GENEVA / WAM The “Role of Human Rights Mechanisms in the Context of Armed Conflicts” seminar organised by the Union Association for Human Rights presented the UAE’s humanitarian endeavours amidst wars and armed conflicts. At the event, which was held at the Palace of Nations in Geneva, the speakers commended the UAE’s leading role as a humanitarian aid donor relative ...

DUBAI / WAM Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, the Dubai Autism Centre launched its 18th one-month-long Autism Awareness Campaign coinciding with World Autism Awareness Day celebrated on April 2, under the slogan “Trusting Parents, Empowered Kids”. Hisham Abdullah Al Qassim, Chairman of ...

WORLD CAPITALS / WAM Gold prices rose to a record high on Monday, as a softer US inflation reading cemented bets that the Federal Reserve would deliver its first interest rate cut of the year in June. According to Reuters, spot gold was up 1.2% at $2,258.12 per ounce, as of 0529 GMT, after hitting an all-time high of $2,265.49 ...