File photo Eid-ul-Adha public holiday has been announced in the United Arab Emirates. According to local media, the holidays of Arafat Day and Eid-ul-Adha will be from 9th to 12th Dhul-Hijjah for federal ministries and institutions. Government employees in the UAE will have a public holiday from Tuesday, June 27 to Friday, June 30. The…
There are likely to be 6 to 9 holidays in the UAE on Eid al-Adha; Photo: File Abu Dhabi: Eid-ul-Adha holidays have been announced in the United Arab Emirates. According to Arab media, there will be holidays in the United Arab Emirates from 9th Zil-Hajj to 12th Zil-Hijj, that is, possibly from Tuesday, June 27th…
UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay told Member States that the decision was “a strong act of confidence, in UNESCO and in multilateralism,” and in the way that the agency was implementing its mandate on culture, education, science and information. Reforms and modernisation UNESCO said that in a letter sent to Ms. Azoulay, the US State Department…
In this feature, part of a series exploring the fight against trafficking in the Sahel, UN News focuses on the illegal arms trade that is fuelling conflict and terrorism. In the Sahel, home to 300 million people, it’s a buyer’s market for guns. Insurgency and banditry plague the region, rooted in, among other things, endemic…
The US Secretary of State had arrived in Saudi Arabia on a three-day visit; Photo: Twitter Riyadh: Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan has said that many countries, including the United States, have offered to provide technology and support for Saudi Arabia’s civilian nuclear program, which is currently being considered. According to the world news…
“We are concerned by the continued devastating impact of the fighting in Sudan on civilians,” Spokesperson Jeremy Laurence told journalists in Geneva. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and military rival, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), have been locked in vicious clashes since mid-April. Hundreds have been killed and some 1.2 million have been displaced. UN…
Walker Perthes, file photo Sudan has described the head of the United Nations mission, Walker Perthes, as an undesirable figure. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sudan has informed the Secretary General of the United Nations about declaring Walker Perthes as persona non grata. The head of the Sudanese military council, Abdul Fateh al-Barhan, has…
social media A strategic agreement was announced between the United States and the United Kingdom to deal with new threats. A meeting was held between US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sonak at the White House. In the meeting between the two leaders, it was agreed to establish special relations to counter…
“Together we can achieve what neither organization can achieve on its own,” she said, presenting the UN Secretary-General’s latest report on the important collaboration. Recent strains on multilateralism have seen trust in institutions and processes sorely tested, most recently by the uneven response to the COVID-19 crisis, she said. “Defiance of international law and the…
File photo US Republican presidential candidate Mike Pence has criticized former President Donald Trump. Regarding the former president involved in inciting people in the attack on Capitol Hill, Mike Pence said that someone who considers himself unconstitutional should never have the right to be the president of the United States. He further said that this…
