The roof of the third Saudi expansion in Masjid al-Haram was opened for worshippers. For the first time, prayers have been offered on the roof of the third Saudi extension. Keeping in view the increasing number of pilgrims during Ramadan, the Haramin administration has provided the facility of prayer on the extended roof. Those wishing…
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has said that there is a need to start talks now to prevent further escalation of the Ukraine conflict and resolve the conflict. Addressing the nation, the President of Belarus said, “Let’s declare a ceasefire in Ukraine without preconditions.” He accused the West of planning to invade and destroy Belarus. He…
Damascus: An officer of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard was killed in an Israeli attack in Syria. According to Iranian media reports, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) announced the martyrdom of military advisor and officer Milad Heydari. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the latest attack is the sixth Israeli airstrike in Syria this…
Kuwait’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs building, file photo More than 5,400 people living in Kuwait applied for asylum in other countries. According to a report by the Kuwaiti think tank Arab Gulf Center for Education and Research, most of the asylum seekers are Bedouins. 120,000 Bedouins live in Kuwait, and asylum seekers include citizens of…
The US has predicted that the cooperation between Pakistan and China will turn into a military alliance. The US Institute of Peace has predicted that Pak-China cooperation will turn into a military alliance. The report also mentioned the reasons behind the rapprochement between Pakistan and China. The report said that the geographical and political changes…
Children in conflict zones must be protected, not punished, said the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, together with Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, UN Special Rapporteur on the protection and promotion of human rights while countering terrorism, in a joint statement. “It is now time to bring them home,” they said. “Many children are…
OCHA Spokesperson Jens Laerke, told reporters in Geneva that the current phase was still “a humanitarian emergency where we look at, ‘What do the survivors need? How can we support those who have survived this devastating earthquake?’” Help for millions in need In Türkiye, where over nine million have been directly affected, the UN and partners have…
“The risk of a nuclear weapon being used is currently higher than at any time since the depths of the cold war,” said Izumi Nakamitsu, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs. “The war in Ukraine represents the most acute example of that risk.” The Security Council met on the heels of President Vladimir Putin’s announcement…
“Many of us take our gender identity for granted, but for many children it is not so easy,” said Mahesh Mahalingam, the UNAIDS Director of Communications and Global Advocacy. “It’s a matter of daily survival, a daily struggle. Children all around the world must be supported in expressing their identity freely.” Stigma, discrimination, and criminalization…
Manfred Profazi, who is based in Vienna, Austria, has been touring some of the regions in Ukraine which have been most seriously affected by over 13 months of conflict following Russia’s full-scale invasion. He has told UN News what he’s been seeing across the devastated country and how IOM has provided comfort to people forced…
