Muslim Issues

Key Highlights The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), supported by OCHA and the World Health Organization (WHO), have completed the evacuation of 72 critical cases from Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. A UN staff member and a PRCS volunteer paramedic were reported killed in Gaza, heightening existing concerns for the safety of aid workers and medical personnel. The United Nations …

ASHRAFF A SAMAD COLOMBO : A Seminar and Photo Exhibition was held at the Pakistan High Commission, Colombo to commemorate “Kashmir Solidarity Day” Monday, Feb 5 The day reaffirmed Pakistan’s unconditional support to the Kashmiris in their struggle for right of self-determination. The ceremony was attended by a large number of Pakistani community members, friends of Kashmir and local journalists. …

Broadly, UNICEF terms separated children as those who are without their parents, while unaccompanied children are those who are separated and also without other relatives GENEVA: The UN said on Friday it estimates that at least 17,000 children in the Gaza Strip have been left unaccompanied or separated nearly four months into the war. “Each one has a heartbreaking story …

By Mostafa Salem, CNN Riyadh’s first alcohol shop will reportedly open soon, serving only diplomats. New rules on alcohol in Saudi Arabia have been revealed ahead of the reported opening of the first-ever liquor store in the capital Riyadh. The rules regulating alcohol quotas for non-Muslim diplomatic missions are being introduced to “counter the illicit trade of alcohol goods,” the governmental …

UNITED NATIONS | 18 January 2024 (IDN) — The Israeli-Hamas war has ignited a new Middle Eastern regional conflict involving the United States and the Houthis in Yemen, a militant group described as proxies for Iran. The Iranians have long been accused of funding and arming not only the Houthis, but also Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon. The …

Analysis by Stephanie Busari, Nadeen Ebrahim and Abbas Al Lawati, CNN South Africa’s Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Ronald Lamola (center) and Palestinian Assistant Minister of Multilateral Affairs Ammar Hijazi (right) address the media outside the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands on January 11. Patrick Post/AP Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle …