Category: General

Beirut, Facing an economic meltdown and other crises, Lebanon’s president on Wednesday asked for the world’s help to rebuild the capital’s main port and neighborhoods that were blown away in last month’s catastrophic explosion. President Michel Aoun made the plea in a prerecorded speech to the U.N. General Assembly’s virtual summit, telling world leaders that Lebanon’s many challenges are posing an unprecedented threat to its very existence, The Associated Press (AP) reported. Most urgently, the…

Manama, His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa has saluted the participants in the high-level webinar organised by the King Hamad Global Centre for Peaceful Coexistence, in collaboration with “This Is Bahrain”, hailing the continuous efforts being made to spread Bahrain’s message of peace, tolerance and peaceful coexistence.       Themed “Why Freedom of Religion or Belief Is Vital for Peace? The Kingdom of Bahrain as a Historical Model”, the virtual forum was…

HE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani stressed that the responsibility to protect is the first line of defense for civilians, adding that the State of Qatar supports all international efforts to protect civilians in countries facing armed conflict, in line with the State of Qatar’s policies and its commitment to international law. This came during His Excellency’s statement at the high-level meeting of the Group of Friends…

Saleh Ahmad Salem Al Suwaidi has presented a copy of his credentials as the UAE Ambassador to Brazil to Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s President, at the presidential palace in the capital, Brasilia. During the meeting, Al Suwaidi conveyed to President Bolsonaro the greetings of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan; His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai; and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed…

The UAE is continuing to offer shelter and food aid to the residents of Yemen’s Red Sea Coast. Under this framework, the Emirates Red Crescent, ERC, dispatched a humanitarian convoy to the Al Alili camp in Khawkhah District, Hodeidah Governorate, carrying 25 tonnes of food and shelter materials, along with mobile clinics equipped with medical supplies and medicines. Upon arriving at the camp, which houses 1,200 families, the convoy distributed food and shelter aid while…