Middle East

Gaza: WHO appeals for massive aid influx ahead of winter

“A truck full of non-priority supplies or the right supplies arriving too late, doesn't save lives. That's the question that…

10 hours ago

Lebanon: one in five children goes to bed hungry, says UNICEF

In an alert on Wednesday, UNICEF said that children go to bed hungry in at least one in five households.…

2 days ago

World News in Brief: Storm clouds over Gaza, deadly obstacles face Mexican women rights defenders, Latvia booze ban proves lifesaver

Since Monday, partners have assessed three possible sites for temporary shelters for people choosing to leave flood-prone areas or war-damaged…

2 days ago

Yemen escalation fuels fears of further cholera, measles spread

“We know that comprehensive emergency obstetric and newborn care has been suspended in two hospitals, in Marib and Ras Al-Arah,…

3 days ago

Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors meet as West Bank tensions rise, Gaza plan stalls

The Security Council met Monday morning with prospects for peace in the Middle East under strain on two fronts. In…

4 days ago

Saudi Arabia warns Gulf security inseparable from global stability amid regional tensions

Prince Faisal bin Farhan told the UN General Assembly that Saudi Arabia and other countries in the region had been…

6 days ago

Yemen violence deepens concerns over child hunger crisis

Key points More than one in four screened children are acutely malnourishedAround 200 children screened have severe acute malnutritionAt least…

1 week ago

Palestinian existence under threat, Abbas tells UN, warning of ‘another Nakba’

Mr. Abbas addressed the Assembly’s annual debate via pre-recorded video after his delegation was, for the second consecutive year, denied…

1 week ago

At UN, Pezeshkian turns terrorism accusation back on Iran’s critics

“Those who are terrorists…describe us using that word,” he countered. From the Assembly podium, he held up a picture of former…

1 week ago

Displacement on the rise in Yemen as fighting continues

“Fighting in Yemen is expanding across multiple front lines, triggering a rapidly growing displacement crisis and driving more than 130,000…

1 week ago