Dubai, :(PNP) Legendary fast bowler and DP World ILT20 commentator Waqar Younis has applauded the league’s extraordinary growth and its key role in nurturing cricket across the Gulf countries. The Pakistan cricket great, who has closely followed the league since its inception in 2023, reflected on its rapid progress during a recent media interaction organised…
Abu Dhabi (PNP) In what promises to be one of the most exciting storylined of the 2025 Abu Dhabi T10, the Royal Champs are gearing up to make their much-anticipated debut in the world’s fastest cricket tournament. The team, led by Head Coach and West Indies legend Courtney Walsh, will open their campaign…
Dubai (PNP) The DP World ILT20 Development Tournament returned for its third edition on Sunday at the ICC Academy in Dubai. David White, CEO of DP World ILT20, highlighted the tournament’s growth, its role in developing young talent, and its contribution to UAE cricket’s depth and professionalism. White described the tournament as a crucial platform…
Andrea De Domenico, Head of OCHA‘s Office in the occupied Palestinian territory, recently spent three weeks in the enclave, where over one million people have fled the southern city of Rafah following the step-up in Israeli military operations, according to Palestine refugee agency UNRWA. Briefing journalists in New York, Mr. De Domenico added that the…
At the closing session of the 2024 United Nations Civil Society Conference in the Kenyan capital, Secretary-General António Guterres and President William Ruto praised the efforts of civil society and underscored their “indispensable contributions.” In his address, Mr. Guterres said time and again he had witnessed the enormous impact of civil society in every corner…
The development follows the recovery of hundreds of bodies “buried deep in the ground and covered with waste” over the weekend at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, central Gaza, and at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City in the north. A total of 283 bodies were recovered at Nasser Hospital, of which 42 were identified. “Among…
“Two years on and a decade since Russia’s attempted illegal annexation of Ukraine’s Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, the war in Ukraine remains an open wound at the heart of Europe,” António Guterres said. “It is high time for peace – a just peace, based on the UN Charter, international law…
Describing the move as a further sign of the junta’s “weakness and desperation”, Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews called for stronger international action to protect vulnerable populations across the country. “While wounded and increasingly desperate, the Myanmar military junta remains extremely dangerous,” he said. “Troop losses and recruitment challenges have become existential threats for the junta,…
On the same basis as it was canceled, the lion and the arrow should also be withdrawn, Amir Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi Amir Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman wrote a letter to the Election Commission to cancel the election symbols of PML-N, PP and demanded that the decision of the Supreme Court should be implemented on other political…
Some 613 people have died within facilities as a result since 7 October last year and more than 770 have been injured, according to latest data on healthcare attacks from the World Health Organization (WHO). Condemning the continuing fighting and bombardment, WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier said that the “ongoing reduction of humanitarian space plus the…
