Member countries of the UN World Health Organization (WHO), on the final day of the seventy-seventh World Health Assembly, adopted important amendments to the International Health Regulations (IHR), including defining a “pandemic emergency” as well as pledging improved access to medical products and financing. These steps will help ensure comprehensive, robust systems are in place…
The Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge also includes key provisions aimed at protecting the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities. Its approval by consensus, in Geneva, marked the conclusion of negotiations that began in 2001. “Today we made history in many ways. This is not just the first new…
India and UAE have agreed to conduct bilateral trade in local currencies. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Abu Dhabi on Saturday on a visit to the United Arab Emirates where he met with the President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and other senior officials. On the occasion…
Photo courtesy of Foreign Media The army and paramilitary forces in Sudan have agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire. According to Saudi media, the implementation of the ceasefire agreement will begin from 18 to 21 June from 6 am. It should be noted that 17 people were killed in an airstrike in Khartoum, the capital of…
Military factions in Sudan have agreed to a new 24-hour ceasefire mediated by the United States and Saudi Arabia. Under the agreement, the parties will refrain from the movement and movement of military forces, the use of aircraft or drones, artillery and airstrikes, and also agree not to seek military discrimination during the ceasefire. The…
Turkey and Egypt have severed diplomatic relations since 2013; Photo: File Ankara: Turkey’s newly elected President Tayyip Erdogan agreed to restore diplomatic ties suspended for a decade in a telephone conversation with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. According to the World News Agency, after Tayyip Erdogan was elected president for the second time in a…
November 2022: The presidents of Egypt and Turkey shake hands during a meeting during the soccer World Cup in Doha. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan have agreed on the immediate restoration of diplomatic relations and the appointment of ambassadors. According to a foreign news agency, Sisi congratulated Erdogan on his…
The risk of a US default had increased; Photo: File Washington: To save America from default, the government and the opposition party agreed to bring a debt ceiling bill. According to the American Broadcasting Corporation, this decision was made after long negotiations between the ruling party, the Democrats, and the position party, the Republicans. In…
7 cases of corona reported, the condition of 6 patients is critical, the positive rate was 0.45 percent (Photo: File) Islamabad: Federal Health Minister Abdul Qadir Patel has said that Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have agreed to increase cooperation in the health sector. According to the statement issued by the Ministry of Health, he expressed…
Canada and Saudi Arabia have agreed to fully restore diplomatic relations and appoint new ambassadors. According to a foreign news agency, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum held in Bangkok last November, during which the issue of restoring relations was discussed. A…
