Courtesy: The Guardian, London. Clashes between the army and paramilitary forces in Sudan have forced millions of people to flee. On the situation in Sudan, the United Nations Refugee Agency has issued a warning from the capital Khartoum, saying that the number of people evacuating from Sudan due to the conflict will exceed 1 million….
After performing Zuhr and Asr prayers together, the pilgrims engage in prayers in Arafat field. At sunset, the pilgrims will leave for Muzdalifah from Arafat. Pilgrims will perform Maghrib and Isha prayers together after reaching Muzdalifah. In Muzdalifah, the pilgrims will also pick pebbles to kill the devil. Pilgrims will perform Fajr prayer on 10th…
AIsraeli President Isaac Herzog called his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas and congratulated him in advance of Eid al-Adha. According to the official statement, President Isaac congratulated Mahmoud Abbas, his family, the Palestinian people and the people of the entire region on Eid al-Adha. The Israeli president strongly condemned the loss of innocent Palestinians in terrorist…
Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Virginia Gamba unveiled the Secretary-General’s latest annual report, for 2022, which showed there were 27,180 grave violations overall, an increase from the previous year. The recorded violations only refer to verified information, with the likely toll much higher, and cover four categories: recruitment and use of children into…
“The choice is clear,” said Tor Wennesland, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO). “Either continue along the downward spiral of violence and provocations leading to a political vacuum or turn towards constructive dialogue linked to concrete actions that can create hope and a political horizon.” ‘Alarming spike’ Urging Israeli and Palestinian…
“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,…
