humanitarian aid
Heavy weapons fire rocks Yemen’s Hodeidah as U.N. pushes to clinch troop pullout
Middle East
March 25, 2019
Heavy weapons fire rocks Yemen’s Hodeidah as U.N. pushes to clinch troop pullout
ADEN (Reuters) – Yemen’s warring parties exchanged heavy weapons fire overnight in Hodeidah, residents and military sources said, as the…
Cyclone Idai deaths could exceed 1,000 as need for aid grows
World
March 22, 2019
Cyclone Idai deaths could exceed 1,000 as need for aid grows
BEIRA, Mozambique (AP) — As flood waters began to recede in parts of Mozambique on Friday, fears rose that the…
Trump tells Venezuela military to back Guaido or ‘lose everything’
World
February 19, 2019
Trump tells Venezuela military to back Guaido or ‘lose everything’
US President Donald Trump on Monday urged Venezuela’s military to accept opposition leader Juan Guaido’s amnesty offer, or stand to…
Venezuela’s military blocks humanitarian aid shipment
World
February 6, 2019
Venezuela’s military blocks humanitarian aid shipment
Venezuelan military officers blocked a bridge on the border with Colombia ahead of an anticipated humanitarian aid shipment Tuesday, as…
Yemen loyalists push deeper into Hodeida as US cuts support
Middle East
November 11, 2018
Yemen loyalists push deeper into Hodeida as US cuts support
Yemeni government forces pressed further into the strategic port city of Hodeida, seizing its main hospital in heavy fighting Saturday,…
World Youth Forum to focus on pillars of Egyptian identity in Nov.
Egypt
October 16, 2018
World Youth Forum to focus on pillars of Egyptian identity in Nov.
The World Youth Forum’s official page stated on Monday that the forum, to be held in Sharm al-Sheikh on November…
UN agency resumes cash aid to 9 million Yemenis
Middle East
October 9, 2018
UN agency resumes cash aid to 9 million Yemenis
CAIRO (AP) — The UN children’s agency says it has resumed emergency cash transfers to 9 million Yemenis after…
Egypt dispatches aid to Sudan after deadly floods
Egypt
August 17, 2018
Egypt dispatches aid to Sudan after deadly floods
Following Wednesday’s torrential rain and heavy floods that killed five in Sudan, Egypt has dispatched urgent humanitarian aid including medicine,…
Long Live Egypt Fund launches humanitarian campaign targeting 2.1 million poor families
Egypt
January 24, 2018
Long Live Egypt Fund launches humanitarian campaign targeting 2.1 million poor families
The Long Live Egypt Fund launched a humanitarian campaign dubbed Bel Hana wel Shefa (Bon Apetit) in different governorates to…
Yemen’s forgotten war: Locals tell their stories
Middle East
January 23, 2018
Yemen’s forgotten war: Locals tell their stories
The third anniversary of the war in Yemen is approaching, and there are few signs that the conflict, which is…