“The effects of climate change are becoming more severe, and the number of people displaced across international borders is rapidly increasing,” said Ian Fry, independent human rights expert on climate change, who took up the new post last year. “In 2020 alone, 30.7 million people were displaced from their homes due to weather-related events. Droughts…
“We’ve already seen over 560,000 people crossing into neighbouring countries…[and] nearly two million people displaced internally,” said Raouf Mazou, UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Operations, following a visit to Sudan. Since conflict erupted there on 15 April when rival militaries clashed, more than half a million people have reached neighbouring countries in a bid to escape…
This summer will be “the first in more than three years that many of us will enjoy without the looming threat of COVID-19”, but the life-threatening virus has not gone away completely, said WHO’s regional director for Europe, Hans Kluge, told reporters at a virtual press conference from Copenhagen. Each week, the coronavirus causes at least…
In 2017, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu went to China and met with President Xi Jinping. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu says that he has received an invitation to visit China. In making the announcement today, Netanyahu emphasized that the United States is Israel’s main ally. According to the statement issued by Prime Minister Netanyahu’s office, US…
Photo courtesy of Arab Media The Saudi Ministry of Health has said that the health status of the Hajj pilgrims is satisfactory and they do not have any symptoms of an epidemic or a threat to public health. Speaking at a press conference, the spokesperson of the Saudi Ministry of Health, Dr. Muhammad Al-Abd Al-Ali,…
Photo courtesy of Twitter Retired international cricketer, Indian Congress leader, TV personality Navjot Singh Sidhu has shared pictures with his family on social media. The former president of the Indian Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee has shared new pictures on his micro-blogging website account, Twitter, in which his future daughter-in-law can also be seen. Navjot Singh…
Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated in Saudi Arabia tomorrow, Wednesday; Photo: File Riyadh: In the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, more than 3,000 mosques and Eid places have been allocated for Eid-ul-Azha prayer gatherings. According to Saudi media, Eid al-Adha will be celebrated tomorrow, Wednesday, while the Eid prayer will be offered a quarter of…
Photo courtesy of AFP After the Titan sub tragedy, the American couple has withdrawn the case against the chief executive (CEO) of Oceangate. According to foreign media reports, the American couple filed a lawsuit in February claiming that Asiangate CEO Stockton Rush (head of Titan) booked a deep-sea cruise on the Titan submarine in 2018….
File photo Russia has conducted tactical exercises of fighter jets over the Baltic Sea. In this regard, the Ministry of Defense of Russia has issued a statement in which it is said that the purpose of the exercises is to test the readiness of combat and special operations. The Russian Ministry of Defense says that…
Israel was not satisfied with the policy of occupying Palestine and the Zionist government announced the construction of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. According to foreign media, the Zionist government has started the impure plan to displace thousands of Palestinians living in the occupied Palestinian territory and allowed 5,700 Jewish settlements in the…
