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Escalating Burkina Faso violence brings wider Sahel displacement emergency into focus
Deadly attacks on villages in Burkina Faso have forced 150,000 people to flee in just the last three weeks, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday, warning of a displacement emergency in the wider Sahel region.…
UN chief appeals for end to Syria’s ‘man-made humanitarian nightmare’
In a tersely delivered statement on Friday, the UN Secretary-General appealed for an end to the “man-made humanitarian nightmare” currently unfolding in Syria, where ongoing military operations in the north-west have displaced…
Why Saudi Arabia’s Bloody US-Backed War in Yemen Will Likely Escalate in 2020
HODEIDA, YEMEN — For many around the world, there are reasons to be optimistic heading into 2020, but the reality on the ground is dashing Yemeni hopes that the new year will bring about an end to Saudi Arabia’s nearly five-year-long war on…
The Valley of Death: the Saudi Coalition is Creating a Living Nightmare for African Migrants in…
YEMEN-SAUDI BORDER — Hoping for a better life, 32-year-old Hermala left Jimma, a poor farming district in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, and set out towards Saudi Arabia. He faced unspeakable dangers along the journey, including death at sea,…
As Houthis Close in on Al-Qaeda in Yemen, US Drone Strikes Target its Leaders
MARIB, YEMEN — An escalating campaign of U.S. drone strikes in Yemen has sparked anger from residents and tribal leaders. The drone strikes, according to the victims’ relatives, not only killed suspected members of al-Qaeda in the Arabian…
Yemen: UN Medical Air Bridge Little More Than Saudi PR Stunt Say Desperate Patients
AbdulKhaliq Abbas was overjoyed when he heard the much-hyped news that the Saudi-led coalition was finally going to allow humanitarian flights to take off from Yemen’s Sana’a Airport. Finally, he hoped, his five-year-old daughter Rua’a…
UN Envoy warns form Escalation in Yemen
The United Nations envoy for Yemen is warning of a marked increase in violence in the country after reports of hundreds of civilian casualties as a result of fighting between both parties of the conflict and the Saudi-led coalition.…
Amnesty Accuses UAE of Violating Human Rights in the Middle East
Amnesty International’s report, released on Tuesday, on human rights situation in the Middle East and North Africa region during 2019, accused the rulers of Abu Dhabi of widespread human rights violations in the UAE and Yemen.
The…
Two death cases of coronavirus reported in Iran
At least two Iranians have died in hospital after testing positive for the new coronavirus in the city of Qom, the head of the city’s University of Medical Sciences told News Agencies on Wednesday.
“Two Iranians, who tested positive…
Israeli forces arrest 5 Palestinians in West bank, al-Quds
Israeli occupation forces on Thursday launched massive campaign of raids and arrests against Palestinian citizens in the occupied West Bank and al-Quds, Palestinian media reported.
According to Palestinian sources, the Israeli army…