Middle East
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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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Gaza: Life-saving medicines blocked as killing continues, disease gains ground
Dire conditions in Gaza marked by continuing violence, rodent infestations and the spread of infectious disease are being made worse…
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Flak jackets and final goodbyes: Lebanon’s first responders under fire
Before heading to strike sites in war-torn Lebanon, rescue workers and paramedics often say goodbye to one another – a…
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Security Council LIVE: Concerns grow over nuclear safety after UAE drone strike
The UN Security Council is meeting in emergency session in New York to discuss the situation in the Middle East…
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UN underscores protection of nuclear sites following drone strike on Emirati plant
The head of the UN atomic watchdog on Monday underscored the need to safeguard nuclear security in wartime, a day…
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Palestine: Killings, destruction and settler encroachment continues
The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has reduced the scale of violence in the Gaza Strip but killings and destruction…
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Israeli military strikes add to civilian suffering in Gaza, West Bank and Lebanon
Civilians across Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon continue to face mounting hardship as conflict, displacement and ongoing military operations…
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LIVE UPDATES: UN committee commemorates the 78th anniversary of the Nakba
The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People meets Friday at the UN Headquarters to…
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