Minister of Education Tariq al-Akbari discussed, today, Thursday, with the Omani Minister of Education Dr. Madiha al-Shaibani joint cooperation and cultural relations between the two countries in the areas of higher education, training and the exchange of expertise.
Oil prices rose today, Thursday, supported by expectations of disruption of crude supplies from the important export area, in light of the current international conditions.
The English teams Liverpool and Aston Villa, Italian Juventus and Portuguese Benfica achieved their second consecutive victory in the second round of the Champions league phase, within the competitions of the European Champions League in its new form, while the teams Real Madrid, the title holder, Atletico Madrid, Spanish and Bayern Munich suffered shock losses.
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China launched Today, Tuesday, a Long March-4B carrier rocket to place a new array of remote sensing satellites into space.
According to the Chinese news agency (Xinhua) the Yaoqan-43 02 satellite constellation was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, where it entered the planned orbit.
These satellites are set to be used to conduct tests on new technologies for low-orbit satellite constellations.