Riyadh: Apart from oil, Saudi Arabia is also developing in other sectors. The non-oil GDP of the country is expected to increase significantly in the second quarter of this year. According to Urdu News, a business survey revealed that Saudi Arabia’s non-oil sector gained significant momentum in May as the kingdom’s economic diversification strategy continues….
1,400 security workers at UK’s Heathrow Airport went on a three-day strike demanding a pay rise. According to the news agency from London, about 1400 security workers at Heathrow Airport went on a three-day strike after their demand for salary increase was not accepted. Heathrow Airport last month offered security staff a 10 per cent…
Elizabeth Tan, UNHCR’s Director of International Protection said their first request was that countries allow civilians fleeing Sudan on “a non-discriminatory manner to access their territory”. She said this applied to Sudanese nationals, foreign nationals, and refugees who are being hosted in Sudan, “stateless persons, as well as those who do not have a passport…
File photo The head of the Global Fund, Peter Sands, has said that deaths from malaria infection in Pakistan and Malawi have increased sharply due to the effects of extreme weather. According to the World Health Organization, the cases of malaria infection have increased 4 times to 16 lakh after last year’s floods in Pakistan….
WMO latest State of the Global Climate report shows that the last eight years were the eight warmest on record, and that sea level rise and ocean warming hit new highs. Record levels of greenhouse gases caused “planetary scale changes on land, in the ocean and in the atmosphere”. The organization says its report, released…
Karachi: After the increase in corona cases in Sindh on a daily basis, medical experts have advised citizens to wear face masks and maintain social distance. According to the Provincial Health Department, an increase in the cases of Corona in Sindh is being recorded on a daily basis and 16 more positive cases of Corona…
In a report to the latest session of the Human Rights Council, the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights while countering terrorism, Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, warned of an alarming increase in the use of “intrusive and high-risk technologies”, according to a press release issued by the UN human rights office (OHCHR). This…
Due to the failed economic policies of the Modi government in India, there has been a sharp increase in farmer suicides. According to media reports, 1403 farmers committed suicide from 2012 to February 2023 and the state of Punjab is at the top. A total of 314 farmers committed suicide in Punjab and 14 farmers…
The cloning of camels is going on in Dubai, while the cost of cloning a camel can be up to Rs. Nisar Ahmad Anjaz is prominent in the picture with a camel. Photo: Gulf News Dubai: Another business is currently booming in Dubai in which wealthy sheikhs are getting their beloved camels cloned, but this…
“The impact of rising seas is already creating new sources of instability and conflict,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres, who opened the meeting. Noting that some nations’ coastlines have already seen triple the average rate of sea level rise, he warned that, in the coming decades, low-lying communities – and entire countries – could disappear forever. “We would witness…
