Middle East

‘We face a new ordeal’: Gaza’s search for the dead goes on

The passage of time and a severe shortage of heavy equipment have made the search and recovery operations increasingly difficult…

1 month ago

Security Council LIVE: ‘Lost continuity of knowledge’ on Iran’s nuclear programme since US-Israel attacks, top UN official warns

Since the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran in late February, there has been a “lost continuity of…

1 month ago

US-Iran war leaves shipping at near-standstill in Hormuz again

Echoing UN Secretary-General António Guterres’s alarm at the resumption of strikes and counterstrikes between the US and Iran, UN International Maritime…

1 month ago

Grim homecoming: Devastation greets Lebanon’s war-weary returnees

And while there's less heavy fighting today along the Blue Line that separates Lebanon from Israel, ceasefire violations are still…

1 month ago

Occupied Palestinian Territory: Aid restrictions in Gaza, ‘senseless’ infant deaths in the West Bank

UN teams in Gaza continued to collect food and fuel from the Kerem Shalom crossing over the weekend, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists in…

1 month ago

Security Council LIVE: Emergency meeting on Iranian attack in Bahrain

The 15-member Security Council is meeting in emergency session on Thursday morning to address the escalating tensions in the Gulf…

2 months ago

Expanding areas under Israeli control in Gaza increase risks to civilians, UN warns

The alert comes amid continued displacement and mounting humanitarian pressures across the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). In a statement, the combined…

2 months ago

Strait of Hormuz: Gradual re-opening is no quick fix for developing nations, UN warns

Following the shaky ceasefire in the US and Israeli war with Iran, commercial shipping through the strait quickly began to…

2 months ago

Security Council LIVE: Spotlight on Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory

Israeli settlement activities in occupied Palestinian territory, declared illegal under a decade-old resolution, are under the spotlight at the Security…

2 months ago

Strait of Hormuz: UN evacuates 2,500 seafarers before attack freezes rescue operation

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) said that 115 ships carrying roughly 2,500 crew members had left the Gulf during the…

2 months ago