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Palestinians say 10 injured by Israeli fire at beach protest
Middle East
September 11, 2018
Palestinians say 10 injured by Israeli fire at beach protest
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s Health Ministry says 10 Palestinians were wounded by Israeli fire along the…
More than 30,000 displaced in Syria’s Idlib in latest offensive: UN
Middle East
September 10, 2018
More than 30,000 displaced in Syria’s Idlib in latest offensive: UN
BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) – More than 30,000 people have fled their homes in northwest Syria since Syrian government and allied…
Libya oil company offices attacked, causing fire, casualties
Middle East
September 10, 2018
Libya oil company offices attacked, causing fire, casualties
BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Security forces loyal to Libya’s UN-backed government on Monday stormed the headquarters of the country’s…
UN, Egypt launch national campaign for AIDS elimination
Health & Fitness
September 10, 2018
UN, Egypt launch national campaign for AIDS elimination
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and Egyptian Ministry of Health on Monday launched a national campaign for…
Egypt condemns UN official’s ‘unobjective’ criticism of judiciary
Egypt
September 10, 2018
Egypt condemns UN official’s ‘unobjective’ criticism of judiciary
Egypt condemned a statement issued by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, in which she criticized an…
UN’s Bachelet presses for new body on crimes against Myanmar Rohingya
World
September 10, 2018
UN’s Bachelet presses for new body on crimes against Myanmar Rohingya
United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet called on Monday for a new quasi-judicial body to collect evidence with…
Syria and Russia resume Idlib air strikes: residents, rescuers
Middle East
September 9, 2018
Syria and Russia resume Idlib air strikes: residents, rescuers
Russian and Syrian jets resumed intensive strikes in Idlib and Hama on Sunday, residents and rescuers said, as Damascus…
US accused of blocking UN climate talks amid protests
Environment
September 8, 2018
US accused of blocking UN climate talks amid protests
The United States, despite withdrawing from a landmark accord aimed at curbing climate change, is stonewalling vital UN talks…
Yemen government slams UN envoy for ‘appeasing’ rebels
Middle East
September 8, 2018
Yemen government slams UN envoy for ‘appeasing’ rebels
Yemen’s foreign minister slammed a UN envoy Saturday for “appeasing” Huthi rebels by not squarely blaming them for the…
Global protests as key UN climate talks stumble
Environment
September 8, 2018
Global protests as key UN climate talks stumble
Thai fishermen and laborers whose livelihoods are threatened by rising sea levels kicked off an international day of protests…