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Third of Syrian refugee kids not in school, despite pledges
Syrian war children
August 14, 2017
Third of Syrian refugee kids not in school, despite pledges
Since his family fled civil war in Syria five years ago, 15-year-old Ali al-Sbehi hasn’t set foot in a school.…
Red Cross chief visits besieged city on Yemen’s front lines
Middle East
July 25, 2017
Red Cross chief visits besieged city on Yemen’s front lines
The chief of the international Red Cross made a rare visit to the front lines in Yemen Monday, taking a…
Girls are increasingly being married off in war-torn Yemen
Middle East
May 28, 2017
Girls are increasingly being married off in war-torn Yemen
Nasrine’s husband was once a happy, optimistic man. He made good money from a restaurant and butcher shop he owned.…
UNICEF: Lives of 24 million children threatened by conflict
Middle East
May 24, 2017
UNICEF: Lives of 24 million children threatened by conflict
Violence and conflict in the Middle East and North Africa threaten the lives of over 24 million children, most of…
With an arched brow, Roger Moore found humor in Bond, life
Culture
May 24, 2017
With an arched brow, Roger Moore found humor in Bond, life
Sir Roger Moore, who died Tuesday at age 89, always made sure to laugh at himself before the audience could.…
South Sudan child refugees top one million: UN
World
May 8, 2017
South Sudan child refugees top one million: UN
War has now forced more than one million children to flee South Sudan and uprooted 1.4 million others within the…
Syria’s unaccompanied children biggest victims of war: UNICEF
Middle East
March 15, 2017
Syria’s unaccompanied children biggest victims of war: UNICEF
Children have suffered the most in Syria's six-year war, and among them the most vulnerable are those separated from their…
Minister urges imposing legal penalty on ‘over-reproduction’
Egypt
February 13, 2017
Minister urges imposing legal penalty on ‘over-reproduction’
Social Solidarity Minister Ghada Wali on Monday indicated the necessity of imposing legal penalties on over-reproduction as a way to…
‘Beckileaks’ email furore puts brand Beckham on the back foot
World
February 8, 2017
‘Beckileaks’ email furore puts brand Beckham on the back foot
David Beckham, the former England football captain turned international celebrity, was hit by a media onslaught on Monday after a…
UN agency says 35,000 children have fled Iraq’s Mosul
Middle East
December 13, 2016
UN agency says 35,000 children have fled Iraq’s Mosul
The UN children's agency (UNICEF) said Tuesday that about 35,000 children have fled from Mosul since Iraqi forces and a…