Geneva / WAM Obaid Salem Al Zaabi, the UAE permanent representative to the UN and other international organisations in Geneva, delivered a speech on behalf of the Arab Group at the 38th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). The UAE currently chairs the “Council of the Heads of Arab Missions” in Geneva, under item 10 of the ...

HODEIDAH / WAM The Iranian-backed Houthi militia bombed two schools in At Tuhayat District in Yemen’s Hodeidah Governorate. The attack follows three years of Houthi militia targeting of schools, hospitals and government buildings. According to the Yemeni Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour, there are over 4.5 million Yemeni children who have been deprived by the Houthi militia of access ...

AMSTERDAM / WAM The anti-terror quartet of the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, jointly filed appeals on Saturday with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in respect of the decisions of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) issued last week, following claims lodged by ...