Courtesy: Middle East Online Iran has said that direct talks with the US are ongoing through Oman on the nuclear deal. From Tehran, the spokesman of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Nasser Kanani, said that he welcomes the efforts of the Omani authorities in relation to the restoration of the nuclear agreement. He said that through…
North Korean President Kim Jong Un has banned suicide in the country. He said in his order that committing suicide is ‘treason against democracy’. He says that the local governments should take measures to prevent suicides, in case of suicides, the officials will be held responsible. North Korea has not released suicide figures in the…
In January, a fanatical extremist leader set fire to a page of the Holy Quran; Photo: File Stockholm: A Swedish court rejected a police ban on a gathering organized for the unholy audacity of burning the Holy Quran, saying the police had no legal justification to stop the gathering. According to the World News Agency,…
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…
The Pakistani American community celebrated the second Pakistan Cultural Festival on Sunday in Sacramento, the capital of the US state of California. Pakistanis from every region of Pakistan, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Balochistan, Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan participated in the capital Sacramento and its major cities Roswell, Folsom, Granite Bay, Rocklin, Elk Grove and Natomas….
File photo The Netherlands is considering legislation to screen foreign students who want to study in technical fields here. According to the foreign news agency, this process of investigation will be implemented by the universities and the government to prevent the access of Chinese students and companies to the technology of the Netherlands. The Ministry…
Alarm over the potential threat posed by the rapid development of generative artificial intelligence (AI) must not obscure the damage already being done by digital technologies that enable the spread of online hate speech, as well as mis- and disinformation, he said. The policy brief argues that they should be integral players in upholding the…
On Monday’s World Day against Child Labour, the International Labour Organization (ILO) shared these staggering numbers as a reminder of the urgent need to end this practice. ILO’s Director-General Gilbert Houngbo said that for the first time in 20 years, child labour is on the rise. “Child labour rarely happens because parents are bad, or…
UNMAS issued a statement saying it was “deeply saddened and profoundly alarmed” by the deaths of 27 civilians, including 22 children, in a “tragic incident” involving unexploded ordnance (UXO) that occurred on Friday in the Lower Shabelle region. Fifty-three people were also injured. Innocent lives lost “UNMAS expresses its sincere condolences to the families affected…
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…
