Author: Gulf News Week
Many Syrian returnees cannot access proper healthcare. Urgent action is required for Syria’s health system to recover.Last week, European Union and Syrian officials met in Brussels for high-level talks on the country’s reconstruction. The EU’s support for Syria’s health system, including 14 million euros ($16.25m) to rehabilitate Ar-Rastan Hospital in Homs, is a significant contribution that merits recognition.While the EU is demonstrating what strategic investment can achieve, the gap between the conditions returnees face and what they need for a healthy life remains a major barrier for the country’s recovery. After 14 years of conflict, Syria is facing a public…
Seven activists whose Gaza-bound aid flotilla was intercepted in international waters by Israeli forces have returned to the UK after being deported. They were among more than 422 people involved in the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), which aimed to break the maritime blockade of Gaza and deliver food and medical aid.The group, who arrived at at London Stansted on Saturday via Turkey, told the BBC they witnessed people being “systematically tortured and abused over two days” on Israeli vessels and in prison.The Israeli military previously rejected similar allegations, telling the BBC that its orders “require respectful and appropriate treatment of…
BBC at the site of China’s worst mining disaster in more than a decadeAt least 82 people have been killed after a gas explosion at the Liushenyu mine in China.23 mins agoAsia
For that, collective action would be needed now.The crisis caused by the US-Israel war on Iran has affected the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) at different levels.Oman has barely felt any shock as its ports and terminals continue operating as usual. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have been able to reroute some oil exports through terminals in Yanbu and Fujairah, respectively, to bypass the Strait of Hormuz. Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar, on the other hand, have been practically cut off from the global market and are facing the prospect of economic contraction.Under these circumstances, the…
A man has died after being attacked by a shark off the coast of the north-eastern Australian state of Queensland, police have confirmed.Emergency services were called to a boat ramp on the Cassowary Coast, between the cities of Cairns and Townsville, just before noon local time on Sunday, following reports of a 39-year-old being attacked while swimming out at a nearby shoal.Queensland Police said in a statement that the man was retrieved from the water but died from his injuries.It is the second fatal shark attack in Australian coastal waters in as many weeks, after a 38-year-old was killed while…
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A suspect who shot at a White House checkpoint was killed in an exchange of fire with Secret Service agents on Saturday evening, officials have confirmed. The BBC’s US media partner CBS has named the suspect as Nasire Best, a 21-year-old man who was known to the protection agency and had a documented history of mental health conditions.US President Donald Trump thanked the officers for their “swift and professional action” in apprehending the gunman, who he said in a Truth social post had a “violent history and possible obsession with our Country’s most cherished structure”.The shooting comes only a month…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif described the attack as ‘cowardly acts of terrorism’, saying such violence would not ‘weaken the resolve of the people of Pakistan’Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday strongly condemned a deadly bomb explosion near Chaman Patak in Quetta that killed at least 24 people and injured more than 50 others, including army personnel.”I strongly condemn the heinous bomb explosion near Chaman Phatak, Quetta, which has resulted in the tragic loss of innocent lives and left many others injured,” Sharif said in a statement.He also described the attack as “cowardly acts of terrorism”, saying such violence would…
The remote video communication service for inmates and their families will be available on the first three days of Eid Al AdhaDubai Police announced the schedule for remote inmate visits during the Eid Al Adha holiday, allowing inmates to connect with their families inside and outside the UAE through video calls. Brigadier Salah Juma Buassiba, Director of the General Department of Punitive and Correctional Establishments, confirmed that the remote video communication service for inmates and their families will be available on the first three days of Eid Al Adha. “The service will operate in two time slots: the first from…
After Sunday’s incident, Trump said the gunman had a ‘violent history and possible obsession’ with the buildingOn a day when Trump was working to negotiate a deal with Iran, a shooting outside the White House stole the spotlight as a gunman opened fire at a checkpoint. The 21-year-old shooter, later identified as Nasire Best, was shot dead by US secret service agents in a shoot-out during which a bystander was also struck. After Sunday’s incident, Trump said the gunman had a “violent history and possible obsession” with the building.”Thank you to our great Secret Service and Law Enforcement for the swift…