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EGYPT
Egypt’s Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouly, attended the
signing of a co-operation protocol to provide healthcare
services for people in remote areas. The agreement seeks
to activate the role of the Ministry of Communications and
Information Technology in supporting the health sector. The
protocol is part of efforts towards improving healthcare
services provided for people living in remote areas and
honing doctors’ skills.
KUWAIT
A Kuwaiti software company has created a new Arabic
lexicon and will make it available on the Internet. Founder
of Kuwait’s Sakhr Software Company, Mohammad Al-
Sharekh, announced the news during a celebration organised
by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO). He decided to compile a fresh Arabic
dictionary to make it easy for people to use on social media.
A modern software technology called COBUILD has been
used in the creation of this online dictionary.
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