A view of stormy waves off the coast of Porbandar (Gujarat). (Courtesy of Al Jazeera) The Indian Meteorological Department says that the intensity of Cyclone Buparjoy has decreased. The Indian Meteorological Department from New Delhi said that the storm was moving towards the north at a speed of 5 km per hour. The center of…
Egypt’s Minister of International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat and South Korea’s Ambassador to Egypt Kim Yong-hyun sign the agreement. A $460 million contract was signed between Egypt and South Korea for the metro train in Cairo. According to the Ministry of International Cooperation of Egypt, under the agreement, 40 trains containing 320 bogies will be provided…
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that in principle, our way is open for the trade of crude oil in Chinese currency. The Chinese Foreign Ministry has given this statement on Pakistan’s payment to Russia in Chinese currency for the purchase of crude oil. China says that this is normal trade cooperation between Pakistan…
A Russian military vehicle hit by Turkish forces. A Russian military officer was killed in a vehicle hit by Turkish artillery bombardment in the northern region of Syria. The foreign news agency says that 4 other officials were injured in the bombing. Turkish military forces bombarded the road connecting the villages of Harbal and Umm…
File photo The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed that one of its helicopters crashed in Syria, injuring 22 personnel. 10 injured in the accident have been shifted to major hospitals for treatment. The accident occurred on June 11, according to Centcom, an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the accident. It…
Climate shocks are triggering worsening security environments, from Afghanistan to Mali, and UN peacekeeping missions are taking steps to adapt, from reducing their carbon footprint to addressing myriad related consequences. “Given the growing linkages of climate change, peace, and security as well as the broader changes to the conflict dynamics in the areas in which…
Addressing a conference to take stock of action since the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) 17 years ago, he urged countries to “do much, much better” to achieve greater inclusion and accessibility. There are more than one billion persons with disabilities worldwide, most of whom are of working…
The announcement comes as the European Union gears up to host the seventh Conference on Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region, beginning on Wednesday in Brussels. WFP took the decision, after exhausting all other options, to prioritize the three million Syrians who are unable to make it from one week to the next without…
Fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and rival military group the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which erupted in mid-April, has left thousands dead or injured, and displaced more than a million. Communities also continue to face severe shortages of food, access to medical supplies and restricted movement out of conflict areas, while allegations of…
The agency’s flagship annual report, Global Trends in Forced Displacement 2022, found that by the end of 2022, the number of people displaced by war, persecution, violence, and human rights abuses stood at a record 108.4 million, up 19.1 million on the previous year – which was also a record increase. “These figures show us…
