Member of the Presidential Leadership Council, Major General Aidroos al-Zubaidi, met with Prime Minister Salem Saleh bin Breik to discuss the government's progress in addressing urgent tasks, particularly in the economic and service sectors.
The death toll from the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, has risen to 55,297, with 128,426 injured, the Ministry of Health in afflicted Palestinian enclave said. The majority of the victims are women and children.
The Bank of Italy (the central bank) announced that the country's GDP grew by 0.3 percent in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the previous quarter, driven by an increase in consumption and investment, in addition to limited American demand.
Saudi Al-Hilal FC has been eliminated from the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup after suffering a 2-1 defeat to Fluminense FC from Brazil in the quarterfinals. The match was held at the Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida.
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The gross domestic product (GDP) in the Eurozone and the European Union (EU) registered a growth of 0.3 percent during the first quarter of the current year compared to the previous quarter.
The EU's statistics office (Eurostat) clarified in a report today, Thursday, that this increase comes after a growth of 0.2 percent in the Eurozone and 0.4 percent in the EU during the last quarter of 2024.
The report indicated that the GDP in the Eurozone recorded an annual growth of 1.2 percent in the first quarter of 2025, while the annual growth in the EU reached 1.4 percent, the same rates recorded during the last quarter of 2024.