Rising hunger in Gaza highlights urgent need for ‘unfettered’ aid supplies
Only around 6,000 tonnes of wheat flour have entered the war-torn enclave since Israel began to allow limited supplies back in last month. However, 10,000...
Interview this mind-blowing expert on the science behind the Biblical account of creation
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People from all nations and all educational background including scientists, laypeople, religious and nonreligious people have been trying to understand the...
Syria: Deadly sectarian violence displaces thousands in Sweida; healthcare attacked
Since 13 July, around 176,000 people have been displaced from Sweida, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).Mostly migrating...
‘Families ran for their lives’: Syria receives 250,000 refugees fleeing Lebanon
“Families I spoke with had run for their lives and have no idea what tomorrow may bring after an exhausting, dangerous journey to the...
Gaza: Humanitarian response scaled up amid faltering ceasefire
In a press briefing on Tuesday, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric described reports of Israeli military action as “extremely concerning,” stressing that “we don’t want...
‘At this very moment the future of Lebanon’s people is imperiled’, Foreign Minister tells...
“Today, we desperately need the United Nations to play its role as a refuge for small countries victimized by aggression, including my homeland, Lebanon,”...
Middle East crisis: Live updates from Gaza, Lebanon and the Security Council, as famine...
Amid the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East, the World Health Organization (WHO) continues efforts to keep hospitals up and running and to evacuate...
UN rights chief in historic meeting in Syria’s with caretaker authority in Damascus
Speaking from Damascus after meeting the leader of the caretaker authorities, Ahmad Al-Sharaa, Mr. Türk said that he had been “assured…of the importance of...
Universe-origin scientist shares 3 world-shaking, lifesaving truths about the separation of science and faith...
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While the arguments against or in favor of the separation of science and faith (or church and state) are well-known to...
Iraq: Security Council briefed on major milestones and ongoing challenges
“As you have heard many times by now, today’s Iraq is not the same as the Iraq of 20 years ago, or even five...
Gaza: Humanitarians assist families impacted by recent airstrike in Deir Al-Balah
Personnel from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) conducted the assessment earlier this...
UN warns of escalating conflict in Yemen amid humanitarian crisis, regional tensions
The crisis in Yemen, which worsened in 2014 after Houthi rebels (known officially as Ansar Allah) seized the capital, has been marked by complex...
UN rights office calls for end to Israel’s ‘illegal presence’ in the Occupied Palestinian...
The Palestinian co-director of the documentary, Basel Adra, delivered remarks to the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People....
Gaza aid worker killings: One humanitarian still missing in mass grave
“This is a huge blow to us…These people were shot,” said Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the UN aid coordination office, OCHA.“Normally we are not...
Syria at a crossroads: UN warns fragile transition needs global support
The UN on Monday hailed the determination of Syrians working to rebuild their country but cautioned that sustained international engagement is essential to keep...
UN appeals for restraint after further devices explode across Lebanon
International media reported that walkie-talkies used by members of the Hezbollah militant group blew up on Wednesday, a day after hundreds of pagers across...
Lebanon crisis: over one million people flee strikes amid invasion fears
Among the victims of the weekend bombardment was six-year-old Selena al Smarah, killed along with her parents at home in the southern city of...
Gaza: ‘Unbearable’ suffering continues, UN official tells Security Council
Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council, Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East Khaled Khiari said more than 1,000 Palestinians had been killed since mid-June...
The inspiring female engineer breathing new life into Yemen’s ancient capital
"There is a common language between me and the buildings. In every house I try to preserve. I feel that the city is grateful...
Lime-flavoured memories drive innovation on Saudi farm
Mohamed Alnwairan stands in front of a verdant citrus tree which four months hence will bear his first harvest of limes.A former businessman turned...
Why you don’t have to embrace evolution or deny God to scientifically prove that...
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Most Christians and atheists think that it is impossible ever to demonstrate how God created the universe. Some Christians compromisingly embrace...
New round of polio vaccinations begins in Gaza
It follows a campaign last year that reached hundreds of thousands of young children. Polio virus was recently detected in wastewater samples in Gaza,...
Security Council meets in emergency session over Iran-Israel conflict, amid strikes and counterstrikes
The Council cleared its original schedule to address the rapidly evolving crisis, also hearing from the head of the UN-backed international nuclear watchdog, who...
Lebanon: Peacekeepers pledge to stay, doing ‘whatever they can to help’
“Despite demands to move from positions close to the Blue Line, a unanimous decision was taken by all UNIFIL Troop Contributing Countries and...
