DUBAI: Abdul Rahman bin Mohammad bin Nasser Al Owais, Minister of Health and Prevention said that World Humanitarian Day represents significant milestones of the UAE’s achievements in the humanitarian field, which constituted an example and a symbol of humanitarian action globally in times of crises and daunting challenges. Al Owais made the statements on the […]
US President-elect Joe Biden expressed frustration Monday over Donald Trump’s refusal to cooperate on the White House transition process, saying “more people may die” of coronavirus without immediate coordination on fighting the surging pandemic. Biden was declared winner of the November 3 election but Trump has not conceded, and his administration has so far failed […]
More than 1,000 migrants reached the Canary Islands in the past 48 hours, the Red Cross said on Saturday, the largest number since a 2006 crisis in the archipelago. Beefed-up security on Morocco’s Mediterranean coast is pushing traffickers and migrants south to risk the perilous crossing to the Canaries, located around 60 miles (97 km) […]
The COVID-19 pandemic could trigger a debt crisis in some countries, so investors must be ready for granting some form of relief that could also include debt cancellation, World Bank President David Malpass was quoted as saying on Sunday. “It is evident that some countries are unable to repay the debt they have taken on. […]
