US President Donald Trump addresses the United Nations General Assembly in 2017. Getty Images
US President Donald Trump addresses the United Nations General Assembly in 2017. Getty Images
US President Donald Trump addresses the United Nations General Assembly in 2017. Getty Images
US President Donald Trump addresses the United Nations General Assembly in 2017. Getty Images

UN General Assembly 2018 schedule


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The 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly opened on September 18, which will last for three months, and then will recongregate as required.

On September 25, the general debate began, in which each member state of the UN is invited to speak for 15 minutes.

It is an opportunity for nations to address the international community and is often used as a way to air grievances.

Each day of the General Assembly general debate runs in two parts. The morning session starts at 9am (Coordinated Universal Time-5), and runs until 2.45pm. The afternoon sessions start at 3pm and run until 9pm.

The list below was updated on September 27 and is subject to changes in UN scheduling. Countries missing below have been moved from their original slot to later this week with their timing yet to be announced.

Tuesday, September 25

Morning

The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, spoke first, and the President of the General Assembly, Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces, also delivered a statement.

Brazil

Ecuador

United States

Turkey

Rwanda

Mexico

France

Seychelles

Peru

Jordan

Qatar

Iran

Finland

Nigeria

Togo

South Africa

Afternoon

Guatemala

Malawi

Egypt

Paraguay

Argentina

Switzerland

Sri Lanka

Slovenia

Zambia

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kyrgyzstan

Gambia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Mozambique

Marshall Islands

Dominican Republic

Japan

Armenia

Morocco

Wednesday, September 26

Morning

Panama

Nambia

Ghana

Estonia

Lebanon

Croatia

Uruguay

Tonga

Mali

Angola

Cuba

Liberia

Slovakia

Republic of Korea (South Korea)

Romania

United Kingdom

Afghanistan

Italy

Afternoon

Cabo Verde

Ukraine

Eswatini

Honduras

Kenya

Kiribati

Zimbabwe

Poland

Portugal

El Salvador

Nauru

Bolivia

Palau

Venezuela

Central African Republic

Kuwait

Luxembourg

Norway

Netherlands

Thursday, September 27

Morning

Lithuania

Botswana

Cyprus

Macedonia

Chile

Equatorial Guinea

Haiti

Sierra Leone

Palestine

European Union

Belgium

Israel

Malta

Georgia

Vietnam

Jamaica

New Zealand

Saint Vincent and Grenadines

Afternoon

Micronesia

Guinea-Bissau

Comoros

Madagascar

Indonesia

Cote d'Ivoire

Costa Rica

Nepal

Tuvalu

Bangladesh

Spain

Serbia

Uganda

Bhutan

Mauritania

Liechtenstein

Cameroon

Tanzania

Djibouti

Ethiopia

Togo

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Friday, September 28

Morning

Albania

Guyana

South Sudan

Bulgaria

Samoa

Denmark

Vanuatu

Saint Lucia

Malaysia

Andorra

Fiji

Montenegro

Mauritius

Greece

Cambodia

China

Russia

Germany

Tunisia

Iraq

Afternoon

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Bahamas

Lesotho

Antigua and Barbuda

Moldova

Barbados

Solomon Islands

Mongolia

Ireland

Saudi Arabia

Hungary

Monaco

Australia

Kazakhstan

Myanmar

Iceland

Azerbaijan

Chad

Guinea

Libya

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Saturday, September 29

Morning

Latvia

Papua New Guinea

Oman

India

Syria

Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)

Algeria

Suriname

Singapore

San Marino

Djibouti

Philippines

Austria

Bahrain

Canada

Pakistan

Brunei

Burundi

Trinidad and Tobago

United Arab Emirates

Afternoon

Turkmenistan

Czech Republic

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Belize

Eritrea

Sao Tome and Principe

Senegal

Niger

Dominica

Congo

Grenada

Somalia

Burkina Faso

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Monday, October 1

Morning

Turkmenistan

Belarus

Sudan

Holy See

Thailand

Tajikistan

Uzbekistan

Source: UN General Assembly website

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Federer's 19 grand slam titles

Australian Open (5 titles) - 2004 bt Marat Safin; 2006 bt Marcos Baghdatis; 2007 bt Fernando Gonzalez; 2010 bt Andy Murray; 2017 bt Rafael Nadal

French Open (1 title) - 2009 bt Robin Soderling

Wimbledon (8 titles) - 2003 bt Mark Philippoussis; 2004 bt Andy Roddick; 2005 bt Andy Roddick; 2006 bt Rafael Nadal; 2007 bt Rafael Nadal; 2009 bt Andy Roddick; 2012 bt Andy Murray; 2017 bt Marin Cilic

US Open (5 titles) - 2004 bt Lleyton Hewitt; 2005 bt Andre Agassi; 2006 bt Andy Roddick; 2007 bt Novak Djokovic; 2008 bt Andy Murray

Company profile

Date started: 2015

Founder: John Tsioris and Ioanna Angelidaki

Based: Dubai

Sector: Online grocery delivery

Staff: 200

Funding: Undisclosed, but investors include the Jabbar Internet Group and Venture Friends

COMPANY PROFILE
Name: HyperSpace
 
Started: 2020
 
Founders: Alexander Heller, Rama Allen and Desi Gonzalez
 
Based: Dubai, UAE
 
Sector: Entertainment 
 
Number of staff: 210 
 
Investment raised: $75 million from investors including Galaxy Interactive, Riyadh Season, Sega Ventures and Apis Venture Partners
Infiniti QX80 specs

Engine: twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V6

Power: 450hp

Torque: 700Nm

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Key facilities
  • Olympic-size swimming pool with a split bulkhead for multi-use configurations, including water polo and 50m/25m training lanes
  • Premier League-standard football pitch
  • 400m Olympic running track
  • NBA-spec basketball court with auditorium
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  • Spaces for historical and cultural exploration
  • An elevated football field that doubles as a helipad
  • Specialist robotics and science laboratories
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  • Disruption Lab and Research Centre for developing entrepreneurial skills
MOUNTAINHEAD REVIEW

Starring: Ramy Youssef, Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman

Director: Jesse Armstrong

Rating: 3.5/5

PREMIER LEAGUE FIXTURES

Saturday (UAE kick-off times)

Watford v Leicester City (3.30pm)

Brighton v Arsenal (6pm)

West Ham v Wolves (8.30pm)

Bournemouth v Crystal Palace (10.45pm)

Sunday

Newcastle United v Sheffield United (5pm)

Aston Villa v Chelsea (7.15pm)

Everton v Liverpool (10pm)

Monday

Manchester City v Burnley (11pm)

Labour dispute

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Cricket World Cup League Two

Oman, UAE, Namibia

Al Amerat, Muscat

 

Results

Oman beat UAE by five wickets

UAE beat Namibia by eight runs

 

Fixtures

Wednesday January 8 –Oman v Namibia

Thursday January 9 – Oman v UAE

Saturday January 11 – UAE v Namibia

Sunday January 12 – Oman v Namibia

UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
BUNDESLIGA FIXTURES

Friday (all kick-offs UAE time)

Hertha Berlin v Union Berlin (10.30pm)

Saturday

Freiburg v Werder Bremen (5.30pm)

Paderborn v Hoffenheim (5.30pm)

Wolfsburg v Borussia Dortmund (5.30pm)

Borussia Monchengladbach v Bayer Leverkusen (5.30pm)

Bayern Munich v Eintracht Frankfurt (5.30pm)

Sunday

Schalke v Augsburg (3.30pm)

Mainz v RB Leipzig (5.30pm)

Cologne v Fortuna Dusseldorf (8pm)

The smuggler

Eldarir had arrived at JFK in January 2020 with three suitcases, containing goods he valued at $300, when he was directed to a search area.
Officers found 41 gold artefacts among the bags, including amulets from a funerary set which prepared the deceased for the afterlife.
Also found was a cartouche of a Ptolemaic king on a relief that was originally part of a royal building or temple. 
The largest single group of items found in Eldarir’s cases were 400 shabtis, or figurines.

Khouli conviction

Khouli smuggled items into the US by making false declarations to customs about the country of origin and value of the items.
According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, he provided “false provenances which stated that [two] Egyptian antiquities were part of a collection assembled by Khouli's father in Israel in the 1960s” when in fact “Khouli acquired the Egyptian antiquities from other dealers”.
He was sentenced to one year of probation, six months of home confinement and 200 hours of community service in 2012 after admitting buying and smuggling Egyptian antiquities, including coffins, funerary boats and limestone figures.

For sale

A number of other items said to come from the collection of Ezeldeen Taha Eldarir are currently or recently for sale.
Their provenance is described in near identical terms as the British Museum shabti: bought from Salahaddin Sirmali, "authenticated and appraised" by Hossen Rashed, then imported to the US in 1948.

- An Egyptian Mummy mask dating from 700BC-30BC, is on offer for £11,807 ($15,275) online by a seller in Mexico

- A coffin lid dating back to 664BC-332BC was offered for sale by a Colorado-based art dealer, with a starting price of $65,000

- A shabti that was on sale through a Chicago-based coin dealer, dating from 1567BC-1085BC, is up for $1,950