Baby paralysed in Gaza’s first case of type 2 polio for 25 years: WHO
A 10-month-old baby in war-shattered Gaza has been paralysed by the type 2 polio virus, the first such case in the territory in 25 years, the World Health Organisation said on Friday, with UN agencies appealing for urgent vaccinations of every baby.The type 2 virus (cVDPV2), while not inherently more dangerous than types 1 and […]
Oil tanker Sounion ‘poses environmental risk’ after attack in Red Sea
A Greek-flagged oil tanker carrying 150,000 tonnes of crude that was evacuated by its crew after being attacked in the Red Sea now poses an environmental hazard, the EU’s Red Sea naval mission “Aspides” said yesterday.Sounion was targeted on Wednesday by multiple projectiles off Yemen’s port city of Hodeidah, where the Houthis have been attacking […]
27 more killed taking Gaza massacre toll to 40,265
Israeli forces pressed deeper into areas of the central and southern Gaza Strip, while Palestinian health officials said yesterday that Israeli strikes had killed at least 27 people across the enclave.Months of on-off talks on a ceasefire have circled the same issues, but Israel and Palestinian resistance movement Hamas have stuck firmly to their demands.In […]
Lebanese hospitals ready emergency plans : Bracing for war
Lebanon's biggest public hospital, nurses are busy honing their life-saving skills as the spectre of all-out war looms, 10 months into intensifying clashes between Hezbollah and Israel over the Gaza war.’We are in a state of readying for war,’ nurse Basima Khashfi said as she gave emergency training to young nurses and other staff at […]
US, Israeli teams meet in Cairo
US and Israeli delegations started a new round of meetings in Cairo yesterday aimed at resolving differences over a truce proposal to end more than 10 months of war between Israel and Palestinian resistance movement Hamas in Gaza, two Egyptian security sources said. Egyptian and US officials had met to seek compromises over plans for […]
New Israeli airstrike on Lebanon kills 2
Two people were killed in a new Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon on Friday.According to Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA), the Israeli entity carried out a drone strike on the town of Tyr Harfa, killing to people and wounding another.Earlier today, the Israeli artillery shelled the outskirts of several towns in southern Lebanon, including Kfar […]
Latest gold rates in UAE
Gold rates for AS ON 23Rd AUGUST 2024 Rate in AED per gm 24K AED 302.00 22K AED 279.50 21K AED 270.75 More…
War-battered Gaza faces uphill battle against polio
The Gaza Strip's first recorded polio case in 25 years has health workers and aid agencies grappling with the steep obstacles to conducting mass vaccination in the war-torn Palestinian territory.Unrelenting air strikes by Israel more than 10 months into its war against Gaza rulers Hamas, restrictions of aid entering the besieged territory and hot summer […]
FAHR circulates ‘Back to School’ policy 2024-2025 to federal entities
The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR) has issued a circular to all federal ministries and More…
Joint Statement on UAE authorities extraditing Danilo Coppola to Italy
The United Arab Emirates and the Italian Republic have confirmed the extradition to Italy of Danilo Coppola, an Italian More…