Humanitarian Crisis
US House Intelligence Committee Chairman says It’s only “a matter of time” before Biden visits Ukraine
World
May 2, 2022
US House Intelligence Committee Chairman says It’s only “a matter of time” before Biden visits Ukraine
US House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff detailed the roughly three-hour discussion members of the Congressional delegation to Kyiv had with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Sunday,…
Biden says Afghan evacuation on track; humanitarian crisis looms
Middle East
August 25, 2021
Biden says Afghan evacuation on track; humanitarian crisis looms
Aug 25 (Reuters) – US President Joe Biden said US troops in Afghanistan faced mounting danger as they pushed to…
Yemen to get $655 mln of IMF reserves in new SDR allocation
Middle East
August 23, 2021
Yemen to get $655 mln of IMF reserves in new SDR allocation
ADEN, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Yemen will receive about $665 million worth of reserves from the International Monetary Fund (IMF)…
US says food aid runs out this week in Ethiopia’s Tigray
World
August 20, 2021
US says food aid runs out this week in Ethiopia’s Tigray
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United States is warning that food aid will run out this week for millions of…
Yemenis find rare leisure time at Sanaa lake
Middle East
May 24, 2021
Yemenis find rare leisure time at Sanaa lake
A countryside dam outside the Yemeni capital Sanaa provides the city’s residents with a rare distraction from the six-year civil…
Donors pledge more than $6 billion to tackle Syria’s crisis
Middle East
March 31, 2021
Donors pledge more than $6 billion to tackle Syria’s crisis
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union, the US and dozens of other nations pledged $6.4 billion in aid Tuesday to…
Ethiopian army ‘kills dozens of militants’ over village massacre
World
December 25, 2020
Ethiopian army ‘kills dozens of militants’ over village massacre
Ethiopia’s military on Thursday killed at least 42 people allegedly responsible for massacring over 100 civilians a day earlier, according to…
Libyan delegation meets with Egyptian officials in Cairo to discuss Libyan crisis
Egypt
December 23, 2020
Libyan delegation meets with Egyptian officials in Cairo to discuss Libyan crisis
On Tuesday, a meeting began between a delegation from southern Libya and the Egyptian National Committee Concerned with the Libyan…
Aid groups say staffers killed in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict
World
December 11, 2020
Aid groups say staffers killed in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — International aid groups said Friday that at least four staff members have been killed in the…
UN prepares for up to 200,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan
World
November 20, 2020
UN prepares for up to 200,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United Nations refugee agency says about 32,000 people have fled Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region into…