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Fighting in Yemen’s Marib heats up again, say sources
Middle East
June 27, 2021
Fighting in Yemen’s Marib heats up again, say sources
ADEN, June 27 (Reuters) – Fighting between Yemen’s warring parties in the gas-rich Marib region, the recognized government’s last northern…
Child soldiers carried out Burkina Faso massacre, say UN and government
Middle East
June 25, 2021
Child soldiers carried out Burkina Faso massacre, say UN and government
OUAGADOUGOU, June 24 (Reuters) – A massacre in northeast Burkina Faso in which more than 130 people were killed this…
UN expert says Eritrea has ‘effective control’ in parts of Tigray
World
June 22, 2021
UN expert says Eritrea has ‘effective control’ in parts of Tigray
GENEVA, June 22 (Reuters) – Eritrea now has “effective control” of parts of Ethiopia’s Tigray region, a U.N. human rights…
End of Yemen quagmire? Saudi-led coalition, Huthis near peace deal
Middle East
June 22, 2021
End of Yemen quagmire? Saudi-led coalition, Huthis near peace deal
DUBAI, June 21 (Reuters) – Yemen’s warring parties are thrashing out terms for a peace deal that would extricate Saudi…
Australia fights UN downgrade of Great Barrier Reef health
World
June 22, 2021
Australia fights UN downgrade of Great Barrier Reef health
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia said Tuesday it will fight against plans to downgrade the Great Barrier Reef’s World Heritage…
UN: Millions driven from homes in 2020 despite COVID crisis
World
June 18, 2021
UN: Millions driven from homes in 2020 despite COVID crisis
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency says war, violence, persecution and human rights violations caused nearly 3 million people…
Syria’s last aid crossing in balance as Biden to meet Putin
Middle East
June 15, 2021
Syria’s last aid crossing in balance as Biden to meet Putin
President Joe Biden will seek to stave off another surge of civilian suffering in the devastating war in Syria when…
Watchdog warns of aid disaster in Syria; shelling kills 11
Middle East
June 11, 2021
Watchdog warns of aid disaster in Syria; shelling kills 11
BEIRUT (AP) — A leading rights group warned Thursday that millions of Syrians risk losing access to lifesaving aid, including…
Tourism Minister meets with the Resident Coordinator of the UN in Egypt
Egypt
June 10, 2021
Tourism Minister meets with the Resident Coordinator of the UN in Egypt
Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled al-Enany met with the Resident Coordinator of the United Nations in Egypt Elena…
Photos: ‘Women-Friendly Cities’ program launches in Damietta
Egypt
June 10, 2021
Photos: ‘Women-Friendly Cities’ program launches in Damietta
Damietta Governor Manal Awad announced the launch of the “Women-Friendly Cities” program in Ezbet al-Borg on Saturday, implemented by the…