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Guterres condemns Iran attack on Qatar

It comes in the wake of reports that Iran launched missiles at an American military base in Qatar in retaliation for the US bombing...

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...

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...

Security Council meets on Syria transition and humanitarian crisis

The UN Security Council meets Friday morning in New York to discuss the evolving situation in Syria, as the country navigates a fragile transition...

Science180 Reveals Mathematical Proof of God’s Existence that Atheists, Freethinkers, Rationalists, and Believers Will...

Where have you ever read that the Earth was formed 2.82 days, the Moon 3.32 days, and the Sun 3.69 days after the beginning...

Lebanon war leaves families foraging for food despite ceasefire

According to the Lebanese authorities, more than 2,700 people have been killed since 2 March amid clashes between Hezbollah fighters based in Lebanon and...

Can Creationists disagree with Anti-Creationists without angering them or God, at least scientifically? –...

Photo credit: Science180 (www.Science180.com). Creationists and their opponents have been having harsh discussions about their views on the origin of the universe for a long...

SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Gaza in focus

The Security Council turns again to the Middle East crisis in New York on Tuesday, with scheduled debate expected to focus on the fragile...

Yemen: ‘Fear of a return to full conflict is palpable’, says UN envoy

The “current trajectory is deeply concerning,” he told ambassadors, updating them on the latest political developments in the country, where Houthi rebels – formally...

UN chief condemns Gaza killings, urges full respect for ceasefire

“The Secretary-General strongly condemns the killings due to Israeli airstrikes of civilians in Gaza yesterday, including many children,” UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told correspondents...

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: 100 per cent of basic food needs met for first time since 2023

“The January round is the first since October 2023, in which partners had sufficient stock to meet 100 per cent of the minimum caloric...

Top Syria Envoy: Humanitarian situation is ‘extremely serious’

Humanitarian conditions are “extremely serious,” UN Deputy Special Envoy for Syria Najat Rochdi told the Security Council on Wednesday.There are over 16 million people in...

‘Humanitarian work, a moral obligation’: Retired doctor returns to face the ‘silent threat’ in...

After a successful career that lasted 43 years, during which he worked in Saudi Arabia, for the Palestinian Ministry of Health and then the...

WHO ‘working tirelessly’ to help save lives as Middle East crisis grinds on

Dr. Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, was speaking during a press briefing on emergencies in the occupied Palestinian territory and...

Synthetic drug market disrupted in Syria after regime change

Captagon, a highly addictive stimulant, has been circulating illegally from the Middle East to Africa and back with 80 per cent of seizures since...

In Gaza, daily food intake has fallen well below ‘survival’ level

Latest data simulations from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) point to the average Gazan eating just 1,400 calories per day – “or 67...

More than 184,000 displaced as fighting intensifies in Yemen

In the week to 3 October alone, the International Organisation for Migration recorded nearly 21,800 people who had been displaced at least once –...

Gaza: Looming offensive and restrictions on humanitarians

In the past 24 hours in Gaza, there have been more reports of casualties in shootings along aid convoy routes, where desperate crowds of...

GAZA LIVE: UN General Assembly to vote on resolution demanding immediate, unconditional and permanent...

The General Assembly meets at 3pm in New York on Thursday in emergency session following the Security Council’s failure to adopt a resolution on...

Interview this mind-blowing expert on the science behind the Biblical account of creation –...

Photo credit: Science180 (www.Science180.com). People from all nations and all educational background including scientists, laypeople, religious and nonreligious people have been trying to understand the...

UNRWA condemns ‘storming’ of schools in East Jerusalem

According to the agency, heavily armed personnel entered the schools in Shu’fat refugee camp on Thursday while classes were in session, forcing more than...

Syria crisis: UN delivering life-saving assistance; relocates non-critical staff

“The UN is strategically reducing its footprint by relocating non-critical staff outside the country... amid the evolving circumstances,” Adam Abdelmoula said in a statement...

MIDDLE EAST LIVE 7 April: Conflict continues as humanitarian and economic pressures mount

Hostilities continue across the Middle East, with ongoing strikes, rising civilian impacts and mounting pressure on critical infrastructure and humanitarian services. Attention is also...