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Poet and opposition figure Chaima Issa held up a large photograph of Ben Mbarek while Msaddek joined the demonstrations, saying her brother was "on the verge of no return" after a one-month hunger strike.

In “Floyd Collins,” Jeremy Jordan met the challenge of bringing vital life to a character on the verge of losing his—a cave explorer trapped underground—in director Tina Landau’s restrained but deeply moving production.

However, the outlook for the energy sector depends on oil prices, which have been in a downtrend but on the verge of testing support at the $60–$62 zone.

Slowly brushing his bow against the instrument, he closes his eyes, and looks almost on the verge of tears.

“While the overall trajectory remains negative for Ukraine, this is not a military that is on the verge of being defeated, or facing a loss of cohesion. They are fatigued, they are exhausted, but they are still determined to fight on,” he said.