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Houthi offensive on Yemen’s Marib threatens mass displacement, UN warns
Middle East
February 17, 2021
Houthi offensive on Yemen’s Marib threatens mass displacement, UN warns
DUBAI (Reuters) – An offensive by Yemen’s Houthi group to take Marib city, the last stronghold of the internationally-recognized government,…
Iran tells IAEA it plans to scale back cooperation in a week
Middle East
February 17, 2021
Iran tells IAEA it plans to scale back cooperation in a week
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran has told the UN nuclear watchdog it will dramatically scale back cooperation with it in a…
UN: Over 2 million Yemeni children may starve in 2021
Middle East
February 12, 2021
UN: Over 2 million Yemeni children may starve in 2021
CAIRO (AP) — More than two million Yemeni children under the age of five are expected to endure acute malnutrition…
Families of detainees detail a vision for justice in Syria
Middle East
February 12, 2021
Families of detainees detail a vision for justice in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Late one night in 2015, a friend of Yasmen Almashan tagged a photo to her Facebook account.…
Suu Kyi aide, electoral officials arrested in Myanmar, Biden approves sanctions
World
February 11, 2021
Suu Kyi aide, electoral officials arrested in Myanmar, Biden approves sanctions
(Reuters) – A close aide to ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi was detained in a new wave of…
Divide on Syria again blocks UN Security Council action
Middle East
February 10, 2021
Divide on Syria again blocks UN Security Council action
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The top UN envoy for Syria on Tuesday urged the rival international players in Syria to…
Ethnic clashes in Darfur could reignite Sudan’s old conflict
Middle East
February 9, 2021
Ethnic clashes in Darfur could reignite Sudan’s old conflict
CAIRO (AP) — Sayid Ismael Baraka, a Sudanese-American visiting from Atlanta, was playing with his three children, and his wife…
Al Qaeda’s leader in Yemen under arrest, UN report reveals
Middle East
February 5, 2021
Al Qaeda’s leader in Yemen under arrest, UN report reveals
The leader of al Qaeda’s affiliate in Yemen has been under arrest for several months, the United Nations disclosed Thursday…
UN: Situation in Ethiopia’s Tigray now ‘extremely alarming’
World
February 5, 2021
UN: Situation in Ethiopia’s Tigray now ‘extremely alarming’
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Life for civilians in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region has become “extremely alarming” as hunger grows and…
Myanmar resistance to coup builds despite army’s pressures
World
February 5, 2021
Myanmar resistance to coup builds despite army’s pressures
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Nonviolent resistance to Myanmar’s military coup gathered steam Friday, with public protests extending to several regions,…