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Saudis blocking fuel to UN aid planes in Yemen
Islam World
August 3, 2017
Saudis blocking fuel to UN aid planes in Yemen
The United Nations has said that Saudi Arabia is blocking jet fuel delivery to planes trying to deliver humanitarian aid…
US-led coalition air raids kill nine civilians in Syrian city
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August 3, 2017
US-led coalition air raids kill nine civilians in Syrian city
A pro-opposition monitoring group says at least nine civilians have been killed in airstrikes by the US-led coalition purportedly fighting…
UNAMI: 518 Iraqis killed, injured during July
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August 3, 2017
UNAMI: 518 Iraqis killed, injured during July
More than 500 Iraqis were killed and injured during the month of July due to violence and armed conflicts, a…
UN slams Saudi Arabia for turning back oil tankers from Yemeni port
Islam World
July 30, 2017
UN slams Saudi Arabia for turning back oil tankers from Yemeni port
The United Nations has hit out at Saudi Arabia for preventing four oil tankers from reaching the Red Sea port…
UN: Yemen grappling with ‘vicious’ combination of worst crises
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July 27, 2017
UN: Yemen grappling with ‘vicious’ combination of worst crises
The United Nations has warned that the catastrophic situation in Yemen is turning into a combination of the world’s worst…
UN condemns attacks on IDPs camps in Borno
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July 26, 2017
UN condemns attacks on IDPs camps in Borno
The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has condemned the July 24 suicide attacks on two Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps near…
500 Iraqi children killed, injured in the first half of 2017
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July 17, 2017
500 Iraqi children killed, injured in the first half of 2017
In the first six months of this year, more than 500 children were killed or wounded in clashes between security…
Myanmar’s army crackdown leaves Rohingya Muslims on brink of famine
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July 16, 2017
Myanmar’s army crackdown leaves Rohingya Muslims on brink of famine
A military crackdown has left more than 220,000 Rohingya Muslims on the brink of starvation in Myanmar’s conflict-torn Rakhine state,…
Myanmar slammed for refusing visa to UN mission investigating abuse of Rohingya
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July 13, 2017
Myanmar slammed for refusing visa to UN mission investigating abuse of Rohingya
A Human Rights Watch representative has criticized Myanmar for refusing to give visas to a UN team probing abuse of…
UN: Cholera may accelerate famine in Yemen as resources shift
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July 13, 2017
UN: Cholera may accelerate famine in Yemen as resources shift
Yemen’s growing cholera epidemic may accelerate looming famine, as limited resources are shifted away from malnutrition and other programs to…