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MIDDLE EAST LIVE 10 April: Fear and uncertainty grow in Lebanon as conflict grinds...

Fighting continues across parts of the Middle East, with renewed exchanges between Israel and Hezbollah adding to an already volatile regional picture. The escalation...

From Science and Math to the Bible’s Conclusions: A Shocking Discovery that Will Surprise...

Photo credit: Science180 (www.Science180.com). Author Dr. Nathanael-Israel Israel Demystifies the Intersection of Science and Faith with the Holy Grail of Scientific Discovery Science180, the trusted U.S.-based...

Escalating violence in Syria raises fear of ‘large-scale war’

After over a decade of brutal fighting, the Commission Chair, Paulo Pinheiro, said that deadly dynamics are causing new waves of hostilities.“The recent direct...

Fragile progress in Syria, at risk from exclusion and foreign interference, UN warns

They warned that foreign military action, political exclusion and dwindling resources threaten to undo fragile gains.UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen – who announced that...

Syria’s humanitarian crisis: 16.5 million in need amid continuing conflict

Briefing journalists in New York from Damascus, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, Adam Abdelmoula, explained that the country remains at a critical juncture...

What happens when Afghan women and girls go offline?

At a time when women were already banned from attending schools and universities, Radio Femme has played a crucial role in providing alternative methods...

Gaza: Search for food puts lives on the line

Since the end of May, aid distribution in Gaza has been carried out by a mechanism backed by Israel and the United States bypassing...

‘Repeated bouts of violence’ put Syria rebuilding at risk: Independent rights investigator

In December 2024, the Bashar Al-Assad regime was toppled by a coalition of opposition groups, led by the Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham militia, leading to...

Aid teams highlight growing anxiety in Gaza after food is looted

“Fifteen World Food Programme trucks were looted late last night in Southern Gaza, while en route to WFP-supported bakeries,” the UN agency said. “These...

UN’s Türk urges dialogue after deadly clashes on Afghan-Pakistan border

“This situation calls for urgent political dialogue, rather than escalating the use of force,” said the High Commissioner for Human Rights, following a sharp...

Gaza humanitarian crisis ‘far from being over,’ UN aid coordination office warns

“The humanitarian situation and crisis in Gaza is far from being over,” Olga Cherevko from the UN aid coordination office OCHA said on Friday...

Afghanistan quake: Aid teams still scrambling to reach survivors

The magnitude six quake has already left more than 800 dead and at least 2,000 injured, but the total impact could be in the...

Syria: UN chief urges de-escalation as Sweida violence escalates, Israel strikes Damascus

News reports estimate that the sectarian violence in the predominantly Druze city of Sweida, south of the capital, has killed more than 200.Israel explained...

‘RC blog: ‘It will take years to help people deal with the invisible consequences...

“I am continually inspired by the strength and courage of the Ukrainian people. As I have travelled to Kharkiv, Kherson, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, and...

MIDDLE EAST LIVE: UN Security Council meeting in emergency session over Iran

The UN Security Council is in emergency session in the aftermath of major airstrikes across Iran by the United States and Israel. In retaliation,...

Syria crisis: UN teams support cholera vaccination in northeastern camps

The cholera outbreak was detected in the camp in early October and subsequently confirmed by laboratory tests. Because Al Hol does not have a...

Suffering continues for civilians in Gaza and Lebanon

Aid workers are being forced to work in unsafe conditions, as insecurity and restrictions by Israeli forces prevent them from reaching people in need,...

How aid is (and is not) getting into Gaza

UN News looked at the needs triggered by the ongoing conflict through a lens of how much aid is getting into Gaza compared with...

MIDDLE EAST LIVE 24 April: Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended as humanitarian concerns persist

The United States has announced that the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire will be extended by three weeks following talks in Washington, offering a potential pause in...

Gaza: Aid trucks still waiting for Israeli green light inside enclave

Existing supplies of basic necessities have been running dangerously low and on Wednesday the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said that its nutrition stocks to prevent...

Can a turbulence breakthrough end the universe-origin struggle?

Photo credit: Science180 (www.Science180.com). For many centuries, turbulence has been viewed as one of the unsolved problems in science. Until today, many unanswered questions remain...

Gaza City: Daily bombardment, more displacement amid escalating military offensive

UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said people are once again on the move after Israel placed the entire city under displacement orders. Aid partners recorded...

Raid on North Gaza hospital ‘deeply disturbing’: WHO chief

“Since this morning’s reports of a raid of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, we have lost touch with the personnel there,” WHO chief...

MIDDLE EAST LIVE 20 April: Uncertainty grows in the Strait of Hormuz

Tensions have escalated in the Strait of Hormuz amid renewed security incidents, including reported attacks on vessels and a US interception of an Iranian...