Regarding your coverage of the 74th United Nations General Assembly in New York, we have high hopes of a lasting solution to the Rohingya genocide. We are very worried about the forced repatriation of Rohingya from Cox's Bazar refugee camps, a breach of international laws that will not resolve their plight. The solution involves tackling the root cause, which is genocide.
The genocide is still ongoing and increases the vulnerability to human trafficking and exploitation.
We welcome the resolution adopted by the European Parliament regarding the Rohingya. The comprehensive arms embargo on Myanmar, targeted sanctions against perpetrators and referral to the International Criminal Court must be implemented without delay to save the remaining Rohingya in Myanmar.
We hope Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad will continue to highlight our plight. The support from Malaysia and other countries is crucial in ending the genocide.
We appeal to the UN and world leaders to exercise the laws that they created for the wellbeing of people on Earth. The UN must stop conflict, war and genocide as it was the purpose of its establishment and must be the top priority. The failure of the UN to do so in the 21st century contradicts the purpose of the institution itself. If conflict and war are prevented, resources could be channelled towards protecting the Earth in the name of climate action instead.
Zafar Ahmad bin Abdul Ghani, president, Myanmar Ethnic Rohingya Human Rights Organisation Malaysia
I wish politicians had the courage shown by Greta Thunberg
I write to you in reference to Nick Webster's article UAE minister says nation's youth can be inspired by Greta Thunberg (September 24).
Where was Brazil’s representative when the rest of the world was present at the UN climate summit discussing how to save the Amazon rainforest? The Bolsonaro administration has shown no commitment whatsoever to the environmental cause. It is engaged in uttering hostilities and spreading intolerance. And there is little transparency in the way it functions.
Marco Vinicio, Rio de Janeiro
Hazza Al Mansouri’s visit to space is a time of great national pride
I write to you in reference to your coverage of Hazza Al Mansouri's visit to space (September 25): this is a time of great national pride. Good luck space warrior!
Shirley Reynolds, Glasgow
TOURNAMENT INFO
Women’s World Twenty20 Qualifier
Jul 3- 14, in the Netherlands
The top two teams will qualify to play at the World T20 in the West Indies in November
UAE squad
Humaira Tasneem (captain), Chamani Seneviratne, Subha Srinivasan, Neha Sharma, Kavisha Kumari, Judit Cleetus, Chaya Mughal, Roopa Nagraj, Heena Hotchandani, Namita D’Souza, Ishani Senevirathne, Esha Oza, Nisha Ali, Udeni Kuruppuarachchi
How to wear a kandura
Dos
- Wear the right fabric for the right season and occasion
- Always ask for the dress code if you don’t know
- Wear a white kandura, white ghutra / shemagh (headwear) and black shoes for work
- Wear 100 per cent cotton under the kandura as most fabrics are polyester
Don’ts
- Wear hamdania for work, always wear a ghutra and agal
- Buy a kandura only based on how it feels; ask questions about the fabric and understand what you are buying
Third Test
Day 3, stumps
India 443-7 (d) & 54-5 (27 ov)
Australia 151
India lead by 346 runs with 5 wickets remaining
Honeymoonish
Director: Elie El Samaan
Starring: Nour Al Ghandour, Mahmoud Boushahri
Rating: 3/5
At a glance - Zayed Sustainability Prize 2020
Launched: 2008
Categories: Health, energy, water, food, global high schools
Prize: Dh2.2 million (Dh360,000 for global high schools category)
Winners’ announcement: Monday, January 13
Impact in numbers
335 million people positively impacted by projects
430,000 jobs created
10 million people given access to clean and affordable drinking water
50 million homes powered by renewable energy
6.5 billion litres of water saved
26 million school children given solar lighting
SPECS
Engine: 1.5-litre turbo
Power: 181hp
Torque: 230Nm
Transmission: 6-speed automatic
Starting price: Dh79,000
On sale: Now
COMPANY PROFILE
Company name: Klipit
Started: 2022
Founders: Venkat Reddy, Mohammed Al Bulooki, Bilal Merchant, Asif Ahmed, Ovais Merchant
Based: Dubai, UAE
Industry: Digital receipts, finance, blockchain
Funding: $4 million
Investors: Privately/self-funded
WHAT IS A BLACK HOLE?
1. Black holes are objects whose gravity is so strong not even light can escape their pull
2. They can be created when massive stars collapse under their own weight
3. Large black holes can also be formed when smaller ones collide and merge
4. The biggest black holes lurk at the centre of many galaxies, including our own
5. Astronomers believe that when the universe was very young, black holes affected how galaxies formed
SCORES IN BRIEF
Lahore Qalandars 186 for 4 in 19.4 overs
(Sohail 100,Phil Salt 37 not out, Bilal Irshad 30, Josh Poysden 2-26)
bt Yorkshire Vikings 184 for 5 in 20 overs
(Jonathan Tattersall 36, Harry Brook 37, Gary Ballance 33, Adam Lyth 32, Shaheen Afridi 2-36).
Small Victories: The True Story of Faith No More by Adrian Harte
Jawbone Press
Company Profile
Name: HyveGeo
Started: 2023
Founders: Abdulaziz bin Redha, Dr Samsurin Welch, Eva Morales and Dr Harjit Singh
Based: Cambridge and Dubai
Number of employees: 8
Industry: Sustainability & Environment
Funding: $200,000 plus undisclosed grant
Investors: Venture capital and government
RESULT
Esperance de Tunis 1 Guadalajara 1
(Esperance won 6-5 on penalties)
Esperance: Belaili 38’
Guadalajara: Sandoval 5’