The government of Sri Lanka is looking to amend the quarantine rules for its citizens entering the country from the UAE. Nalinda Wijerathna, Consul General of Sri Lanka, told Gulf News the government was looking at allowing its citizens, particularly those who have completed their two doses of vaccination, to …

The Core Group on Sri Lanka has submitted the final draft of the resolution on Sri Lanka to the United Nations Human Rights Council at the ongoing 46th regular session. The Core Group of countries consisting of The United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, North Macedonia, Malawi, and Montenegro submitted the resolution …

The core group led by the United Kingdom (UK) has revised the draft resolution on Sri Lanka calling for, among others, to implement the recommendations made by the UN Special Rapporteurs who visited Sri Lanka after 2015, Daily Mirror learns. During an information meeting on the resolution, the UK informed …

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Epigraph: Despite the narrative handed down by generations of historians, “Columbus’s life simply cannot be understood without taking Islam into account” (Mikhail, p. 90). What follows is taken from God’s Shadow: The Ottoman Sultan Who Shaped the Modern World by Alan Mikhail, Professor and chair of the Department of History at Yale …

Decision comes as country witnesses shortage of labour due to COVID-19 pandemic The Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) announced that expats working in the government sector are able to transfer their work permits to the private sector.Image Credit: File photo Kuwait City: On Wednesday, the Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) …

Police have set up barriers on roads and checkpoints in residential areas Kuwait enforced a partial curfew starting on Sunday between the hours of 5:00pm to 5:00am everyday for a duration of a month. Kuwait City: The Assistant Undersecretary for Public Security Affairs at the Ministry of Interior, Major General …

Is this patriarchal dominance? Male chauvinism? Sexism? Or, some form of inferiority complex? “Who the hell are these men to dictate to us what to wear and what not to wear” was the query. Let it be known that this column is about everything else except religion. If women want to be treated …

GENEVA (AA): In response to security threats due to horrific acts purportedly carried out in the name of Islam, some states have responded by adopting measures that disproportionately target Muslims, the leading UN expert on freedom of religion said Thursday. Ahmed Shaheed, the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion …

The draft resolution on Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has been revised ahead of a March 16 deadline and further revisions are likely after a third informal consultation next week between the co-sponsors of the resolution and concerned countries. The revised draft remains a far cry …