GENEVA // The United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday approved a resolution presented by Saudi Arabia on human rights issues in Yemen.
The UN vote called for Yemen to receive “technical assistance” on improving human rights. It welcomed an inquiry to be carried out by Yemen’s government into human rights violations since September 2014.
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels along with troops loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh took over Yemen’s capital Sanaa in September 2014.
The new resolution calls upon all parties in Yemen to implement fully the UN Security Council resolution 2216 (2015), which calls for the rebels to lay down arms and withdraw from areas that they captured.
The council also demanded that armed groups end the recruitment and use of children and release those who have already been recruited, and called upon all parties to cooperate with the UN for their reintegration into their communities.
The resolution calls upon the Yemeni government to take measures to protect civilians, and to take appropriate measures to ensure the effective investigation into all cases of violations and abuse of human rights and of violations of international humanitarian law.
Meanwhile, a spokesman for Yemen’s internationally recognised government, headed by president Abdrabu Mansour Hadi, denied a television report on Friday that it had decided to break off diplomatic relations with Iran.
“The cabinet has not discussed until now the matter of severing diplomatic relations with Iran and no decision was taken,” spokesman Rajeh Badi said, commenting on the unsourced report from state-owned Aden television.
Saudi Arabia-led coalition forces, which have been battling the Houthis for the past six months to try to restore Mr Hadi to power, said on Wednesday that had seized an Iranian fishing boat loaded with weapons intended for the Houthis.
* Wam, Reuters
Squid Game season two
Director: Hwang Dong-hyuk
Stars: Lee Jung-jae, Wi Ha-joon and Lee Byung-hun
Rating: 4.5/5
The bio:
Favourite holiday destination: I really enjoyed Sri Lanka and Vietnam but my dream destination is the Maldives.
Favourite food: My mum’s Chinese cooking.
Favourite film: Robocop, followed by The Terminator.
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UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
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TO A LAND UNKNOWN
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UAE jiu-jitsu squad
Men: Hamad Nawad and Khalid Al Balushi (56kg), Omar Al Fadhli and Saeed Al Mazroui (62kg), Taleb Al Kirbi and Humaid Al Kaabi (69kg), Mohammed Al Qubaisi and Saud Al Hammadi (70kg), Khalfan Belhol and Mohammad Haitham Radhi (85kg), Faisal Al Ketbi and Zayed Al Kaabi (94kg)
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Cinco in numbers
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The estimated cost of Victoria Swarovski’s gem-encrusted Michael Cinco wedding gown
46
The number, in kilograms, that Swarovski’s wedding gown weighed.
1,000
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The number of followers that Michael Cinco’s Instagram account has garnered.
Score
Third Test, Day 1
New Zealand 229-7 (90 ov)
Pakistan
New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat
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The telephone equivalent of phishing and smishing. Fraudsters may pose as bank staff, police or government officials. They may persuade the consumer to transfer money or divulge personal information.
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Fraudsters duplicate the SIM of your mobile number without your knowledge or authorisation, allowing them to conduct financial transactions with your bank.
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Someone illegally obtains your confidential information, through various ways, such as theft of your wallet, bank and utility bill statements, computer intrusion and social networks.
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Fraudsters claiming to be authorised representatives from well-known organisations (such as Etisalat, du, Dubai Shopping Festival, Expo2020, Lulu Hypermarket etc) contact victims to tell them they have won a cash prize and request them to share confidential banking details to transfer the prize money.
