New york: The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) today said that the announcement of a ceasefire has generated a new hope for relief at last in Gaza, urging Member States to extend generous funding for the response so that the humanitarian communities can scale up. According to Emirates News Agency, UN Secretary General spokesperson St©phane Dujarric stated during the daily media briefing that, following the ceasefire announcement by Israeli authorities, thousands of people resumed movement north, mainly on foot, but also in vehicles and animal-drawn carts. Some of those who have reached Gaza City reported finding their

Brussels: Last year, the EU imported pound 11.1 billion worth of solar panels, pound 2.9 billion of liquid biofuels, and pound 0.5 billion worth of wind turbines from extra-EU countries, totalling almost pound 14.6 billion in imports of green energy products, according to data released by Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office. According to Emirates News Agency, the value of imported solar panels decreased by 43% compared with 2023 due to a drop in prices, while the total weight of these imports increased by a modest 2%. Liquid biofuel imports also recorded a 25% drop in value. On the other hand,

Brussels: From 12 October, EU Member States will start introducing Europe’s new digital border system, the Entry/Exit System (EES), across their external borders. As of this date, Member States will start electronically registering the data of non-EU nationals crossing the EU’s external borders for short stays (90 days in any 180-day period). They will do so progressively, for a period of six months. According to Emirates News Agency, during the progressive roll-out, Member States will be able to decide at which Border Crossing Points they will start deploying the system and when. This allows Member States to start benefitting from

New york: The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) today said that the announcement of a ceasefire has generated a new hope for relief at last in Gaza, urging Member States to extend generous funding for the response so that the humanitarian communities can scale up. According to Emirates News Agency, UN Secretary General spokesperson St©phane Dujarric stated during the daily media briefing that, following the ceasefire announcement by Israeli authorities, thousands of people resumed movement north, mainly on foot, but also in vehicles and animal-drawn carts. Some of those who have reached Gaza City reported finding their

Brussels: Last year, the EU imported pound 11.1 billion worth of solar panels, pound 2.9 billion of liquid biofuels, and pound 0.5 billion worth of wind turbines from extra-EU countries, totalling almost pound 14.6 billion in imports of green energy products, according to data released by Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office. According to Emirates News Agency, the value of imported solar panels decreased by 43% compared with 2023 due to a drop in prices, while the total weight of these imports increased by a modest 2%. Liquid biofuel imports also recorded a 25% drop in value. On the other hand,

Brussels: Last year, the EU imported pound 11.1 billion worth of solar panels, pound 2.9 billion of liquid biofuels, and pound 0.5 billion worth of wind turbines from extra-EU countries, totalling almost pound 14.6 billion in imports of green energy products, according to data released by Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office. According to Emirates News Agency, the value of imported solar panels decreased by 43% compared with 2023 due to a drop in prices, while the total weight of these imports increased by a modest 2%. Liquid biofuel imports also recorded a 25% drop in value. On the other hand,