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The President of the Republic of Seychelles, Mr. Wavel Ramkalawan, on behalf of the Government and the people of Seychelles, has extended his heartfelt condolences to His Highness Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the new Emir of the State of Kuwait, following the passing away of his brother, His Highness Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the late Emir of the State of Kuwait, on 16th December 2023. In his message, President […]

FIFA (https://www.FIFA.com) is pleased to announce that the media accreditation process for The Best FIFA Football Awards™ 2023, which will take place at the Eventim Apollo in London on Monday, 15 January 2024 has now been launched. The deadline for submitting accreditation requests is 8 January 2024. The process will be handled via the FIFA Media Hub (https://apo-opa.co/3TvKQF9) for written press and photographers. Please note that there is limited space available at the event. Please ensure […]

On 18 December 2023, Dominic Ongwen was transferred to a prison facility in the Kingdom of Norway to serve his sentence of imprisonment. Mr Ongwen is the fifth person transferred by the International Criminal Court ("ICC" or "Court") (www.ICC-CPI.int) to a State that has indicated its willingness to accept sentenced persons. On 9 November 2023, the Presidency of the ICC designated (https://apo-opa.co/478ubKS) Norway as the State of enforcement for the sentence […]

His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid arrived, on Monday in Kuwait, to represent His Majesty King Mohammed VI at the presentation of condolences following the death of the Emir of the State, HH Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Upon his arrival at the princely airport, HRH Prince Moulay Rachid was welcomed by the Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs of the Emir of the State of Kuwait, Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah […]

Egyptians are experiencing firsthand the impacts of climate change as temperatures soar, droughts are more frequent and future water supply is less certain. That is why Egypt has put climate change as one of its top development priorities. A key element of the Egyptian government’s efforts to address climate change is connecting the dots between the food, water and energy sectors. This was particularly evident during Egypt’s presidency of COP27 […]

A Traditional Chinese Medicine Center was unveiled on Friday in the Tunisian capital Tunis. A ceremony was held to mark the establishment of the center, which is located in Mongi Slim Hospital. The event was attended by the Tunis governorate's Regional Health Director Tarek Ben Nasr, and a Chinese delegation headed by Gong Jianping, director of the Health Commission of China's Jiangxi Province. Ben Nasr said "the traditional Chinese acupuncture […]

The President of the Republic of Seychelles, Mr. Wavel Ramkalawan, has sent a message of congratulations to His Highness Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, on the occasion of his accession as the Emir of the State of Kuwait. In his message, President Ramkalawan, stated: “On behalf of the Government and the people of Seychelles, and on my own behalf, I extend my warmest congratulations on Your Highness’ accession as the […]

 The President of the Human Rights Council, Václav Bálek (Czech Republic), has announced the appointment of Mohamed Chande Othman of Tanzania, Joy Ezeilo of Nigeria and Mona Rishmawi of Jordan/Switzerland to serve as the three independent members of the new Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan. Mr. Othman will serve as Chair of the Mission. The Human Rights Council established the Fact-Finding Mission in October, through resolution A/HRC/RES/54/2, “to investigate […]

What would the world look like if it was designed by and for women?  For one thing, it would be safer. Cars would be equipped with crash systems tested to protect all types of bodies, and personal protective equipment would be sized to fit female health-care workers as well as their male counterparts. It would also be more equitable. There would be more women working across science and technology, and new […]