Middle East
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UN hails new era of cooperation over Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile – but concerns persist
The UN’s top disarmament official has welcomed signs of increased cooperation from Syria’s interim authorities in efforts to eliminate the…
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UN chief urges world leaders to keep two-State solution ‘alive’
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday urged world leaders to revive efforts toward a two-State solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,…
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In Gaza, daily food intake has fallen well below ‘survival’ level
The lack of food entering Gaza caused by ongoing Israeli aid restrictions is leaving increasing numbers of Palestinians “vulnerable to…
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US vetoes Security Council resolution demanding permanent ceasefire in Gaza
A draft resolution calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza failed to pass in the UN Security Council…
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SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: US vetoes new resolution calling for immediate Gaza ceasefire, unconditional release of hostages
The United States has vetoed a new draft resolution on Gaza, standing as the lone vote against the text which…
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Helpless in the face of hunger: Gaza families pray for deliverance – or death
“I stood helpless in the face of my son’s hunger. I cried a lot and told him to drink from…
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Songs of hope rise from Gaza’s ruins
In Al-Jundi Al-Majhool Square – once the bustling heart of Gaza City – music now floats among the tents. The…
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Gaza is the ‘hungriest place on earth’, as Israel continues stranglehold on aid
Starving Gazans continue to be deprived of aid as international relief efforts are being severely constrained by the Israeli authorities,…
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Desperate hunger drives crowd to storm UN food warehouse in Gaza
Desperate hunger drove crowds of people to overrun a World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse in central Gaza on Wednesday, reportedly…
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Yemen: UN warns against Houthi-Israel escalation, calls for dialogue
The United Nations has called for restraint following another wave of escalation between Houthi rebels in Yemen and Israeli forces. …
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