Social insurance protection is for all GCC citizens, says UAE

• The decision to provide the social insurance protection system to GCC citizens working in other countries was issued by GCC
• The UAE began implementing the system of extending social insurance protection on 1 January 2007 under law No.18

ICJ orders Armenia and Azerbaijan to resolve dispute

• International court of Justice tells Azerbaijan to treat all Armenian prisoners lawfully
• Azerbaijan welcomed the ruling of ICJ, which was first formed to resolve the disputes of World War II

Yemen’s preserve offers peace amid war

• Aerial footage of the reserve shows an endless expanse of trees across the landscape of mountains and valleys
• "In the case of Hawf, the conflict has constrained how the park is managed, and this has knock-on effects for the environment"

Dubai approves $17.7 billion over 20 years for citizens’ housing

• The government intends to increase the number of beneficiaries fourfold.
• In 2020, Abu Dhabi government announced $2 billion worth of housing loans, homes and land to more than 6,100 citizens.

‘Change the game’: Supermodel Halima Aden reinvents modest fashion

• She will be designing collections exclusively for a Turkish online brand.
• World capitals as diverse as Moscow, Riyadh and London have staged modest fashion shows in the past few years.

Pedaling for peace: cyclists hit the road in war-torn Yemen

• In the capital Sanaa, the cyclists prepared for their 320-kilometre (200-mile) journey to the northern province of Saada
• Yemen, the poorest country in the Arabian Peninsula, is devastated by conflict, coronavirus

Ethiopia to build local rival to Facebook, other platforms

• Social media services have previously been closed in the country over the past year
• According to Statista, Ethiopia has about 6 million Facebook users

Charity, humanitarian aid workers to get UAE’s Golden Visas

• Dubai ruler Rashid Al Maktoum said Golden Visa will provide charity workers in the UAE a safe haven to pursue their work.
• He cites establishment of the Dubai International Humanitarian City as an example of the emirate's commitment to humanitarian causes.

Beirut blast bereaved hold symbolic funeral to demand justice

• Wives, sisters and mothers of those killed held portraits of their loved ones and marched ahead of three symbolic coffins covered in flowers
• The explosion wounded 6,500 people and caused billions of dollars-worth of damage

20 die in tribal clashes in Sudan’s Kordofan