Minister Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemy met with Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to review joint efforts in global health and empowerment of women and girls
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climate change
UAE to present its policy priorities, vision for international peace, security, cooperation at 77th UN General Assembly session
Foreign affairs minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan is slated to addresses the session on September 24
Antonio Guterres
United Nations General Assembly to pay tribute to late Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Global leaders and representatives will observe a minute of silence, will express condolences and sympathies with the UAE government and people, and will reflect on Sheikh Khalifa’s legacy and achievements
geopolitics
UAE votes in favour of UN decision for Russia to end Ukraine war as conflict reaches “dangerous inflection point”
The United Nations General Assembly has demanded that the Russian Federation immediately cease its “unlawful use of force against Ukraine and refrain from any further threat or use of force against any United Nations Member State.”
Brand View
Global standards are key when applying fourth industrial revolution technologies
Brand View: Industry experts at high-level panel session agree global standards are key to digitalisation of inclusive, sustainable value chains
Amber Heard
Actress Amber Heard speaks out about Marsha Lazareva case in Kuwait
Hollywood actress has joined prominent supporters of the case, including Neil Bush and Cherie Blair
Donald Trump
No UN breakthrough: Iran rules out talks as US intensifies sanctions
French President Emmanuel Macron had shuttled between his US and Iranian counterparts over two days at the United Nations
Brexit
Trump uses UN speech to hit China over trade weeks before talks
Trump’s speech offered a reminder of the strategic tensions simmering between the world’s two largest economies, despite positive signs in trade talks
conflict
Europeans see last chance for Iran-US meeting
With world leaders gathered in New York for the annual UN General Assembly, French President Emmanuel Macron made a fresh push for Trump to meet Rouhani
Gaza Strip
Jordan king seeks urgent funding for Palestinian refugees after US exit
President Donald Trump, a staunch supporter of Israel, has ended all $350 million provided by the United States each year to UNRWA
John F Kennedy Airport
New York airport supervisor charged with taking bribe in Qatar airplane case
The Port Authority employee faces up to four years in prison