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UAE boosts intellectual property protection to drive innovation, economic competitiveness: SLC official

Recent efforts include a new national IP ecosystem with 31 initiatives, the 'Patent Incubator' project for patent registration, and a green IP pathway to boost innovation in sustainability and the new economy
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: UAE boosts intellectual property protection to drive innovation, economic competitiveness: SLC official

WFP says has depleted all Gaza food stocks as Israel blocks aid

The UN's World Food Programme said Friday it had depleted its food stocks in war-ravaged Gaza where Israel has blocked all aid for more than seven weeks.After 18 months of war, the situation in Gaza "is probably the worst" now, the United Nations' humanitarian agency OCHA said on Tuesday.WFP, one of the main providers of food assistance in Gaza, said it had "delivered its last remaining food stocks to hot meals kitchens in the Gaza Strip" on Friday.It said "these kitchens are expected to fully run out of food in the coming days".
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: WFP says has depleted all Gaza food stocks as Israel blocks aid

Syrian foreign minister raises new flag at UN headquarters

Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani raised his country's new flag at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Friday, in what he called a "historic" moment.Shaibani "raises the new Syrian flag in front of the United Nations building in New York", Syrian state news agency SANA reported.Images showed Shaibani raising the three-starred flag officially adopted after the December ouster of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. The flag had become a symbol of the revolt against Assad's repressive rule.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Syrian foreign minister raises new flag at UN headquarters