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UN agency warns time running out to prevent Yemen famine
Middle East

UN agency warns time running out to prevent Yemen famine

  CAIRO (AP) β€” The UN food agency says time is running out for aid groups operating in Yemen to…
Picking leaves from a vine, Yemenis try to stave off famine
Middle East

Picking leaves from a vine, Yemenis try to stave off famine

  Warning: this edited AP article contains disturbing visual content. CAIRO (AP) β€” In a remote pocket of northern Yemen,…
Yemen faces new surge in cholera cases: UN
Middle East

Yemen faces new surge in cholera cases: UN

  Yemen faces a possible third wave of a cholera epidemic, the UN warned Thursday, following a jump in the…
Arab alliance close to capturing Hodeidah airport: Yemen military
Middle East

Arab alliance close to capturing Hodeidah airport: Yemen military

The Iran-aligned Houthi movement fought on Saturday to keep a Saudi-led coalition from taking full control of the airport in…
Famine again a threat in South Sudan: report
World

Famine again a threat in South Sudan: report

One year after South Sudan briefly declared a famine, more than half of the people in the world’s youngest nation…
Civil war is pushing South Sudan closer to starvation
World

Civil war is pushing South Sudan closer to starvation

Writhing in agony on the dirt floor of his hut, Bob Wol traced the recent gunshot wounds on his thigh…
Food security in Middle East, North Africa deteriorating, says UN agency
Middle East

Food security in Middle East, North Africa deteriorating, says UN agency

Food security in the Middle East and North Africa is quickly deteriorating because of conflict in several countries in the…
UN asks for record $22.5 billion for humanitarian aid in 2018
World

UN asks for record $22.5 billion for humanitarian aid in 2018

The United Nations has appealed for $22.5 billion to provide humanitarian aid to more than 90 million people next year.…
UN envoy calls for end of civil war in Yemen as famine, cholera prevail
Middle East

UN envoy calls for end of civil war in Yemen as famine, cholera prevail

Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, UN envoy for the nation, called on all parties β€œto act for the sake of peace,”…
South Sudan President Kiir sacks judges over strike
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South Sudan President Kiir sacks judges over strike

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has sacked several judges who had been on strike over poor pay and living conditions…
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