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Hundreds of Gazans protest UN agency layoffs, pay cuts
Middle East
July 26, 2018
Hundreds of Gazans protest UN agency layoffs, pay cuts
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Employees of the UN Palestinian refugee agency escalated their protest Wednesday in the Gaza…
Israel to reopen Gaza goods crossing Tuesday if calm holds
Middle East
July 22, 2018
Israel to reopen Gaza goods crossing Tuesday if calm holds
Israel will reopen its only goods crossing with the blockaded Gaza Strip on Tuesday if calm is maintained, a…
Civilian deaths in war-torn Afghanistan hit record high: UN
Middle East
July 15, 2018
Civilian deaths in war-torn Afghanistan hit record high: UN
The number of Afghan civilians killed in the country’s long-running conflict hit a record high in the first six…
Saudi-led coalition faces stalemate in Yemen’s main port city
Middle East
July 9, 2018
Saudi-led coalition faces stalemate in Yemen’s main port city
A Saudi-led coalition has made no major gains in its offensive to wrest control of Yemen’s Hodeidah port from…
UN says displaced Syrians leave zone near Jordan border crossing
Middle East
July 8, 2018
UN says displaced Syrians leave zone near Jordan border crossing
Almost all the Syrians who fled an army offensive in the southwest to gather in a free trade zone…
No breakthrough in nuclear talks as Iran demands more after U.S. exit
World
July 6, 2018
No breakthrough in nuclear talks as Iran demands more after U.S. exit
World powers and Iran appeared to make no concrete breakthrough on Friday in talks to provide Tehran with an economic…
Number of displaced in southern Syria climbs to 270,000: UN
Middle East
July 2, 2018
Number of displaced in southern Syria climbs to 270,000: UN
The number of people forced to flee their homes in southwestern Syria as a result of the two week…
UN chief hears of ‘unimaginable’ atrocities as he visits Rohingya camps
World
July 2, 2018
UN chief hears of ‘unimaginable’ atrocities as he visits Rohingya camps
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he heard “unimaginable” accounts of atrocities during a visit Monday to vast camps…
Egypt calls on UN to hold accountable countries supporting terrorism
Egypt
June 30, 2018
Egypt calls on UN to hold accountable countries supporting terrorism
Egypt reiterated its call on the General Assembly of the United Nations to hold accountable those countries that are not…
UN warns of huge Syria battle, Syria claims right to fight terrorism
Middle East
June 28, 2018
UN warns of huge Syria battle, Syria claims right to fight terrorism
The UN Syria envoy warned on Wednesday of a full-scale battle in the country’s southwest, an area covered by…