CAIRO: Representatives from Germany, Egypt, Britain, Italy and Greece took part in a ceremony on Saturday to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of El-Alamein during the Second World War.

Thousands of people were killed in the three-week battle, which started on Oct. 23, 1942, and was a major turning point in the conflict.

According to the German Embassy in Egypt, this year’s commemorations, held at the German War Memorial in El-Alamein, aimed to recall the horrors of war while calling for the preservation of peace.

ANKARA: Turkey and Israel are poised to forge closer ties on various fronts, including military cooperation, after months of rapprochement.

For an official visit to meet his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar, Israel’s Defence Minister Benny Gantz is due in Turkey next Wednesday.

Days before elections in Israel, the visit will be the first by an Israel defense minister to Turkey in a decade.

AMMAN: Jordan’s Ministry of Health launched the country’s 2023-2030 National Nutrition Strategy on Sunday in collaboration with the World Health Organization, Jordan News Agency reported.

The approach seeks to improve the nutritional status of all groups in Jordanian society to prevent malnutrition and obesity, as well as diet-related noncommunicable diseases.

It comes within the royal vision of achieving economic and social development objectives.

DUBAI: The UAE is helping young people improve food security through innovation and entrepreneurship, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri told the World Food Forum.

“Through developing the capacities of our young people and equipping them with the skills to venture into entrepreneurship and innovation, we are empowering them to take charge of the future of our food systems,” Almheiri said, according to Emirates News Agency.

RAMALLAH: Officials in Palestine have welcomed the UN’s appeal to Israel to end the administrative detention of Palestinian detainees.

Qadri Abu Bakr, head of the Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Commission, lauded the UN move.

He told Arab News that the Palestinian Authority has made similar appeals for several years and has repeatedly urged international organizations and allied countries to pressure Israel into ending the detention practice.