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Mark Lowcock, a United Nations aid official, urged Gulf states to take action to prevent widespread “man-made” famine in Yemen, by raising $ 3.85 billion for humanitarian operations.He added, “If the United Nations does not get the funds it needs…

Reprieve, the anti-death penalty organization, launched an electronic petition calling for a moratorium on executions issued in Bahrain against activists whose confessions were extracted under torture.The organization noted the escalation of executions in Bahrain, pointing out that since 2012, all…

Three MPs of the Irish Parliament have questioned Foreign Minister Simon Coveney about human rights violations in Bahrain.Representatives Neil Collins, Joan Collins, and Michael Creed inquired of Coveney about the efforts being made by his government to release the 70-year-old…

The UAE military said, on Tuesday, that it has concluded contracts to acquire defense equipment and services with local and international companies worth 5.9 billion dirhams ($ 1.61 billion).Brigadier General Fahad Nasser Al-Dhahli, a spokesperson for the UAE Navy at…

The Iraqi Security Media Cell announced that the Military Intelligence had found ammunition and explosive devices during their raid on an ISIS hideout in Diyala province.The cell stated in a statement that, based on accurate intelligence information and in coordination…

The French newspaper “Le Monde” denounced in an article “France’s fatal support to Saudi Arabia in Yemen,” saying that while the United States and Italy halted arms shipments to Riyadh, Paris remains silent and completely turns a blind eye to…

A civilian was killed and 15 others were wounded, including a police officer, when a bomb placed in a crowded marketplace in Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan, detonated.Afghan police officials announced the opening of an investigation into the causes of the…

The Iraqi Federal Police command announced the arrest of two of the most dangerous terrorists in Kirkuk province.The command stated in a statement that the units of the Iraqi army, along with efforts from the Intelligence Agency, were able to…

The number of Syrians who lack access to sufficient food has reached a record 12.4 million, or nearly 60 per cent of the population, the World Food Programme (WFP) reported on Wednesday, citing “alarming” new national data.Economic crisis, job losses…

The SAM Organization for Rights and Freedoms accused Emirati militias of adopting a policy of intimidation and enforced disappearance of civilians in the towns of Al-Hudaydah province, in western Yemen.The organization said that the repeated arrests and summons by Emirati-backed…