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UN inks deal for ‘medical air bridge’ with Yemen’s capital
Middle East
September 17, 2018
UN inks deal for ‘medical air bridge’ with Yemen’s capital
GENEVA (AP) — The UN humanitarian aid agency says it’s agreed with the rebel-run government in the capital of…
Sisi to attend 73rd UN General Assembly session: Diplomats
Egypt
September 16, 2018
Sisi to attend 73rd UN General Assembly session: Diplomats
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will address the general debate of the 73rd session for the UN General Assembly, held…
Situation in Yemen’s Hodeida ‘alarming’, aid at risk: UN
Middle East
September 15, 2018
Situation in Yemen’s Hodeida ‘alarming’, aid at risk: UN
The UN warned Friday that shelling and air strikes in Yemen’s Hodeida province have targeted humanitarian workers and infrastructure,…
Analysis: Libya’s divisions
Middle East
September 14, 2018
Analysis: Libya’s divisions
CAIRO (Reuters) – Libya is set to miss a mid-September deadline to fix a framework for elections in December,…
Picking leaves from a vine, Yemenis try to stave off famine
Middle East
September 14, 2018
Picking leaves from a vine, Yemenis try to stave off famine
Warning: this edited AP article contains disturbing visual content. CAIRO (AP) — In a remote pocket of northern Yemen,…
Saudi-led coalition seizes main road linking Yemen’s Hodeidah to Sanaa
Middle East
September 13, 2018
Saudi-led coalition seizes main road linking Yemen’s Hodeidah to Sanaa
ADEN (Reuters) – Yemeni forces backed by a Saudi-led coalition seized the main road linking the port city of…
As Idlib offensive looms, Syrians flee to border villages
Middle East
September 12, 2018
As Idlib offensive looms, Syrians flee to border villages
IDLIB, Syria (Reuters) – Syrians escaping violence in Idlib have arrived in villages near the Turkish border in droves,…
UN war crimes team documents further Syrian government use of banned chlorine
Middle East
September 12, 2018
UN war crimes team documents further Syrian government use of banned chlorine
GENEVA (Reuters) – Syrian government forces fired chlorine, a banned chemical weapon, on a rebel-held Damascus suburb and on…
Bolton: International Criminal Court ‘is already dead to us’
World
September 11, 2018
Bolton: International Criminal Court ‘is already dead to us’
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s long-running reluctant relationship with the International Criminal Court came to a crashing halt on Monday…
Palestinians say 10 injured by Israeli fire at beach protest
Middle East
September 11, 2018
Palestinians say 10 injured by Israeli fire at beach protest
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s Health Ministry says 10 Palestinians were wounded by Israeli fire along the…