Dr. Mariam Shaikh The UN General Assembly also known as UNGA is the main policy-making organ of the United Nations. It is the most representative and comprises all Member States. The prime function of the General Assembly is to discuss, debate, and make recommendations on subjects about international peace and security, including development, disarmament, human … Read more
TEL AVIV: Israel has barred the UN secretary-general from entering the country, declaring him officially unwelcome, the foreign minister said on Wednesday. “I have declared UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres persona non grata in Israel and banned him from entering the country,” said Israel Katz in a statement. Several UN officials were also banned from entering … Read more
HANOI: The death toll in Vietnam from Typhoon Yagi and the landslides and flash floods it triggered rose to 226 on Thursday, the government’s disaster agency said, as flood pressure eased in the capital Hanoi. The Southeast Asian country is reeling from the impact of Typhoon Yagi, the strongest storm to hit Asia this year, … Read more
WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange gestures as he speaks during a hearing on his detention and conviction, and their effect on human rights before the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Strasbourg, France, October 1, 2024. — Reuters STRASBOURG: Julian Assange, the founder of … Read more
Monitoring Desk ISLAMABAD: Delegates from the world’s most powerful countries have reached a compromise on language to describe the war in Ukraine, a source with knowledge of the discussions said, as their leaders began the annual G20 summit on Saturday in New Delhi.Prime Minister Narendra Modi of host India inaugurated the two-day meeting by calling … Read more
TEL AVIV: Israeli said on Wednesday eight of its soldiers were killed in combat in south Lebanon as its forces pushed into its northern neighbour in a campaign against the Hezbollah armed group. The losses were the deadliest suffered by the Israeli military on the Lebanon front in the past year of clashes between Israel … Read more
NEW ORLEANS: Storm Francine barreled across southern US on Thursday, pounding the region with heavy rains and gusty winds while causing widespread power outages for hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses. It had weakened from a Category 2 hurricane to a tropical depression as it moved northeastward over central Mississippi, but still packed winds of … Read more
An Indian Border Security Force personnel stands guard as people wait a line to cast their vote outside a polling station during the third and final phase of the assembly election, in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district October 1, 2024. More than 55% of eligible voters cast ballots in first 2 rounds. Key decisions about IIOJK … Read more
Farzana Mansoor AJMAN (UAE): TravTalk Middle East together with Bahi Ajman Palace Hotel and Ajman Department of Tourism Development conducted a very special panel discussion under the theme “Shaping the sustainability future in businesses.”Iftikhar Hamdani Area General Manager Bahi Ajman Palace Hotel and Coral Beach Resort Sharjah moderated the event with seven panellists. Among the … Read more
NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi, Indian Leader of Opposition throwing fresh salvo on Indian Premier Narendra Modi-led government, saying that Modi has helped Adani and Ambani to destroy employment system of India and then they attacked the constitution together. Rahul Gandhi taking a swipe at PM Modi, accused Indian premier “creating a structure” that enables only … Read more