Middle East
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UN ‘encouraged’ by talk of possible US-Iran ceasefire deal
The United Nations continues to monitor developments amid conflicting reports on Friday of a possible ceasefire deal between the United…
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‘Grave concern’ after dozens of women arrested in Afghanistan for dress violations
Gender equality agency UN Women is “gravely concerned” by the arrest of at least 30 women in Herat city last weekend…
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Three seafarers killed in Hormuz strike as UN warns of widening fallout
Three Indian seafarers were killed in an attack on an oil tanker near the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, as…
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Middle East LIVE: Diplomacy in focus as escalation ‘reverberates across borders and continents’, warns UN chief
Nearly four months after the latest Middle East crisis erupted and despite a fragile ceasefire between the United States and…
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Fresh strikes on Tyre kill eight, as UN puts Lebanon destruction bill at $365 million, and rising
Lebanon has suffered more than $365 million in damage to buildings across Beirut and Mount Lebanon since the latest escalation,…
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Lebanon: Another peacekeeper dies in new attack
A Serbian peacekeeper serving in Lebanon died early Thursday after mortar fire on his position near Marjayoun in the country’s…
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Gaza’s public servants systematically targeted in Israeli strikes
Months since Gaza’s nominal ceasefire began, Palestinians continue to be killed and maimed in drone and airstrikes, including the enclave’s…
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‘Women and girls cannot wait’: Lebanon’s crisis is putting lives at risk
Women and girls in Lebanon are paying an increasingly devastating price as violence and displacement continue despite a ceasefire, the…
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UN mission reports rising tensions along the Blue Line in Lebanon
Monday’s hastily convened meeting of the UN Security Council at the request of France in response to escalating violence in Lebanon…
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Lebanon hospital strikes impact most vulnerable patients, warns WHO
The UN health agency in Lebanon is verifying reports of strikes on a hospital in the southern city of Tyre…
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