“There is an extraordinary, deep anxiety prevailing right now in Gaza because the question everybody asks is whether, yes or no, there would be a military offensive,” UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini told journalists in Geneva. Following several reports by the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, of “intensive strikes on Rafah” that caused dozens of fatalities, Mr….
Dubai, the richest state in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has seen an extraordinary improvement in the tourism sector, which has led to a significant increase in the number of foreign tourists. Local media quoted the Department of Tourism as saying that more than 6 million foreign tourists visited Dubai during the first four months…
The first so-called blue helmets were deployed as military observers to the Middle East in 1948 and since then more than two million uniformed and civilian personnel have served in 71 peacekeeping operations around the world. The exhibition shows how, over three quarters of a century, peacekeepers have supported nations in the often-difficult journey from conflict…
During the last decade of Ramadan, a unique record of more than 1 million pilgrims and pilgrims has been established in Masjid al-Haram (Makkah). On the night of Saturday 25th of Ramadan, 1.246 million (about twelve and a half lakh) Umrah pilgrims were present in Masjid Haram. Thus, in this Ramadan, an extraordinary number of…
