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UN says Gaza civilians face ‘possibility of starvation’ as food, water become scarce
The UN’s World Food Program said Thursday that civilians in Gaza faced starvation because food and water had become “practically non-existent.”“With ... Middle East -
Turkmenistan denies women’s rights restrictions after UN criticism
Turkmenistan denied on Thursday it was curbing women’s rights, after a UN agency criticised authorities in the Central Asian state for allegedly ... World News -
Israel dismisses UN rights chief request for access to country
Israel on Thursday dismissed a request from the UN rights chief to access the country, amid growing concern over spiraling violence in its war with ... Middle East -
Israeli envoy says international law is ‘not a suicide pact’
Israel on Thursday harshly criticized UN attempts to balance criticism about violations committed by both sides in the war raging in Gaza, insisting ... Middle East -
In Gaza, Palestinians search for bodies of loved ones under piles of rubble
The wreckage goes on for block after devastated block, the smell is sickening, and every day, hundreds of people claw through tons of rubble with ... Middle East -
UN trucks to bring fuel into Gaza Wednesday: Israeli military spokesman
UN trucks planned to bring fuel into the Gaza Strip on Wednesday for the first time since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by the Palestinian enclave’s ... Middle East -
Iran calls for ‘urgent’ UN efforts to get aid into Gaza
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian called on the United Nations Wednesday to do more to get desperately needed aid into war-battered ... Middle East -
UN, Red Cross ‘appalled’ at Israeli raids on Gaza’s largest hospital
The United Nations and the Red Cross voiced alarm Wednesday after Israeli forces raided Gaza’s largest hospital, demanding that thousands of patients ... Middle East -
Huge plumes of smoke seen over Gaza as Israel bombards besieged enclave
Huge plumes of smoke were seen over Gaza's skyline early Wednesday as Israel carried out bombardments in the region.Various explosions and flares ... Middle East -
UN fears escalation of interethnic violence in Sudan
The UN on Tuesday decried an escalation of interethnic violence in Sudan, saying it had credible information indicating targeted killings against the ... Middle East -
UN chief not fit to lead, Israel’s foreign minister says
Israel’s foreign minister said on Tuesday that United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was not fit to head the global body, saying he had ... World News -
UN criticizes Moscow’s rights record amid Ukraine war, some nations show support
Moscow faced stinging criticism at the UN on Monday over a deteriorating rights situation inside Russia as it pushes ahead with its war in Ukraine, ... World News -
UN demands access to address humanitarian plight in Sudan
Almost 25 million people in Sudan are now in need of humanitarian assistance, UN official says Middle East -
Syria extends UN aid delivery via Turkish crossings for opposition-held areas
Syria has extended permission for the United Nations to deliver aid to opposition-held areas in the northwest of the country via two Turkish border ... Middle East -
Israel claims it found Hamas weapons cache in Gaza children’s hospital basement
The Israeli military shared video and photographs on Monday showing what it said were weapons stored by Hamas in the basement of a children’s hospital ... Middle East -
Palestinians struggle for essentials in south Gaza as population swells
Most of the shelves were bare at Hassan Abu Shabab’s convenience store in the center of Khan Younis, a town in southern Gaza whose population has ... Middle East -
UN lowers flags, holds minute of silence for 101 staff members killed in Gaza
Flags flew at half-mast at UN facilities across the globe Monday including at the body’s New York headquarters, as staff stood in silent tribute to ... World News -
UNRWA says its compound in southern Gaza was struck by Israeli navy
The UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) said on Monday one of its locations in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, sustained “significant damage” from ... Middle East -
Israeli tanks at gate of main Gaza hospital as medics plead for fuel to save babies
Israeli forces reached the gates of Gaza City’s main hospital on Monday, the primary target in their battle to seize control of the northern half of ... Middle East -
Gunfire injures peacekeeper in South Lebanon: UN
The United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon said gunfire from an unidentified source hit a member of its contingent early on Sunday, adding that ... Middle East -
UNRWA says over 100 UN workers killed since start of Israel-Hamas conflict
The head of the UN Palestinian refugee agency said on social media platform X on Friday that over 100 United Nations workers had been killed since the ... Middle East -
Pro-Palestinian protesters block entrance to UK’s biggest military supplier
Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters blocked the entrances to a BAE Systems factory in southeast England on Friday, targeting Britain’s biggest ... Middle East -
Israel’s use of high-impact bombs on Gaza must be investigated: UN rights chief
The UN human rights chief on Friday urged an investigation into what he called Israel’s use of “high-impact explosive weapons” in Gaza, which he said ... Middle East -
Israeli forces fight Hamas in north Gaza as civilians’ plight worsens
Israeli forces fought Hamas militants through shell-blasted buildings in the north of the Gaza Strip on Thursday as the plight of civilians in the ... Middle East -
Harsh realities of life in war-torn Gaza shared by MSF American nurse
There were children with fresh open burns and wounds and partial amputations that were just walking around in these conditions, the American nurse says Middle East -
UN rights chief says war crimes committed by both parties in Israel-Hamas conflict
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Wednesday war crimes had been committed by both Israel and Hamas in the conflict that ... Middle East -
Massive destruction of Gaza housing amounts to a war crime: UN expert
The widespread and systematic bombardment of housing and civilian infrastructure in Gaza amounts to a war crime and a crime against humanity, an ... Middle East -
Northern Gaza ‘on the brink of starvation’ as food, water supplies dwindle
Half a million people in northern Gaza are facing severe food shortages and life-threatening illnesses due to the acute lack of food and water, ... Middle East -
Explainer: Can Palestinians ‘just leave’ the Gaza Strip to escape Israel’s bombs?
Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip have killed more than 10,000 Palestinians since October 7 following Hamas’ incursion into southern Israel.After ... Features -
Thousands of civilians flee north Gaza as Israeli troops and Hamas fighters battle
Thousands of Palestinian civilians trudged in a forlorn procession out of the north of Gaza on Wednesday seeking refuge from Israeli airstrikes and ... Middle East