6. First 5G Innovation Hackathon launched
- Jazz, Pakistan`s largest digital operator, launched Pakistan`s first 5G Innovation Hackathon on Tuesday in collaboration with the National University of Sciences and Technology (Nust), NITB, and Code for Pakistan (CfP).
- The groundbreaking initiative aims to harness the immense potential of 5G technology and other cutting-edge innovations to address critical challenges in Pakistan`s key sectors, including health, education, financial services, disaster management and climate change, agri tech and industry
7. Israeli minister makes first public visit to S. Arabia
- Israel`s Tourism Minister Haim Katz arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for the first such high-level public visit to the country amid talks to secure bilateral ties.
- `Katz is the first Israeli minister to head an official delegation in Saudi Arabia,` his ministry said in a statement, adding he would attend a United Nations World Tourism Organisation event in Riyadh.
- During the two-dayvisit he is due to hold meetings `with his counterparts`, Katz`s office said, without specifying which countries will be represented in such talks
8. Afghan economy`s revival to benefit Pakistan, says envoy to UN
- Pakistan told the UN Security Council (UNSC) on Tuesday that the massive smuggling of dollars to Afghanistan has had a devastating impact on its economy and currency, calling upon the world body to help revive the Afghan economy and the banking system.
- At the special UNSC session, UN Special Representative for Afghanistan Roza Otunbayeva urged the international community to hold talks with the country`s de facto rulers because `dialogue is not recognition` attitude was needed to resolve various issues
9. China warns Philippines not to `stir up trouble` over disputed reef
- Beijing warned Manila on Tuesday not to `stir up trouble` after the Philippine Coast Guard said it removed a floating barrier at a disputed reef that was allegedly deployed by China to block Filipino fishermen from the area.
- Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea has long been a source of tension between the countries
10. 25 killed in Damascus clash between Syrian, Kurdish forces
- Fighters loyal to the Syrian government clashed with Kurdish-led forces in a mainly Arab district of eastern Syria, leaving 25 people dead in two days, a war monitor said on Tuesday.
- The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), who are backed by Washington, said they had `driven out the regime gunmen who had infiltrated the Dheiban area` of Deir Ezzor province in the gun battles which erupted on Monday
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