ALICANTE — The Saudi football national team has started its preparations for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 with two preparatory camps at Alicante city in Spain during the upcoming months of June and September.
The preparations of the Green Falcons (...)
A former president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, has been extradited to the United States to face charges of drug trafficking and money laundering.
Hernández, who governed the Central American nation until January, was put on board a US Drug (...)
The Darién Gap, a dangerous route that links South and North America, has long been used by migrants trekking north to the United States, in search of a better life, or simply fleeing violence at home. As well as extreme physical challenges, they (...)
At the UN Human Rights Council on Friday, Member States adopted a plan of action to tackle disinformation, at the request of Ukraine and with widespread — but not universal — support.
Officially sponsored by Ukraine, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, (...)
Anoosheh Ashoori still has to pinch himself to be sure that he really is safe at home with his wife in south London and no longer in the "hell" of Evin jail in Tehran.
"I still can't believe sometimes that I am back," he told me from his living room (...)
War in Ukraine could result in as much as 1 million barrels per day (bpd) of oil demand being removed from the global market, Rystad Energy research shows.
The human and material costs of the conflict have been catastrophic just days into the (...)
The US and UK are banning Russian oil and the EU is ending its reliance on Russian gas, stepping up the economic response to the invasion of Ukraine.
US President Joe Biden said the move targeted "the main artery of Russia's economy".
Energy exports (...)
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA), will host, virtually, tomorrow, Tuesday, March 8, 2022, the meeting of the General Secretariat of the Global Harmonization Working Party (GHWP) and leaders of (...)
Women living in Amazon River communities now have increased access to breast cancer screening along even its most remote banks, thanks to two new mammography units installed on Brazilian navy ships.
Procured by the UN-backed International Atomic (...)
Following the death of a baby during an interception at sea off the southeast coast of the island of Trinidad on Sunday, UN agencies have expressed their deep sadness and called for stronger measures to protects refugees and migrants.
The vessel (...)
For several years, the number of people transiting through Mexico, many hoping for a better life in the USA, has continued to grow. The UN team in the country, in close collaboration with the Mexican authorities, is working to ensure that they (...)
Pandemic-related travel restrictions may have put a dent on international migration figures in 2021, but the number of people forced to leave their homes, due to conflict and persecution, rose to record highs.
By November, more than 84 million (...)
In response to the critical needs of a growing number of Venezuelans arriving by foot to Chile's northern border, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said on Thursday that it is stepping up its presence and assistance in the South American (...)
Venezuela violated a jurist's right to be tried by an independent tribunal and his right to the presumption of innocence, the UN Human Rights Committee said on Wednesday.
In the decision, the Committee requested that Venezuela declare the criminal (...)
Life-saving sexual and reproductive health services are more vital than ever, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) said on Monday, launching an $835 million appeal to support people in crisis settings during 2022.
The objective is to reach more than 54 (...)
Political instability is a key factor behind new data revealed on Thursday which shows that persecution of Members of Parliament (MPs) worldwide has reached a record high. The annual figures were released by UN partner the Inter-Parliamentary Union, (...)
Fast and flexible, the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) was set up to promote swift, coordinated action in humanitarian crises, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator told a High-level Pledging Event on Wednesday, adding: "It has more than (...)
The increasing needs of refugees and migrants from Venezuela have worsened with the COVID-19 pandemic, say UN rights experts. The number of Venezuelans worldwide who've gone on the run has now topped six million, with the vast majority hosted by (...)
The US Department of Justice announced in a statement on Wednesday that it has seized two large caches of Iranian arms in the Arabian Sea destined for Houthi militants in Yemen.
The U.S. Navy had seized two years ago the cache of weapons from two (...)
The US Department of Justice announced in a statement on Wednesday that it has seized two large caches of Iranian arms in the Arabian Sea destined for Houthi militants in Yemen.
The U.S. Navy had seized two years ago the cache of weapons from two (...)
A dissident former leader of Colombia's Farc rebels has been killed in an ambush in Venezuela, BBC said quoting local media reports on Sunday.
Hernán Darío Velásquez, nicknamed El Paisa, was reportedly shot dead in Venezuela's Apure state.
His death (...)
One meal a day, no shelter, and no drinking water are only some of the difficult living conditions that indigenous Warao families from Venezuela are facing in remote locations across Guyana, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has warned.
More (...)
Global casualties from anti-personnel landmines were "exceptionally high" last year, with Syrians and Afghans worst-hit, a UN-backed civil society report said on Wednesday.
According to Landmine Monitor 2021, the number of victims rose by 20 per (...)
The United Nations General Assembly and Security Council on Friday elected a new judge to sit on the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the UN.
Hillary Charlesworth, from Australia, will replace James Crawford, (...)
United Kingdom plans to remove restrictions such as a travel "red list" of seven countries and hotel quarantine due to a declining COVID-19 threat from abroad, The Telegraph reported on Wednesday.
UK ministers will meet on Thursday to consider (...)
