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UAE sends second shipment of household generators to Ukraine
A UAE plane carrying the second shipment of household generators has arrived in Warsaw, Poland, as part of the ongoing assistance sent by the Emirates ... Gulf -
US to release emergency aid for Ukraine energy infrastructure
The United States is expected to announce “substantial” financial aid to Ukraine on Tuesday to help it deal with the damage caused by Russian attacks ... World News -
Biden slams Republicans for suggesting Ukraine funding could be restricted
President Joe Biden on Thursday criticized rival Republicans for suggesting that US funding for Ukraine could be cut after congressional midterm ... World News -
UAE president orders $100 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has ordered the provision of $100 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine.The aid will help civilians ... Gulf -
Saudi Crown Prince announces $400 million in humanitarian aid for Ukraine
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has announced $400 million in humanitarian aid for Ukraine, the official SPA news agency reported ... Saudi Arabia -
World Bank to give Ukraine $530 mln in additional aid
The World Bank has said it will provide an additional $530 million in support to Ukraine, bringing the total aid by the bank to $13 billion, as ... World News -
US to send $765 million in additional humanitarian aid to Syria
The US State Department on Wednesday announced it was sending $756 million in new humanitarian aid to Syria, where need remains “dire” after more than ... World News -
UAE sends food supplies to support Ukrainian refugees in Bulgaria
The United Arab Emirates has sent a plane carrying 52 metric tons of food supplies to support Ukrainian refugees in the Republic of Bulgaria, state ... Gulf -
Ukraine says it gets $530 mln in US, UK grants from World Bank fund
Ukraine has received roughly $530 million in US and British grants from a fund set up by the World Bank for donations to the Kyiv government in the ... World News -
COVID-infected Australian navy unloads aid in virus-free Tonga
The Australian navy’s largest ship docked at disaster-stricken Tonga on Wednesday and was allowed to unload humanitarian supplies in the South Pacific ... World News -
UN wants $41 billion to address surging aid needs in 2022
The UN said Thursday it wanted $41 billion to address skyrocketing aid needs worldwide, as the pandemic continues to rage, and climate change and ... World News -
Saudi Arabia is world’s biggest donor of humanitarian aid to Yemen: KSrelief
Saudi Arabia is the world’s biggest donor of humanitarian aid to Yemen, having pledged $18 billion to the country over the past six years, the King ... Gulf -
US Secretary of State commends UAE evacuation efforts in Afghanistan
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has commended the support by the United Arab Emirates for the evacuation operations in Afghanistan in a phone ... Gulf -
Germany says will stop aid to Afghanistan if Taliban seizes power
Germany said Thursday that it would stop sending financial support to Afghanistan in the event that the Taliban succeeded in seizing power in the ... World News -
Russia says bid to allow Syria aid through Iraq a ‘non-starter’ despite UN calls
Russia’s UN envoy Vassily Nebenzia on Wednesday described as a “non-starter” a bid to reopen a second border crossing into Syria from Iraq for aid ... Middle East -
World Bank allocates $150 mln to Yemen for healthcare, nutrition, water, sanitation
The World Bank on Wednesday allocated $150 million for war-torn Yemen to bolster access to basic healthcare, nutrition, and water and sanitation ... Gulf -
Cutting access to aid in Syria will intensify suffering for 1.3 mln people: Agencies
A UN Security Council resolution that leaves only one of two border crossings open for aid deliveries from Turkey into opposition-held northwestern ... Middle East -
Coronavirus: UAE provides aid to more than 1 million medical workers worldwide
The UAE announced Monday that it had provided aid to more than one million medical workers worldwide through the supply of over 1,000 tons of personal ... Coronavirus -
UN suggests Turkey border crossing to deliver aid to northeast Syria
The United Nations has suggested that the Tal Abyad border crossing between Syria and Turkey could be used to deliver aid to civilians in northeast ... Middle East -
No progress seen despite intense UN talks on Syria aid
UN Security Council members held an intensive round of meetings on Friday on the humanitarian crisis in Syria’s embattled Idlib province amid ... Middle East -
Mobile phones top the list of tech speeding up aid operations in 2019: Poll
Mobile technology had the biggest benefit of all technology on aid operations in 2019, according to an exclusive poll by the Thomson Reuters ... Features -
UN chief says cross border aid into Syria is essential
The UN chief is urging the Security Council to authorize the delivery of critically needed humanitarian aid across borders and conflict lines in Syria ... Middle East -
Lebanon faces ‘chaotic unwinding’ of economy without reforms: ISG
Lebanon faces a chaotic unwinding of its economy and increased instability if it does not enact swift reforms that give international financial ... Middle East -
US withholding $105 mln in security aid for Lebanon: Sources
US President Donald Trump’s administration is withholding $105 million in security aid for Lebanon, two US officials said on Thursday, two days ... Middle East -
Sudan agrees to entry of aid, renewed ceasefire
Sudan’s government agreed on Monday to allow humanitarian relief to war-torn parts of the country and renewed a ceasefire pact with major rebel ... Middle East -
MSF suspends work in northeast Syria, withdraws foreign aid workers
Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) said on Tuesday it had suspended most of its medical aid activities in northeast Syria and was ... Middle East -
Britain urged to act over rising global attacks on aid workers
Growing violence against aid and health workers in conflict zones is jeopardizing humanitarian operations, British parliamentarians said on Tuesday as ... Features -
Mexico says US development aid to fund wind farm, LNG plant
The Mexican government says a natural gas plant and a wind farm to produce electricity will be the first two projects under a US development program ... Economy -
UN aid official: Houthis blocking food for thousands in Yemen
A World Food Programme spokesperson says Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia have blocked a shipment meant to feed some 100,000 families in the ... Middle East -
Saudi Arabia and the UAE pledge $3bn aid for Sudan
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have granted Sudan $3 billion in support, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said on Sunday. The grant includes a ... Gulf