That’s according to Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, who briefed the Security Council on Friday, quoting the latest figures available. “This is more than 700 people a day, or one person dying from small arms every two minutes”, she said. She added that “small arms and light weapons are the weapons of choice…
The United Arab Emirates opened a new highway from Ras Al Khaimah to Dubai. The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure has opened the Emirates Road ‘E611’ from Ras Al Khaimah to Dubai. This latest increase coincides with the start of the new school year with the aim of facilitating the movement of school buses, and…
For the next six months, the Bab al-Hawa border crossing will be accessible and allow much-needed assistance to reach millions of people in northwest Syria. Bab al-Hawa has been used since 2014, when the UN Security Council authorized cross-border relief deliveries “across conflict lines”. Around 85 per cent of aid deliveries have passed through Bab…
File photo The wife of British TV host Hugh Edwards has confirmed her husband’s involvement in a scandal involving taking pornographic pictures of girls. According to foreign media, Hugh Edwards’ wife, Vicky Fland, has said that her husband is the person whom the British media claimed had paid 35,000 pounds to take pornographic pictures of…
Pilgrims convoy left from Mina to Arafat field: Photo: Social Media Semen: Waqf Arafa, the main pillar of Hajj, will be performed today. More than 2 million Muslims from all over the world will listen to the Hajj sermon. Pilgrims are leaving from Mina to Arafat field where they will listen to the Hajj Sermon….
Cafe: Ukrainian intelligence has admitted to destroying the bridge linking Russia with Crimea in the attack. According to international media reports, 7 months after blowing up the bridge connecting Russia with Crimea, the head of Ukraine’s intelligence service, Vasyl Maliuk, has confirmed Ukraine’s involvement in the attack. “Since the bridge was a logistical route that…
In a statement issued by his Spokesperson, António Guterres noted that “most, if not all, United Nations agencies and our humanitarian partners, have been impacted by large-scale looting”, since the military power struggle between the national army and rival RSF militia began, which fighting now entering a fourth week. Speaking to journalists at the daily UN briefing on Monday,…
File photo U.S. forces captured key ISIS operative Huzaifa Al-Alimni along with two of her associates during an operation in Syria. According to the statement of the American Central Command, the American forces detained Huzaifah Al-Alimni along with two companions during a helicopter raid in the eastern region of Syria. The Central Command said the…
File A US think tank has claimed in its report that high-level activity has been observed at North Korea’s main nuclear site. According to the US report, satellite images have shown activity at North Korea’s Yongbyon nuclear site. Activity at North Korea’s nuclear site was seen in satellite images dated March 3 and 17, the…
Ibrahim Bazi, file photo courtesy of Social Media The main accused of financing the Lebanese armed organization Hezbollah was detained in Romania. 58-year-old Mohamed Ibrahim Bazi, a citizen of Lebanon and Belgium, was arrested in Bucharest. Ibrahim Bazi was declared a global terrorist by the United States in 2018, a reward of one million dollars…
