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Yemen colonel: Airstrikes kill at least 30 troops near Aden
Middle East
August 29, 2019
Yemen colonel: Airstrikes kill at least 30 troops near Aden
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Airstrikes hit Yemeni government forces heading to the southern port city of Aden to fight separatists…
Aid groups warn against Kenya’s UN bid to sanction Al-Shabaab
World
August 27, 2019
Aid groups warn against Kenya’s UN bid to sanction Al-Shabaab
Kenya is urging the UN to list Al-Shabaab under the same sanctions as Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State, but foreign…
Lebanon’s Aoun met with U.N. official over ‘Israeli assault’: presidency
Middle East
August 26, 2019
Lebanon’s Aoun met with U.N. official over ‘Israeli assault’: presidency
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese President Michel Aoun discussed on Monday the “Israeli assault on the southern suburbs of Beirut” with…
Yemen will face severe aid cuts without new funds soon, warns UN
Middle East
August 25, 2019
Yemen will face severe aid cuts without new funds soon, warns UN
The United Nations is “desperate” for funds in Yemen and will be forced to shutter 22 aid programs within the…
Two Israeli drones fall in Beirut suburbs, one explodes: army, Hezbollah
Middle East
August 25, 2019
Two Israeli drones fall in Beirut suburbs, one explodes: army, Hezbollah
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An Israeli drone fell in the Hezbollah-dominated southern suburbs of Beirut and a second one exploded near…
North Korea fires ‘short-range ballistic missiles’ into sea: Seoul
World
August 24, 2019
North Korea fires ‘short-range ballistic missiles’ into sea: Seoul
North Korea Saturday fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea after vowing to remain the…
Damascus forces surround Turkish army post: monitor
Middle East
August 23, 2019
Damascus forces surround Turkish army post: monitor
Syrian government forces surrounded a Turkish military observation post in the northwest on Friday after overrunning neighbouring towns, upping the…
UN, France raise concern over Amazon wildfires ‘crisis’
World
August 23, 2019
UN, France raise concern over Amazon wildfires ‘crisis’
Paris and the United Nations called Thursday for the protection of the fire-plagued Amazon rainforest as Brazil’s right-wing president accused…
Rohingya still fear safety in Myanmar, repatriation unlikely
World
August 22, 2019
Rohingya still fear safety in Myanmar, repatriation unlikely
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — The repatriation of hundreds of Rohingya Muslims appeared unlikely to proceed as planned Thursday after…
Yemen’s war cut a father’s route to work, now his toddler starves
Middle East
August 18, 2019
Yemen’s war cut a father’s route to work, now his toddler starves
HAJJAH PROVINCE, Yemen (Reuters) – Before Yemen’s war broke out four years ago Ali Muhammad used to cross the border…