Over 60 countries back deal to triple renewable energy this decade – officials
Washington DC, US/Brussels, BelgiumReuters More than 60 countries have said they back a deal spearheaded by the European Union, United States and United Arab Emirates to triple renewable energy this decade and shift away from coal, two officials familiar with the matter told Reuters last week. The EU, US and UAE have been rallying support […]
Israeli troops raid Gaza as Arab nations condemn bombardment
Gaza, JerusalemReuters Israeli forces carried out their biggest Gaza ground attack overnight in their 20-day-old war with Hamas as anger grew in the Arab world over Israel’s relentless bombardment of the besieged Palestinian territory. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had said Israeli troops were still preparing for a full ground invasion, while the US and other […]
Human rights groups send COP28 demands to UAE, governments
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters More than 200 civil society groups have written to the United Arab Emirates, host of this year’s COP28 UN climate summit, and all participating governments with a series of demands concerning the Gulf nation’s human rights record. The UAE, a Gulf trading and tourism hub, big oil producer and a US ally, […]
More than 40 nations interested in joining BRICS – South Africa
Johannesburg, South AfricaReuters More than 40 countries have expressed interested in joining the BRICS group of nations, South Africa’s top diplomat in charge of relations with the bloc said on Thursday. Anil Sooklal and officials from the department of foreign affairs were addressing journalists in the main commercial city of Johannesburg, a day after South […]
Pope joins with imam in making calls for peace before UN Security Council vote
United NationsAP Pope Francis and a leading Sunni imam made calls for peace as the UN Security Council met Wednesday to discuss the importance of “human fraternity” and condemn the hatreds that kindle conflicts. The Pope, who is in hospital recovering from abdominal surgery, sent a statement saying that a third world war is being […]
Essay: The longer the conflict in Sudan lasts, the higher the risk of a regional war
MAY DARWICH, a UK-based expert on international relations of the Middle East, looks at the risks of the conflict in Sudan widens out…
Security Council condemns Taliban ban on Afghan women working for UN
United NationsReuters The UN Security Council unanimously condemned on Thursday a Taliban administration ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations in Afghanistan and called on Taliban leaders to “swiftly reverse” a crackdown on the rights of women and girls. The resolution – drafted by the United Arab Emirates and Japan – describes the […]
More than 2,000 Afghan evacuees in detention in UAE – Human Rights Watch
Washington DC, US Reuters Human Rights Watch on Wednesday accused Emirati authorities of arbitrarily detaining for more than 15 months as many as 2,700 Afghan evacuees who have no legal pathways to refugee status or resettlement elsewhere. Many of those housed in Emirates Humanitarian City are suffering from depression and other psychological ailments, have no […]
SpaceX capsule delivers latest four-member crew to International Space Station
Reuters A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule arrived safely at the International Space Station after a brief delay early on Friday, carrying two US astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut and a United Arab Emirates astronaut on a six-month science mission. The autonomously flying spacecraft dubbed Endeavour docked with the space station shortly after 1:40am EST on Friday, […]
Essay: Abrahamic Family House “changes all the rules” of interfaith understanding
In an article first published on Religion News Service, KNOX THAMES says the mosque, church and synagogue complex is a shining monument to tolerance…