World Gazans break fast without 'joy of Ramazan' as Israel aggression continues GAZA STRIP: The first day of Ramazan came and went in Gaza, with residents marking a joyless iftar against a... Updated 12 Mar, 2024 10:29pm
World World food price index falls in February: UN agency LONDON: The United Nations food agency’s world price index fell in February for a seventh consecutive month as... Published 09 Mar, 2024 04:59am
World Expanding Israeli settlements a 'war crime': UN GENEVA: Expanding Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories constitutes "a war crime" and risks... Updated 08 Mar, 2024 11:43pm
World Israeli offensive in Gaza’s Rafah ‘cannot be allowed to happen’: UN GENEVA: The United Nations human rights office said on Friday that an Israeli offensive in Gaza’s border town of... Published 08 Mar, 2024 02:59pm
Editorials Waste sans frontiers EDITORIAL: The United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP’s) latest Global Waste Management Outlook 2024 ... Published 08 Mar, 2024 03:14am
World Sudan soon to be ‘world’s largest hunger crisis’: WFP PORT SUDAN: Sudan’s nearly 11-month war between rival generals “risks triggering the world’s largest hunger crisis”,... Published 06 Mar, 2024 12:40pm
World Hunger crisis in Gaza: children starving to death amid Israeli aggression WASHINGTON: Children have begun starving to death in Gaza, where the United Nations has warned a famine is “almost... Updated 06 Mar, 2024 01:45pm
World Diplomatic push for Israel-Hamas ceasefire intensifies GAZA STRIP: International mediators and Hamas delegates were in Cairo Tuesday for talks to try to secure a pause in... Updated 05 Mar, 2024 04:35pm
World Nikki Haley wins Washington, D.C., Republican primary, in small symbolic boost WASHINGTON: Presidential contender Nikki Haley won the Washington, D.C., Republican primary on Sunday, her first... Published 04 Mar, 2024 10:41am
World Talks on Gaza truce expected as offensive and aid crisis rage on CAIRO: Mediators expected to reconvene in Cairo as soon as Sunday and search for a formula acceptable to Israel and... Updated 03 Mar, 2024 11:55am
World Gaza famine ‘almost inevitable’: UN GENEVA: Famine in the Gaza Strip is almost inevitable unless the Israel-Hamas war changes, the United Nations said... Published 02 Mar, 2024 04:16am
Pakistan 2022 flood victims in Sindh still struggling to cope with losses ISLAMABAD: The 2022 flood victims in Sindh who were devastated by the worst ever flooding in the country’s ... Published 22 Feb, 2024 06:55am
Editorials Capital punishment ought to stop EDITORIAL: Whilst there is a worldwide trend towards abolition of death penalty — 170 out of the 193 UN members... Published 22 Feb, 2024 06:55am
World At World Court, Palestinians demand end of Israeli occupation THE HAGUE: Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki on Monday demanded an immediate end to Israel’s occupation... Updated 19 Feb, 2024 05:00pm
Editorials Better, greener future! EDITORIAL: It’s great news that the United Nations has chosen Pakistan’s Living Indus Initiative (LII), which... Published 19 Feb, 2024 05:24am
World Hamas heads to Cairo truce talks as Rafah braces for Israeli assault GAZA STRIP: Negotiations to pause the Israel-Hamas war and free the remaining hostages headed into a second day in... Updated 14 Feb, 2024 01:44pm
Print UN agency says aid shipment blocked in Israeli port OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The main United Nations agency providing aid to Palestinians in Gaza is facing growing... Updated 12 Feb, 2024 08:38am
World World needs ‘torrents’ of cash for green transition: UN PARIS: The world needs to urgently start investing trillions of dollars in the green transition, the United Nations... Published 03 Feb, 2024 05:46am
World UN chief to meet donor nations after refugee agency accusations UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will meet Tuesday with key donors to the UN agency... Published 30 Jan, 2024 12:15pm
World Afghan FM calls for ‘constructive engagement’ with Int’l community KABUL: Afghanistan’s foreign minister on Monday called for “constructive engagement” with the international... Published 30 Jan, 2024 04:52am
World Afghan FM calls for ‘constructive engagement’ with international community KABUL: Afghanistan’s foreign minister on Monday called for “constructive engagement” with the international... Updated 29 Jan, 2024 11:00pm
World UN to punish staffers involved in 'terror,' urges UNRWA funding: Guterres NEW YORK: United Nations Secretary Secretary-General Antonio Guterres vowed on Sunday to hold to account “any UN... Updated 28 Jan, 2024 07:13pm
World S Africa hails ‘decisive victory’ JOHANNESBURG: South Africa on Friday hailed a ruling by the United Nations’ top court that Israel should do... Published 27 Jan, 2024 06:20am
Pakistan NESPAK secures five projects, signs two LTAs with UNOPS aims at achieving UN’s 2030 SDGs LAHORE: NESPAK, a leading global consultancy firm, takes a significant step towards achieving the United Nations ... Published 27 Jan, 2024 06:20am
Print Hunger stalks the entire Gaza Strip GAZA/GENEVA: In battered, hard-to-reach north Gaza, rare aid deliveries get mobbed by desperate, hungry Palestinians... Updated 26 Jan, 2024 08:46am
World UN says Israel army orders Gazans to leave shelter hit by tank fire GAZA STRIP: The United Nations told AFP on Thursday that the Israeli military ordered people taking refuge in their... Published 25 Jan, 2024 08:41pm
World Qatar ‘appalled’ at alleged criticism by Netanyahu DOHA: Qatar said Wednesday it was “appalled” by remarks attributed to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who... Published 25 Jan, 2024 12:00pm
World US deplores deadly attack on UN shelter in Gaza WASHINGTON: The White House has condemned Wednesday’s deadly shelling of a UN shelter in southern Gaza, reiterating... Published 25 Jan, 2024 10:39am
World Israel genocide case: World Court to rule Gaza emergency measures on 26th AMSTERDAM: Judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will rule on Friday whether or not they will grant... Published 25 Jan, 2024 04:23am
World Israeli rejection of two-state solution ‘unacceptable’: UN UNITED NATIONS: Israel’s rejection of the idea of a two-state solution with the Palestinians is unacceptable and... Published 25 Jan, 2024 04:23am