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The Separation Wall in the occupied Palestinian Territory and behind it an Israeli settlements. — courtesy Photo/Ryan Rodrick Beiler
Rights experts condemn ongoing demolition of Palestinian Bedouin village
GENEVA — Two independent UN human rights experts are urging Israel to halt efforts to demolish the Palestinian village of Humsa Al-Bqai'a, fearing it is part of a wider pattern of forcible removals and displacement.Michael Lynk, Special Rapporteur for the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, and Balakrishnan Rajagopal, Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, have condemned the move, according to a statement issued on Tuesday.Humsa Al-Bqai'a is a traditional Bedouin village located in the northern Jordan Valley in the occupied West Bank. The experts said its ongoing destruction by the Israeli army has caused great hardship to the approximately 60 people living there, more than half of whom are children.“Severing the villagers from their lands and...
March 03, 2021

Rights experts condemn ongoing demolition of Palestinian Bedouin village

Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah issued a decree on Tuesday approving a new Cabinet led by Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. — KUNA file photo
Kuwait's emir issues decree approving new Cabinet
Saudi Gazette reportKUWAIT CITY — Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah issued a decree on Tuesday approving a new Cabinet led by Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.Oil Minister Mohammad Abdulatif Al-Fares, Finance Minister Khalifa Hamade and Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Sabah were reappointed in the new Cabinet, according to the Kuwait News Agency.The Kuwaiti prime minister along with his Cabinet resigned in January following a standoff with parliament and the government ever since had been acting in a caretaker capacity.Following the approval of the new Cabinet, which include Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah as deputy prime minister and minister of defense, Issa Ahmad Mohammad Hassan Al-Kandari as minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs and Bassel Humoud...
March 03, 2021

Kuwait's emir issues decree approving new Cabinet

 Kuwait's Ministry of Health recorded on Tuesday 1,341 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, marking the highest single-day number since the outbreak of the pandemic in the country. — KUNA file photo
Kuwait breaks daily COVID-19 case record for second day in a row
KUWAIT CITY — Kuwait's Ministry of Health recorded on Tuesday 1,341 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, marking the highest single-day number since the outbreak of the pandemic in the country.The Kuwaiti health ministry also announced seven more deaths caused by complications caused by the infection over the past 24 hours.This brings the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 193,372 and virus-related fatalities to 1,092.According to the ministry’s spokesman Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad, there are currently 11,161 active cases in the country out of which 160 are receiving treatment in intensive care units.A total of 8,586 swab tests were conducted over the past 24 hours, raising the total number of COVID-19 examinations in the country to 1,800,627, Al-Sanad said.The...
March 02, 2021

Kuwait breaks daily COVID-19 case record for second day in a row

The UAE's Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation announced that the recruitment of Filipino workers via official and accredited entities in both countries will start from April 2021. — Courtesy photo
UAE to begin recruiting Filipino workers from next month
ABU DHABI — The UAE's Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation announced that the recruitment of Filipino workers via official and accredited entities in both countries will start from April 2021. The announcement was made at the end of the meetings held recently in the Philippine capital, Manila, between a delegation from the ministry, led by Saif Al Suwaidi, undersecretary at the Ministry for Human Resources Affairs, and Silvestre Bello, secretary of the Department of Labour and Employment of the Philippines, with the attendance of several officials. Al Suwaidi stressed that the meetings are part of the ministry’s strategy for boosting its cooperation with countries that send workers to the UAE, to provide domestic workers to employers and the families of citizens and...
March 02, 2021

UAE to begin recruiting Filipino workers from next month

The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on two commanders of the Iran-backed Houthi militia based in Yemen.
US slaps sanctions on two Houthi military commanders
Saudi Gazette reportWASHINGTON — The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on two commanders of the Iran-backed Houthi militia based in Yemen. In a press statement, the US Department of the Treasury said that its Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) blacklisted two key Houthi militants whose actions have prolonged Yemen’s civil war and exacerbated the country’s humanitarian crisis.“Mansur Al-Sa’adi and Ahmad ‘Ali Ahsan Aal-Hamzi are responsible for orchestrating attacks by Houthi forces impacting Yemeni civilians, bordering nations, and commercial vessels in international waters. These actions, which were done to advance the Iranian regime’s destabilizing agenda, have fueled the Yemeni conflict, displacing more than one million people and pushing Yemen to the brink...
March 02, 2021

US slaps sanctions on two Houthi military commanders

The proposals presented by GCC countries were also discussed with the European side, and the UAE’s proposal on food security has been approved after being merged with the Saudi proposal on water security. — WAM photo
GCC-European parliamentary committee approves Saudi-Emirati proposal on food, water security
DUBAI — The participants of the third meeting of the GCC-European parliamentary committee — which was held via videoconferencing — has approved the proposal of the UAE's Federal National Council (FNC) parliamentary division to discuss the issue of food security, under the theme, "Cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI) and achieving sustainability in food security field in times of crises and emergencies," after being merged with a Saudi Arabia's proposal on "Water security". During the meeting, organized by the Bahraini parliamentary division, the UAE parliamentary division was represented by GCC-European parliamentary committee members, Hamad Ahmed Al Rahoumi, first deputy speaker of the FNC, and Khalfan Rashid Al Nayeli, as well as Afraa Rashid Al...
March 02, 2021

GCC-European parliamentary committee approves Saudi-Emirati proposal on food, water security

Mosques will re-open across Bahrain for the Fajr (Dawn), Dhuhr (Noon) and Asr (Afternoon) prayers, starting Thursday (Feb. 4). — BNA photo
Mosques in Bahrain to re-open for Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr prayers from Thursday
MANAMA — Mosques will re-open across Bahrain for the Fajr (Dawn), Dhuhr (Noon) and Asr (Afternoon) prayers, starting Thursday (March. 4).The decision is based on the opinions of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs and the recommendations of the National Medical taskforce for Combating the Coronavirus (COVD-19) and following consultations with the Sunni and Jaafari endowments, the Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments said.The ministry stressed the importance of adhering to all precautionary measures to ensure the safety of all and added that decisions would be subject to periodic review based on developments.Congregational and Friday prayers were suspended in Bahrain on March 28 after mosques were shut to mitigate the spread of coronavirus.Fajr prayers were allowed back...
March 02, 2021

Mosques in Bahrain to re-open for Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr prayers from Thursday

The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday recorded 2,721 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 396,771. — WAM photo
UAE reports 2,721 new COVID-19 cases, 15 deaths
ABU DHABI — The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday recorded 2,721 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 396,771, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health carried by WAM.The ministry announced 15 more deaths from complications caused by COVID-19, taking the country's death toll to 1,253.The new patients, all of whom are in a stable condition, and are receiving the necessary care, were detected after the ministry conducted 225,159 additional COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment, according to the ministry.In the statement, the ministry stressed its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus...
March 02, 2021

UAE reports 2,721 new COVID-19 cases, 15 deaths

File photo shows displaced from the city of Taiz, a family lives in a tent in Al Turah, Yemen. — courtesy UNOCHA/Giles Clarke
Severity of suffering in Yemen ‘impossible to overstate’ says Guterres
NEW YORK — The international response to Monday’s High-Level Pledging Event on Yemen has been described as “disappointing” by the UN chief, announcing that pledges totaled less than last year’s humanitarian response, and a billion dollars less than the figure raised in 2019.Despite that, millions of Yemenis desperately need more aid to survive, with some $1.7 billion pledged by the end of the morning — falling short of the appeal when the conference began, for $3.85 billion.“Cutting aid is a death sentence,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said after the event concluded. “The best that can be said about today is that it represents a down payment”.Thanking those who did pledge generously, he urged others to reconsider what they can do to “help stave off the...
March 02, 2021

Severity of suffering in Yemen ‘impossible to overstate’ says Guterres

Mohamed Mahmoud Al Khaja, the first ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Israel presented his credentials to Israeli Reuven Rivlin on Monday. — WAM photos
UAE ambassador presents credentials to Israeli president
TEL AVIV — Mohamed Mahmoud Al Khaja, the first ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Israel presented his credentials to Israeli Reuven Rivlin on Monday. An official reception was held for the UAE ambassador, who listened to the UAE national anthem being played before handing over his credentials to the Israeli president. President Rivlin said: "This is a special moment for me as President of Israel," noting that the UAE is a peace-advocating country that succeeded in turning the desert into a flourishing oasis that has become a hub for technology, creativity, and advanced sciences. "We look forward to strengthening the relationship between both countries. Thanks to the courageous and wise leadership of the UAE, we have had the honor of seeing this wonderful day,...
March 01, 2021

UAE ambassador presents credentials to Israeli president

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