Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell briefs the UN Security Council in February 2003 on evidence of Iraq’s failure to disarm. (file) This #ThrowbackThursday, we’re featuring UN Video’s visual collage of some of the most memorable moments in UN history through its Stories from the UN Archive series. Giving viewers a front-row seat, the…
The effort is centred on the Golden Triangle, where the borders of Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos meet and from where illicit items including drugs are trafficked to lucrative markets across Southeast Asia. UN News spoke with Jeremy Douglas, the Regional Representative of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) for Southeast Asia and the…
London: UK house prices fell sharply for the first time in 11 years, as extra borrowing costs weighed on buyers, according to data released by British lender Halifax Bank. Halifax said average house prices fell 1 percent in May compared to June last year, while their overall market rates fell by 7,500 British pounds ($9,330)…
An extraordinary increase in the number of foreign tourists visiting Dubai The Department of Economy and Tourism of Dubai, the richest state in the United Arab Emirates, has said that there has been an extraordinary improvement in the performance of the tourism sector and the number of foreign tourists in Dubai has increased significantly. setTimeout(function(){…
In Germany, 5 suspects were sentenced for stealing rare diamonds and antiques worth one billion euros. A German court has sentenced five gang members to six years in prison for stealing priceless 18th-century jewels from a Dresden museum in what was described as the biggest art heist in modern history. The convicts who expressed satisfaction…
The first prize of the Adhan category was given to Saudi Qari; Photo: File Riyadh: Younis Shah Moradi, a young reciter from Iran, won the world’s largest Hussain recitation competition held in Saudi Arabia and received a prize of 3 million Saudi Riyals. According to Saudi media, prizes were showered on the 20 winners who…
In Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest recitation competition was held in which prizes were also given to the winners. According to Arab media, 20 winners were awarded prizes in the last episode of the ‘Attar Al Kalam’ program in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. In the recitation category, the first prize of 3 million…
July 2022: Firefighters battle a blaze in Spain. 1,500 people have been forced to evacuate their homes as a result of the biggest forest fire in Spain this year. Hundreds of firefighters battled the blaze, which broke out in the Villanueva de Viver area on Thursday. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is on a visit to…
Millions of Congolese face severe food insecurity, particularly in the northeast, where fighting has uprooted millions of people. As part of his three-day DRC visit, the Pope is expected to meet families displaced by conflict in the east. This staggering number includes more than half a million uprooted from their homes in recent months, the UN…
