken several forms, principally with the signing of agreements on energy as well as in agriculture, water management and diplomatic training, he said adding that at a more strategic level, both Hungary and Qatar are trying to navigate complicated international environments, and both play a positive role in advocating for the peaceful resolution of conflicts.

In this respect, Pappin lauded the State of Qatar’s rol
e as a mediator to resolve regional and international disputes.

“Hungary has been consistently grateful for this mediating role played by Qatar, which Hungary recognizes as important to avoiding the growth of additional conflicts in the region. Hungary has been a consistent voice in favor of de-escalation and promoting dialogue among all parties, and this has been substantiated in several elements of Hungary’s relationship with Qatar over the last months,” he said.

He went on saying: ” The strong bilateral relationship between Hungary and Qatar has continued, particularly with regard to the release of three hostages with Hungarian citizenship. While the developments in Gaza have complicated the international environment considerably, Hungary has been able to increase its humanitarian assistance to the region, particularly through our ‘Hungary Helps’ program. To be sure, some European and Middle Eastern countries have different views on the situation in Gaza as well as the eventual direction of the peace pro
cess, in this respect Hungary and Qatar have continued their cooperation, emphasizing the ongoing development of bilateral relations as well as their interest in peace and stability.” Pappin affirmed that both Hungary and Qatar are advocating for peace in their respective regions while exhibiting a foreign policy increasingly followed by smaller yet significant countries making productive agreements with many foreign partners, even when those partners may disagree or diverge on other matters. The “connectivity” strategy that Hungary has been pursuing has strengthened our economic position within Europe, making Hungary an attractive destination for foreign investment.

“The numerous political agreements between Hungary and Qatar will be substantiated further in the coming years, as LNG will be available for delivery to Hungary beginning in 2027; and, during Hungary’s presidency of the Council of the EU in the second half of this year, it will also be an opportunity for strengthening relations between the EU an
d Qatar,” he stressed.

About his visit to Qatar, Pappin said that the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs, which he leads, seeks to be a bridge for exchange of Hungarian and Qatari perspectives on geopolitics and international relations.

“As a research institute attached to the Prime Minister’s Office and now in its fifty-first year, HIIA seeks to advise the prime minister of Hungary on matters of strategic importance from questions of how stability and peace in the Middle East impact Hungarian interests, to larger questions of the global political order is shifting. We seek to make partnerships and exchanges with like-minded institutes in order to foster better mutual understanding and contribute to shared goals of connectivity and peace,” he said.

Pappin said that during his stay in Doha, he would be visiting the Diplomatic Institute, which recently concluded an agreement with the Hungarian Diplomatic Academy. “As a strategic research institute with some training initiatives as well, the Hungari
an Institute of International Affairs is developing networks for the exchange of research materials principally on questions of geostrategy, as well as bilateral and regional issues,” he said.

President of the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs, said that the HIIA has built a number of international forums that provide a platform for exchange on regional and global events. These are principally our annual Budapest Balkans Forum (held every March), which draws high-level participants from throughout the Western Balkans; and our soon-to-be-announced East-West Summit, whose goal is to emphasize the importance of connectivity as opposed to bloc formation.

Source: Qatar News Agency

The State of Qatar took part in the Global Roundtable on ICT Security Capacity Building, held at the UN Headquarters in New York.

HE President of National Cyber security Agency Eng. Abdulrahman bin Ali Al Farahid Al Maliki headed Qatar’s delegation to the function.

Addressing the main panel discussion on building cyber resilience for sustainable development by bridging the global capacity building gap, His Excellency affirmed the State of Qatar’s readiness to share its experiences and expertise in building capabilities at the national level.

The roundtable was attended by senior officials of the United Nations member states concerned with the field of communications and information technology security, as well as a number of country representatives to the United Nations. The meeting discussed unifying efforts and visions on building international capabilities in the field of information security and cybersecurity.

HE Eng. Abdulrahman bin Ali Al Farahid Al Maliki also participated as a keynote speaker in t
he first sub-session on strengthening governance policies and processes, during which he presented the experiences of the State of Qatar in preparing national strategies.

On the sidelines of his participation, His Excellency President of NCSA met with HE Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations Sheikha Alya bint Ahmed Al-Thani.

His Excellency also held bilateral meetings with a number of heads of cybersecurity agencies and centers in both the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the Republic of Singapore, eyeing to enhance bilateral cooperation in relevant fields.

Source: Qatar News Agency