CAIRO: Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit and UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese discussed the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip on Monday. Aboul Gheit met Albanese at the headquarters of the Arab League General Secretariat in Cairo. The discussion centered on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, given continued Israeli violations against the civilian population over the past several…
AL-MUGHAYYER: The Israeli settlers who rampaged through the West Bank village of Al-Mughayyer on April 12 came in greater numbers and carried more weapons than during any of the previous raids on the Palestinian community, residents said.Days later, torched homes and cars still bear testament to the attack, which residents said lasted several hours and…
United Nations, US: Senior UN officials warned the Security Council on Friday of the risks of a new front opening in Sudan, around the town of el-Fasher in Darfur, where the population is already on the brink of starvation.After a year of war between the armed forces (SAF) of General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan and the…
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: Palestinian militant group Hamas condemned on Friday the US veto that ended a long-shot Palestinian bid for full United Nations membership.“Hamas condemns the American veto at the Security Council of the draft resolution granting Palestine full membership in the United Nations,” the Gaza Strip rulers said in a statement, which comes amid growing…
The Security Council has blocked Palestine’s bid to become a full member of the United Nations due to a United States veto on a draft resolution that would have recommended the granting of such status. The proposal, submitted by Algeria, received 12 votes in favour, with the United States casting a negative vote and Switzerland…
JERUSALEM: A third meeting of Israel’s war cabinet set for Tuesday to decide on a response to Iran’s first-ever direct attack was put off until Wednesday, as Western allies eyed swift new sanctions against Tehran to help dissuade Israel from a major escalation.Military chief of staff Herzi Halevi had promised that Saturday night’s launch of…
The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai has announced that the metro operating hours for Tuesday (April 16) will extend until 3:00 AM Wednesday. The extension is meant to ease travel for commuters during the ongoing unstable weather conditions in the country Residents across Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Fujairah, and Ras Al Khaimah are…
TEHRAN: Iran’s missile and drone barrage against Israel was the first act of a tough new strategy, Tehran says, warning arch foe Israel that any future attack will spark “a direct and punishing response.”This spells a dramatic shift from past years in which the Islamic republic and Israel have fought a shadow war of proxy…
United Nations: Iran temporarily closed its nuclear facilities over “security considerations” in the wake of its massive missile and drone attack on Israel over the weekend, the head of the UN’s atomic watchdog said Monday.Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of a UN Security Council meeting, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi was…
Speculators and holiday homeowners who used their Dubai properties just a couple of times in a year are increasingly opting to rent for full-year it out to benefit from the spike in rental returns. “With the increase in rentals, long-term speculators or holiday home owners who come twice a year to Dubai to their holiday…
