“I cannot overstress the severity of the situation in Haiti, where multiple protracted crises have reached a critical point,” said Maria Isabel Salvador, presenting the latest report of the UN political office there, BINUH. The Caribbean country remains plagued by mounting violence and insecurity at the hands of armed gangs, against a backdrop of political, humanitarian, and socioeconomic…
In an interview with UN News, UN Human Rights Council-appointed expert Francesca Albanese, said it was “impossible to describe the pain and suffering that Israelis are going through because of what happened to them…because there are not only those who were killed, those who were taken hostage, but there is an entire population that was…
Some 3,000 tonnes of supplies have been awaiting entry on the Egyptian side of the crossing since Saturday. On Wednesday, the UN Security Council failed to agree on a resolution that would have called for “humanitarian pauses” for aid delivery. UN chief expected in Cairo UN Secretary-General António Guterres was expected to arrive in Cairo…
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…
The floodwaters in the Yamuna River in India reached the walls of the Taj Mahal. According to an Indian media report, the water of the Yamuna river has reached the walls of the Taj Mahal for the first time in 45 years. This 17th century monument in Agra is feared to be damaged by flood…
File photo A US submarine armed with nuclear missiles has visited South Korea for the first time since the 1980s. According to a foreign news agency, a senior American official said that the United States and South Korea have started discussions on a coordinated response in the event of a nuclear war with North Korea….
The Palestinian Prime Minister shakes hands with the Governor of Jeddah, Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Jalavi. Photo courtesy of SPA The Prime Minister of Palestine Muhammad Ashtiyah has reached Jeddah today to perform Hajj. The Palestinian Prime Minister was received at King Abdulaziz Airport by the Governor of Jeddah, Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin…
File photo So far this year, 13 lakh 42 thousand 351 pilgrims have reached Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj. According to the General Directorate of Passports of Saudi Arabia, 1.342 thousand 351 pilgrims have reached Saudi Arabia by land, sea and air routes till Monday night. The official news agency of Saudi Arabia has released…
Indian citizen Shahabuddin – Photo courtesy of Foreign Media A citizen of India reached Makkah Mukarrama by walking a long journey of 8 and a half thousand kilometers. According to Saudi media, Shahabuddin, an Indian citizen, has traveled 8,640 kilometers on foot to perform Hajj. Dr. Shahabuddin from the Indian state of Kerala has completed…
Photo courtesy of Arab Media Despite the tense situation in Sudan, the first group of 245 pilgrims reached Jeddah Islamic port by sea. According to Arab media, the Sudanese pilgrims were received on Wednesday in Jeddah by the Director General of the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, Abdul Rahman Al-Ghanam, the Director of the Department…
