United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen held talks with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem in Damascus on Wednesday, his spokeswoman said.
Pedersen was expected to raise Turkey's week-old incursion in northeastern Syria, diplomats (...)
Speaking after a two-day meeting of the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization, Kate O'Brien, the WHO's department director, said the world “is facing an alarming upsurge in measles cases in all regions”.
“The impact of these (...)
Asian markets were higher on Friday as investors cheered positive developments on the U.S.-China trade front.
Mainland Chinese stocks rose on the day, with the Shanghai composite up 0.88 percent to around 2,973.66 and the Shenzhen composite 0.314 (...)
Soccer's world governing body FIFA and the World Health Organization (WHO) agreed to work together to ensure tobacco-free environments at stadiums and to promote healthy lifestyles through football.
The United Nations agency will also provide advice (...)
The United Nations human rights office said on Friday that any new government measures to cope with protests in Hong Kong must be grounded in law and protect the right to freedom of assembly.
Any use of force should be exceptional and only in (...)
The Syrian government and opposition should move forward on large-scale prisoner exchanges to build confidence ahead of the their first talks next month in more than a year, the United Nations special envoy for Syria said on Friday.
The U.N. (...)
As dozens of heads of state convene for the annual U.N. General Assembly in New York this week, the lingering conflict in Syria is taking a back seat while tensions in the Gulf and global trade wars take center stage.
Now in its ninth year, many (...)
United Nations' chief human rights official says millions of Venezuelans continue to suffer rights violations, including possible extrajudicial killings carried out by a special police force.
Michelle Bachelet gave an oral report on Venezuela to the (...)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to annex Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, he said on Sunday, reiterating an election promise made five months ago but again giving no timeframe.
Settlements are one of the most heated (...)
Under international pressure to contain fires sweeping parts of Brazil's Amazon, President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday authorized use of the military to battle the huge blazes while thousands took to the streets to protest his environmental (...)
China's envoy said on Tuesday that there was a danger of Islamic State forces reviving in Syria and called for progress in the political process between the Assad government and opposition.
"There is now a danger of terrorist organisations like ISIS (...)
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo acknowledged on Tuesday that Islamic State militants are gaining strength in some areas but said the militant group's capacity to conduct attacks has been greatly diminished.
"It's complicated. There are certainly (...)
Azm Forum (Resolve), a job fair sponsored by Bank of Alexandria for people with disabilities, aims to promote the labour market inclusion of this segment adding to the efforts of the Egyptian state in this regard.
Early July, the first edition of (...)
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi on Saturday met with the Commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa Haftar, in Cairo where they discussed the updates in Libya, according to Al Arabiya.
State-run MENA news agency said on Friday that (...)
The war in Yemen can be stopped because the warring sides and the international political consensus support a U.N. peace deal brokered in Stockholm last December, U.N. envoy Martin Griffiths said on Tuesday.
"I believe that this war in Yemen is (...)
Chile's Nicolas Jarry joined his grandfather in the ATP title-winners club on Sunday, beating Juan Ignacio Londero 7-6(7) 6-4 to clinch his maiden crown at the Swedish Open.
Jaime Fillol, who claimed six tour-level titles between 1971 and 1982, (...)
Representatives from the United States and Russia are set to meet in Geneva on Wednesday to explore the concept of a new accord limiting nuclear arms that could eventually include China, senior U.S. officials said on Monday.
U.S. President Donald (...)
One of the most significant rights for female workers is to be safe and not to be exposed to any form of sexual harassment in workplace.
However, this seems to be a far-fetched demand, as most local workplaces lack the required regulations that (...)
The permanent Egyptian mission to the United Nations office in Geneva succeeded on Friday in passing a resolution during the 41st session of the Human Rights Council, titled "Youth and human rights."
The UN resolutions is the first of its kind which (...)
Tourism in Egypt witnessed a boom in 2018 becoming the fastest growing in North Africa with a growth rate of 16.5%, well above the global average growth of only 3.9%, the Tourism Minister Rania Al-Mashat stated.
The minister's remarks came during (...)
Egypt's Tourism Minister Rania al-Mashat said the global growth rate in tourism sectors reached 3.9 percent, while the growth rate of the global gross domestic product (GDP) reached 3.2 percent.
She clarified that the tourism sector received 0.4 (...)
Egypt's Minister of Tourism Rania Al-Mashat stressed on the need for increasing international funding and support for the tourism sector from global financial institutions in the 2030 Agenda.
Al-Mashat's remarks came during her participation as a (...)
Egypt's Minister of Tourism Dr. Rania Al-Mashat discussed with Deputy Head for Geopolitical and Regional Affairs of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Marik Dusik the agenda of the World Economic Forum Davos 2020, a statement by the tourism ministry on (...)
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has adopted a new convention and recommendation with the aim of combating violence and harassment in the workplace.
The Violence and Harassment Convention 2019 and Violence and Harassment Recommendation (...)
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he had not promised Chinese President Xi Jinping a reprieve from escalating tariffs in a trade war that is casting a shadow on global growth, but felt their talks planned for the next day would be (...)
