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Flooding cuts off aid supplies, escape route from west Mosul
Middle East
April 17, 2017
Flooding cuts off aid supplies, escape route from west Mosul
Flooding has made all bridges across the Tigris in and out of western Mosul impassable, cutting off aid supplies and…
Thousands expected to be evacuated in Syria after blast
Middle East
April 16, 2017
Thousands expected to be evacuated in Syria after blast
An opposition activist group and a TV station run by Lebanon's Hezbollah say more than 3,000 people are expected to…
Russian accuses UK of providing support to Egypt church attackers
Egypt
April 13, 2017
Russian accuses UK of providing support to Egypt church attackers
Russia's deputy ambassador to the United Nations Vladimir Safronkov accused the UK of supporting militant groups in France and similar…
Russia blocks UN Security Council condemnation of Syria attack
World
April 13, 2017
Russia blocks UN Security Council condemnation of Syria attack
Russia blocked a Western-led effort at the UN Security Council on Wednesday to condemn last week's deadly gas attack in…
Risk of mass starvation rising rapidly in parts of east Africa, Nigeria, Yemen: UN
World
April 12, 2017
Risk of mass starvation rising rapidly in parts of east Africa, Nigeria, Yemen: UN
The UN refugee agency on Tuesday warned the risk that millions of people could starve to death in South Sudan and Somalia and neighboring…
Trump’s UN envoy says ouster of al-Assad is a priority of US
Middle East
April 9, 2017
Trump’s UN envoy says ouster of al-Assad is a priority of US
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said in an interview that she sees regime change in Syria as…
Syria chemical attack death toll now at 72; new strikes hit
Middle East
April 5, 2017
Syria chemical attack death toll now at 72; new strikes hit
The death toll from a suspected chemical attack on a northern Syrian town rose to 72 on Wednesday while activists…
US, France, Britain propose UN resolution on Syria gas attack
Middle East
April 5, 2017
US, France, Britain propose UN resolution on Syria gas attack
The United States, Britain and France on Tuesday proposed a United Nations Security Council resolution to condemn a suspected deadly…
Syrian people do not want Assad as leader: US envoy to UN
Middle East
April 4, 2017
Syrian people do not want Assad as leader: US envoy to UN
The United States does not believe that the Syrian people want President Bashar al-Assad as their leader any longer, US…
UN calls on Gulf countries to do more to help Syrian refugees
Middle East
April 3, 2017
UN calls on Gulf countries to do more to help Syrian refugees
A senior United Nations refugee official on Sunday called on Gulf Arab states to give more to help Syrians displaced…