Belarus activist; Ukraine, Russia organisations win Nobel Peace PrizeThe 2022 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian human rights organisation Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organisation Center for Civil Liberties. More… |
Make tourism a pillar of peace, says UNWTOUNWTO has been recognized for asserting the values of tourism and promoting the sector as a pillar of peace and recovery. At an informal meeting of EU Tourism Ministers, the French Presidency of the European Council welcomed the l More… |
UNWTO highlights key role of peace in tourism recoveryTourism is the main bridge for building understanding and has a unique ability to promote peace between and among peoples everywhere, said Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary-General of the UNWTO. “After two years of the Covid-1 More… |
Peace deal with 'paves way for tranformation in region'Innovation and peace represent core factors in achieving prosperity for peoples and societies. They can be the two driving forces behind efforts to shape the world's future in the post-Covid-19 era, virtual audiences heard during a session More… |
Bahrain to normalise ties with Israel 'in big peace move'Bahrain has become the latest Arab nation to agree to normalise ties with Israel as part of a broader diplomatic push by President Donald Trump and his administration following the historic deal that UAE, US and Israel had reached on August 13 More… |
Telecom Egypt signs cable system deal with PCCWTelecom Egypt has signed a historic landing party agreement with PCCW Global, the international division of Hong Kong-based telecom provider HKT and Chinese technology and industrial giant Hengtong Group. The agreement, signed dur More… |
Huawei begins survey for PEACE undersea cablingHuawei Marine has announced that the marine survey for its PEACE (Pakistan & East Africa Connecting Europe) project is now underway. The PEACE submarine cable system will connect Pakistan, Djibouti, Kenya, Egypt, and other cou More… |
Germany, World Bank agree new Mena partnershipThe World Bank Group and the Government of Germany have announced new a strategic partnership to work towards a new and updated approach to reconstruction for peacebuilding in the Mena region. The announcement was made during the More… |
Colombia signs new peace deal with FarcColombia's government has signed a revised peace agreement with the country's largest rebel group, the Farc, aiming to end half a century of hostilities, said a report. The previous deal was rejected by the Colombian peopl More… |
Colombia's rebels sign deal to end 52-year warColombia's FARC rebel group voted unanimously to approve a peace deal with the government on Friday, declaring an end to the five-decade war as it prepares to transition into a new political party. After four years of negotiat More… |