A Venezuelan girl waits at a reception centre in northern Brazil. More than 800,000 Venezuelans have come to Brazil in recent years, seeking medical attention, food, and new opportunities. When they cross the northern border, they are offered overnight accommodation, food, protection, and hygiene services at the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Reception and Support…
The issue is under the microscope this week at the latest session of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD), taking place at UN Headquarters in New York. Delivering opening remarks, Ms. Mohammed began by highlighting the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan, who have been banned from high school and university, calling this “one…
Stéphane Dujarric was responding to questions from correspondents at the regular noon briefing in New York, after news reports that progress had been made towards a permanent ceasefire, to end Saudi Arabia’s military involvement in a military coalition that has backed the internationally recognized Government in its civil conflict with Houthi militia, since 2015. Neighbouring…
“Emanating from any arms transfer is the inherent risk of diversion of the equipment to unauthorized end users,” said Izumi Nakamitsu, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs. Addressing the Council during the first open meeting of Russia’s month-long presidency – and during which many delegates referenced the ongoing conflict in Ukraine – she emphasized that…
The youth was martyred during the search operation in Poonch district, Photo: File Srinagar: Another Kashmiri youth was martyred in the aggression of the Indian Army in Occupied Kashmir. According to Kashmir Media Service, the Indian Army conducted a house-to-house search operation in Poonch district of Jannat Nazir Valley and during this, a young man…
77 Chinese aircraft and more than a dozen ships participated; Photo: File Beijing: Chinese military aircraft ‘sealed off’ Taiwan from all sides and carried out live-fire drills, escalating tensions on the border. According to the World News Agency, Air Force planes under the Eastern Theater Command of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) flew and circled…
A registration plate bearing the number “7” has sold for a record price of 5.5 million dirhams ($1.5 million) at a special car number plate auction in Dubai. According to Arab media, rare car number plates and phone numbers have been sold in a charity auction in Dubai aimed at distributing one billion food packets…
The main suspect in the European Parliament bribery legislation will soon be put under house arrest from prison to his apartment after cooperating with the investigation. This has been reported in local media reports. According to the published details, former Italian MEP Pier Antonio Panzeri, the well-known figure in the “Qatari Gate” legislation in exchange…
Pakistani youth traveled 7 thousand 555 km in 9 months; Photo: File Riyadh: Faizullah, a young man who left Pakistan on foot to visit Allah’s house and the final resting place of his beloved, reached Saudi Arabia after a long journey of 9 months. If the relationship with one’s Creator and Lord is deep and…
Rains in Makkah may continue for two more days, Meteorological Department Mecca: During the holy month of Ramadan, the weather suddenly turned pleasant in Masjid al-Haram and the video of this charming scene went viral on social media. According to the Saudi media, the pilgrims were washed away by the rain in Masjid al-Haram at…
