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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...

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...

Security Council: Middle East envoy warns against escalation, highlights continued Israeli settlement activity

“The series of explosions across Lebanon and rockets fired toward Israel in recent days adds to the volatility,” said Tor Wennesland, Special Coordinator for...

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...

‘Children are now freezing to death’: harrowing updates from Gaza

Tragically in the last month alone, eight newborns have died of hypothermia and 74 children have already died amid the brutal conditions of winter...

Gaza: Starvation looms for one in five people, say food security experts

“Goods indispensable for people’s survival are either depleted or expected to run out in the coming weeks…The entire population is facing high levels of...

New demolition order for West Bank camp is ‘more devastating news’

Some 25 buildings face imminent demolition starting on 18 December, impacting hundreds of forcibly displaced Palestinians, the Director of UNRWA Affairs for the occupied West Bank,...

New Scientific Research Proves Genesis Creation Timeline Can Be Mapped in Days, Not Billions...

Photo credit: Science180 (www.Science180.com). Dr. Nathanael-Israel Israel of Science180.com unveils a 12-year study on the mathematical evidence of God’s existence Dr. Nathanael-Israel Israel has proven mathematically...

Science180 Announces Scientific Milestone in the Turbulent Origin of the Earth, Moon, and Sun

Science180 reveals a groundbreaking scientific approach, providing a new understanding of the formation of Earth, Moon,...

General Assembly overwhelmingly passes resolution demanding end to Palestine occupation

Ambassadors in the UN General Assembly again discussed on Monday the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza and the critical work of the UN agency...

Gaza City suffering escalates as Israeli strikes inflict more heavy casualties

“Intensified strikes on Gaza City, including on tents, residential buildings, infrastructure continue to inflict heavy casualties,” the UN aid coordination agency, OCHA, said.In an...

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...

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...

Lebanon: Increased violence is the ‘horrific new normal’ for children, warns UNICEF

Peacekeepers have witnessed the “shocking” destruction of villages in southern Lebanon along the UN-patrolled Blue Line that separates the country from Israel, along with...

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...

A new blow for UNRWA as headquarters in East Jerusalem ‘set on fire’

It comes after Israeli authorities “stormed and demolished” buildings in the compound last week, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said.“Allowing this unprecedented destruction is 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...

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...

Syria emergency: Four children a day killed by leftover explosives

Ricardo Pires, UNICEF Communication Manager for Emergencies, told journalists from Damascus that in the last nine years, at least 422,000 incidents involving unexploded ordnance...

Science180 Reveals Discovery of Creation Timeline Alignment

Science180, founded by Dr. Israel, serves as a platform dedicated to exploring the intersection of science, faith, and philosophy. Through this initiative, Dr. Israel...

Critical aid blocked in Gaza, as fuel shortages threaten lifesaving services

On Thursday, only 10 out of 21 planned humanitarian movements were facilitated by the Israeli authorities. Seven were denied outright, three were impeded and...

Helpless in the face of hunger: Gaza families pray for deliverance – or death

Zeenat and her husband, Moamen Abu Asr, live with their children in a flimsy canvas tent, one of thousands that now line Gaza’s coastline. Once...

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...

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...