The United Kingdom has added India to its updated travel "red list" to protect the country against a new variant of coronavirus (COVID-19) and against other existing variants, UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Monday.
As part of the move, (...)
The rights of refugees and asylum seekers who have fled Burundi for Tanzania must be respected, experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Tuesday in an appeal to authorities in both countries.
Burundi refugees have suffered violations (...)
Levels of hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are at a "staggering" record high, now affecting one-in-three people, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday.
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food (...)
JEDDAH — The United Kingdom on Friday added Bangladesh, Kenya, Pakistan, and the Philippines to its travel "red list" as travelers from Saudi Arabia continue to have unrestricted entry into the country.
The updated "red list," which will come into (...)
The National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking (NCCHT) hosted a virtual roundtable with the International Organization Migration (IOM), UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and 13 foreign embassies to the Kingdom (Bangladesh, Burundi, Egypt, (...)
The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) has signed a $50 million loan with Tanzania to finance the ‘Fourth Tanzania Poverty Reduction Project'. The project will build rural infrastructure to boost economic opportunities and improve access (...)
An urgent appeal for $222.6 million was made on Tuesday by the UN refugee agency and partners to assist more than 315,000 Burundian refugees this year.
"Increased international support is crucial to ensure Burundian refugees receive meaningful (...)
ABU DHABI — The United Arab Emirates has decided to extend visit visas of British travelers free of charge after the United Kingdom included the Gulf states in its travel ban list along with Burundi and Rwanda.
The UK government has also announced a (...)
"Worsening" election violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) has forced 120,000 people from their homes, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday, as the UN Secretary-General also condemned another attack by combatants on a UN convoy, (...)
Used vehicles exported from richer countries are contributing to increased air pollution in developing nations and hindering efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change, according to a report published on Monday by the UN Environment Programme (...)
A basic meal is far beyond the reach of millions of people in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic joins conflict, climate change and economic troubles in pushing up levels of hunger around the world, according to a new study by the United Nations World (...)
Even as they confront the COVID-19 pandemic, countries in Africa's Great Lakes Region continue to improve political, security and economic cooperation in line with a 2013 Framework agreement, UN Special Envoy Huang Xia told the Security Council on (...)
RIYADH — The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) signed on Wednesday an agreement with Al-Basar International Foundation to implement programs to combat blindness in eight countries for the year 2020-2021.
The agreement was (...)
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) signed today an agreement with Al-Basar International Foundation to implement fighting blindness programs in eight countries, for the year 2020-2021.
The agreement was co-signed by KSrelief's (...)
The 75th session of the UN General Assembly opened on Tuesday with a moment of silence against the unprecedented backdrop of the COVID pandemic, as the new president told delegates that the coronavirus had driven home the value of multilateralism (...)
UN-appointed investigators have issued fresh warnings about ongoing rights violations and impunity in Burundi, since the death of former President Pierre Nkurunziza, who ran for a third term in 2015, in a move deemed by opposition to be (...)
The Burundian Islamic Society has supported a decision taken by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to hold this Hajj season 1441H with limited numbers of pilgrims from various nationalities inside the Kingdom.
In a statement, Grand Mufti of the Republic of (...)
His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, has sent a cable of condolences to Evariste Ndayishimiye the elected President of the Republic of Burundi on death of his (...)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a cable of condolence to Evariste Ndayishimiye, the elected President of the Republic of Burundi, on death of his excellency Mr. Pierre Nkurunziza.
In his own name and on (...)
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a cable of congratulations to Evariste Ndayishimiye on winning the presidential elections in the Republic of Burundi.
In his own name and on behalf of the Government (...)
His Royal Highness Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, has sent a cable of congratulations to Evariste Ndayishimiye on winning the presidential elections in the Republic of (...)
The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance, represented by King Fahd Islamic Cultural Center in the Republic of Uganda, has launched Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Iftar Program.
In a statement on this occasion, Director of King Fahd (...)
The Dubai Outreach Event for the Great Lakes Investment and Trade Conference (GLITC) took place Saturday at The Address Boulevard in Dubai to shed light on key trade and investment opportunities in Africa's Great Lakes region.
Organized by Arab Bank (...)
The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) recently signed a loan agreement worth $5.9million with the Burundi government to upgrade a major road connection between the city of Bujumbura and the country's airport. The Arabic Bank (BADEA) and the Burundi (...)
Assistant Supervisor General of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) Eng. Ahmad bin Ali Al-Baiz met here today with ambassador of Burundi to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Issa Ntambuka.
During the meeting, they discussed issues (...)
