‘Hitler did it to Jews’: Lula accuses Israel of ‘genocide’ in Gaza

• They were among the strongest comments yet on the Israel-Hamas conflict from the Brazilian President.
• Brazil currently holds the rotating presidency of the G20.

Roadmap out for environmental education, sustainable development at WEEC2024

Saudi Arabia’s Madinah, KAEC, Al-Ahsa join UNESCO global network of learning cities

• Saudi Arabia now boasts five cities enlisted in the UNESCO GNLC, contributing to the goal of equipping globally competitive citizens.
• Previously, Yanbu Industrial City was designated as a UNESCO Learning City in 2022 and Jubail Industrial City earned the Learning City status in 2020.

Energy transition led Saudi Arabia to halt oil expansion, says official

• Aramco announced on January 30 that the energy ministry had ordered it to maintain production capacity at 12 million barrels per day.
• Officials in the world's biggest crude exporter did not explain the move, leaving analysts to speculate that it reflected lack of confidence

Red Sea issue puts Yemen peace process on hold

• The Iran-backed Houthis have been fighting a Saudi-led coalition since March 2015, months after they seized the capital Sanaa.
• Hundreds of thousands of people have died in the fighting and from indirect causes such as disease and malnutrition.

Several nations eager to join Charter of Cooperation, says OPEC Secretary-General

• The names of these countries will be announced after the completion of the ongoing consultations, the OPEC chief said.
• He said the Charter helps facilitate dialogue and exchange views regarding conditions in the global oil and energy markets.

Saudi Arabia sends $250m to bolster Yemeni government

• The Yemeni government relocated to Aden, a port city on the southern coast, after the Iran-backed Houthis seized the capital Sanaa in 2014.
• In 2015 Saudi Arabia mobilized an international coalition intended to oust the Houthis.

US teens make efforts for Jewish-Muslim dialogue in New Jersey suburb

• The unexpected success of that first meeting led to a second, larger one, and the girls since have enjoyed support.
• Despite the strong turnout, the girls were not overly optimistic about the outcome of the meeting.

Hamas, Saudi warn of calamity if Israeli troops attack Rafah

• Hamas said any military action would have catastrophic repercussion that "may lead to tens of thousands of martyrs and injured if Rafah... is invaded".
• Saudi Arabia said that Israel's planned army operation in overcrowded Rafah would cause a "humanitarian catastrophe".

World’s biggest flying lab comes to Asia on air pollution mission

• Starting this week in the Philippines, the US agency's DC-8 is flying for up to eight hours at a time, sometimes just 50 feet from the ground, to swoop up air particles for study.
• Millions of deaths each year are linked to air pollution, and improving the ability to identify its sources and behavior can lead to more accurate warning systems for the public.