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June 23, 2024

The UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) said on Sunday that the Israeli army bombed 69% of the schools hosting displaced persons in the Gaza Strip. In a statement, the agency said that “according to the Global Education Cluster, 69% of school buildings where displaced families sought shelter have been directly hit or damaged.” “This flagrant violation of humanitarian law must stop. We need a ceasefire now,” he added. On Friday, UNRWA noted that in Gaza, more than 76% of schools need reconstruction or major rehabilitation to function again, according to the Global Education Cluster. The Global Education Team, established

June 19, 2024

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International

Germany’s intelligence agency calls BDS a ‘suspicious case of extremism’

Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, the country’s federal intelligence agency, has classified the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement as a “suspected extremist case.” A new report issued by federal Interior Minister Nancy Feiser on Tuesday said the BDS movement was supported by more than 170 Palestinian organizations, including Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). The report said the movement has “ties to secular Palestinian extremism” and that “there is sufficient, strong, documentary evidence to suggest that [the] BDS violates, among other things, the idea of international understanding.” In addition, the report said that after October

June 18, 2024

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Business

Pakistan’s budget will significantly reduce public debt, Fitch ratings agency predicts

Fitch forecasts that Pakistan’s FY25 budget will significantly reduce public debt, which is projected to fall to 68% of GDP by the end of FY24. This decline is attributed to the effects of high inflation and deflation, which help offset rising domestic interest costs. Fitch Ratings foresees a simultaneous decline in both inflation and interest costs, driven by economic growth and primary surpluses. The State Bank of Pakistan took a pivotal step on June 10 by cutting policy rates for the first time in five years, cutting them by 150 basis points to 20.5%. This monetary policy adjustment is expected

April 26, 2024

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International

Xi tells Blinken US, China must be ‘partners, not rivals’: state media agency

BEIJING,: Chinese President Xi Jinping told top US diplomat Anthony Blinken on Friday that the world’s two biggest economies should be “partners, not rivals” but that there were “a lot of issues” that needed to be resolved in their relationship. Meeting Blinken in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, Xi said the two countries “have made some positive progress” since he met US President Joe Biden last year, according to state broadcaster CCTV. “There are still some issues to be resolved and there is still room for further efforts,” Xi said. “I proposed three basic principles: mutual respect, peaceful coexistence

January 28, 2024

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UN urges reversal of funding freeze for Palestinian refugee agency

DOHA/ GENEVA: UN officials urged countries to reconsider cutting funding to the UN agency for the Palestinians on Sunday, vowing that any staff found involved in Hamas’ attack on Israel would be punished and warning that aid to some two million people in Gaza was at stake. At least nine countries, including top donors the US and Germany, have cut funding to the UN Refugee Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) after Israel claimed that twelve of its 13,000 staff in Gaza were involved in the October 7 rampage. “While I understand their concerns – I am horrified by these accusations

January 28, 2024

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The UN agency in Gaza is under pressure over the October 7 involvement claims

GAUZE: The UN agency for Palestine refugees has come under pressure after staff members were accused of involvement in the October 7 attacks, while fighting in Gaza sent more people fleeing south to the Egyptian border. Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has called on Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency, UNRWA, to resign amid the heightened dispute, and many countries have suspended funding. The agency said Friday it had fired several employees over unspecified accusations by Israel and promised a thorough investigation. “Mr. Lazzarini resign,” Katz said on social media platform X late Saturday, responding to

January 8, 2024

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India-Maldives dispute escalates, agency suspends flight bookings

COLUMBUS: One of India’s biggest travel platforms suspended flight bookings to the tourism-dependent Maldives on Monday after disparaging social media posts against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi affected relations between the South Asian neighbours. India and Russia send the largest number of visitors to the Maldives, a chain of sunny islands in the Indian Ocean that is home to many luxury resorts. Tourism accounts for nearly a third of its economy, according to the World Bank. EaseMyTrip ( EASM.NS ) co-founder and chief executive Prashant Pitti said bookings to the Maldives were suspended “indefinitely”. Although New Delhi and Male have

Israel hits 69% of schools hosting displaced people in Gaza: UN agency

Germany’s intelligence agency calls BDS a ‘suspicious case of extremism’

Pakistan’s budget will significantly reduce public debt, Fitch ratings agency predicts

Xi tells Blinken US, China must be ‘partners, not rivals’: state media agency

UN urges reversal of funding freeze for Palestinian refugee agency

The UN agency in Gaza is under pressure over the October 7 involvement claims

India-Maldives dispute escalates, agency suspends flight bookings

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