united nations
Water supplies restored to besieged Libyan capital
Middle East
May 21, 2019
Water supplies restored to besieged Libyan capital
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Water supplies to the 2.5 million residents of Tripoli were restored two days after they were…
Saudi-led warplanes pound Yemen rebels after pipeline attack
Middle East
May 17, 2019
Saudi-led warplanes pound Yemen rebels after pipeline attack
Saudi-led coalition warplanes bombed Yemeni rebel targets including in the capital on Thursday following insurgent drone strikes on a key…
German Foreign Minister condemns UN’s treatment of Israel
Middle East
May 13, 2019
German Foreign Minister condemns UN’s treatment of Israel
Marking the 70th anniversary of Israel’s admission to the United Nations, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas issued a statement via Twitter…
U.N. assessing damage at Yemeni port city grain mills
Middle East
May 10, 2019
U.N. assessing damage at Yemeni port city grain mills
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations are assessing possible damage to grain stores it manages near the Yemeni Red Sea…
Israel’s Gaza blockade under scrutiny after latest violence
Middle East
May 7, 2019
Israel’s Gaza blockade under scrutiny after latest violence
JERUSALEM (AP) — For 12 years, Israel has maintained a blockade over the Gaza Strip, seeking to weaken the territory’s…
Syrian rebels say goal of Russia’s Idlib assault is to take highways
Middle East
May 6, 2019
Syrian rebels say goal of Russia’s Idlib assault is to take highways
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian rebels backed by Turkey said on Monday that Moscow and its Syrian government ally were trying…
Palestinians say truce reached with Israel to end deadly escalation
Middle East
May 6, 2019
Palestinians say truce reached with Israel to end deadly escalation
Palestinian leaders in Gaza agreed to a ceasefire with Israel on Monday to end a deadly two-day escalation in violence…
Some executed in Saudi Arabia had protested their innocence
Middle East
April 30, 2019
Some executed in Saudi Arabia had protested their innocence
Beirut, Lebanon (CNN)–Long before Saudi Arabia announced it had carried out one of the largest mass executions in its history…
Syrian woman in wheelchair tells UN disabled are invisible
Middle East
April 25, 2019
Syrian woman in wheelchair tells UN disabled are invisible
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A 20-year-old Syrian woman with cerebral palsy told the United Nations on Wednesday that hundreds of…
Kushner: Mideast plan to come after Ramadan, seek Palestinian investment
Middle East
April 24, 2019
Kushner: Mideast plan to come after Ramadan, seek Palestinian investment
US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner said Tuesday he would present his long-awaited Middle East peace proposal around June…