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Ghassan Abu-Sittah
Ghassan Soleiman Abu-Sittah ( ar, غسان أبو ستة; born 1969) is a British-Palestinian Plastic surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgeon who specialises in craniofacial surgery, aesthetic surgery, Cleft lip and cleft palate, cleft lip and palate surgery, and trauma-related injuries. Since April 2024, he serves as Rector of the University of Glasgow. He is known for providing medical assistance as a surgeon in conflict zones, particularly in the Gaza Strip. He first visited the Gaza Strip as a medical student during the First Intifada in 1989, and was a member of Medical Aid for Palestinians during the Second Intifada starting 2000. He also travelled to the Gaza Strip during the Gaza War (2008–2009), 2008-2009 war, the 2012 Israeli operation in the Gaza Strip, 2012 operation, the 2014 Gaza War, 2014 war, and the 2018–2019 Gaza border protests, 2018 Great March of Return. Abu-Sittah has also provided medical assistance in the war zones in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuwait
Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the north and Saudi Arabia to the south. Kuwait also shares maritime borders with Iran. Kuwait has a coastal length of approximately . Most of the country's population reside in the urban agglomeration of the capital city Kuwait City. , Kuwait has a population of 4.45 million people of which 1.45 million are Kuwaiti citizens while the remaining 3.00 million are foreign nationals from over 100 countries. Historically, most of present-day Kuwait was part of ancient Mesopotamia. Pre-oil Kuwait was a strategic trade port between Mesopotamia, Persia and India. Oil reserves were discovered in commercial quantities in 1938. In 1946, crude oil was exported for the first time. From 1946 to 1982, the country underwent large-scale modernization, largely b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |