There isn’t enough food to feed the world, most of the world’s hungry live in Africa, and it’s mostly a question of droughts and other natural disasters. All of these statements are wrong. But they reflect a common set of misconceptions on hunger. Here are 11 of the most common myths – with the reality […]
Read More →1 – UNHCR launches emergency airlift to eastern Turkey In response to the Turkish Red Crescent’s appeal for help on Tuesday, the first of four UNHCR humanitarian flights for the victims of the devastating earthquake in eastern Turkey is scheduled to land in Erzurum this evening (Friday, 28 October). The Ilyushin-76 cargo plane will bring […]
Read More →Action and explosions are about to hit the Arabian gaming scene, as Abu Dhabi based Tahadi Games, the leading Arabian Online Games publisher in the Middle East, readies the launch of the globally successful online shooting game; Point Blank. Developed by Zepetto, Point Blank will be the first online First Person Shooter game released with […]
Read More →Industrialized countries saw a 17 per cent increase in asylum applications in the first half of this year, with most claimants coming from countries with longstanding displacement situations. This is according to a report released today by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR. UNHCR’s Asylum Levels and Trends in Industrialized Countries, First Half 2011 report shows […]
Read More →Dubai, UAE – Emirates Holidays has launched the 2011-2012 Ski & Winter Holidays Brochure with 18 carefully selected destinations across six countries, offering travellers a tantalizing glimpse of idyllic winter getaways from the snow-capped mountains and chic fashion boutiques of St Moritz, Switzerland to the quaint Christmas markets of Munich, Germany. The brochure embraces the entire […]
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