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Recreational drones banned in United Arab Emirates after oil facility attack

The Verge

The attacks were claimed by the Islamist, Iran-backed Houthi rebel group, which currently controls large portions of nearby Yemen and is fighting a coalition of forces supported by Arab countries including the UAE. The UAE withdrew its forces from Yemen in 2019, but continues to supply and train local militia opposed to the Houthi.

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E-Mediat Networking Conference at the Dead Sea, Jordan

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Then we walked with her into the conference room as they played the National Anthem of Jordan. I’ve been working on this project for more than year. ” I told her that I was honored to meet her, to be in her country at the Dead Sea, and train NGOs to use social media to make the world a better place.

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Data Digest: Open Data for Africa Platform, Silent Data Revolution in MENA and Data Strategies

Tech Soup

It is part of the AfDB’s ‘ Africa Information Highway ’ initiative, which enabled the introduction of live data links between the AfDB, National Statistical Offices, Central Banks and relevant ministries in all 54 countries. Is Open Data Just A Flash in the Pan Movement?

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How the Global Fund Continues the Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

Saleforce Nonprofit

Every three years, the fund is replenished by the 193 member nations of the UN. Ongoing political upheaval in places like Ukraine and Yemen have killed and displaced millions. And that replenishment is happening right now. This is my third replenishment, and I was honored to introduce the private sector participation at Lyons in 2019.

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How Nonprofits Have Reframed Their Messaging in the Wake of COVID-19

Connection Cafe

50CAN is an organization that drives the creation of stronger, more equitable schools in every state and community within its national network. As a national organization, it has just over 4,700 local clubs in nearly every community across the country. In terms of how these organizations are communicating with their stakeholders (e.g.

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How to Influence the Conversation Around Your Next Campaign

Connection Cafe

For example, United to End Genocide (UEG) used social listening to inform their decision on when to ramp up their campaign efforts in Yemen last year. Noticing an uptick in mentions of Yemen by supporters, they responded in an incredibly effective and practical way that resulted in thousands of mentions of the campaign.

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The government’s Signal leak is a national security nightmare, but the memes are great

Mashable Tech

government officials, including Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Advisor Michael Waltz, and more. airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen, and then the airstrikes took place. But, alas, the chat is real, which Goldberg discovered after the chat decided on U.S.

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