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WATCH: Civilians of Ghouta trapped in regime's blistering assault
Fresh shelling of Eastern Ghouta endangered a vital aid delivery on Friday, nearly three weeks into a blistering Syrian regime offensive that has ... Middle East -
When aid reached Ghouta but retreated after shelling
Aid trucks reached Syria’s eastern Ghouta region on Monday for the first time since the start of one of the war’s deadliest assaults, but ... Features -
45 killed in bombardment of Syria enclave
Syrian regime bombardment on the rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta killed at least 45 civilians on Monday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights ... Middle East -
UNICEF: Aid convoy for 180,000 Syrians could go on Sunday
Syria's government may allow an aid convoy with supplies for 180,000 people to go to the town of Douma in the besieged enclave of eastern Ghouta on ... Middle East -
Saudi surgeons performed 515 eye surgeries in Nigeria
Five Saudi doctors who specialize in eye surgery performed 515 operations within seven days as part of a Saudi medical convoy in Nigeria in ... Features -
Report: Women in Syria being subjected to sexual exploitation for aid
Gender-based violence, child marriages and the fear of sexual violence including sexual harassment, continue to pervade the lives of women and girls ... Features -
How Houthi militias have been plundering food from UN aid agencies
Houthi militias have issued a decision to suspend the work of 36 international, Arab and local relief organizations working in the health field in all ... Features -
Remote camp on Jordan-Syria border getting UN aid by crane lift
United Nations agencies began on Monday delivering aid for the first time in six months to some 60,000 Syrian refugees stranded in a desolate area ... Middle East -
Red Cross: Aid enters devastated rebel town near Syria capital
Desperately needed humanitarian assistance entered a besieged rebel-held town near Syria’s capital on Sunday, the Red Cross said, in the first ... Middle East -
What the West doesn’t understand about UAE foreign aid
In 2013, 2014, and 2016, the UAE was the world’s biggest international donor, as measured by official development assistance as a percentage of ... Features -
Egypt to host war games with US after eight-year-hiatus
Egypt’s military says it will host war games with US troops later this month for the first time in eight years.Col. Tamer el-Rifai, a military ... Middle East -
Saudi Arabia installing cranes at Yemen ports to boost aid delivery
Saudi Arabia said on Thursday it was installing four cranes at three ports in Yemen to help boost humanitarian aid deliveries and was ready to assist ... Gulf -
Yemen: Militias detain more than 600 relief ships and convoys
The head of the Higher Relief Committee Abdul Raqib accused militias of obstructing, detaining and looting more than 63 aid ships from the Gulf ... Gulf -
Yemen PM: Houthis targeting Saudi aid trucks, UAE ship threatens intel peace
Ahmed Obeid Bin Daghr, Prime Minister of Yemen’s internationally recognized government, said on Friday that the Iran-backed Houthi militias ... Gulf -
UN: Syria fighting has decreased but aid remains stalled
The United Nations still has “a million questions” about a Syria deal struck last week by Russia, Turkey and Iran, with a reported ... Middle East -
Arab coalition preparing alternatives to Yemen port for urgent aid
The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said it was determined to help its government retake all areas held by Houthi militia, including the key ... Gulf -
Malaysian volunteers in ‘world’s biggest’ ambulance convoy to Syria return home
Twenty Malaysian volunteers, who participated in a mission to send 87 ambulances to conflict-torn Syria in what is described as the “world&rsquo ... Variety -
Aid convoy enters Syrian town of Douma, first time since October
An aid convoy of food and medical supplies has reached the besieged Syrian town of Douma for the first time since October, the International Committee ... Middle East -
Yemen govt calls for change in relief routes after Houthi pillaging
The Yemeni government called on the United Nations to change the relief route to the governorate of Taiz through the safe areas and the port of Aden, ... Gulf -
Doha meeting pledges more than $260 mln in Syrian aid
More than $260 million has been pledged in humanitarian aid for Syria following a meeting in Doha on Sunday involving the United Nations and 25 ... Gulf -
UN aid convoy looted in Syria as supplies remain blocked
A convoy bringing aid to a besieged area in Syria was seized by gunmen who looted the supplies and roughed up the drivers just days before peace talks ... Middle East -
PHOTOS: Famine-hit displaced Yemenis struggle for existence in wilderness
For many whose neighborhoods have come under shelling and sniper attacks, abandoning their homes was their only chance of survival Features -
Kuwait’s Marzouq Al-Ghanim funds evacuation of Aleppo residents
Kuwait’s Parliament Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim will fund evacuation costs of tens of thousands of Syrians from Aleppo Gulf -
UN: ‘No red lines left to cross in Syria’
The UN humanitarian chief pleaded the Security Council that eastern Aleppo could turn into a ‘giant graveyard’ Middle East -
Iraqi troops fortify positions in freed Mosul areas
But their advance toward Mosul’s city center was slowed by sniper fire and suicide bombings Middle East -
UN dubs Aleppo escalation a ‘bleak moment’
Bombs hit a hospital in east Aleppo on Friday evening, the fourth health facility put out of service there in four days Middle East -
Aid agencies in Iraq on high alert as families flee Mosul offensive
International Rescue Committee said it had heard of people inside Mosul buying cloth to use as white flags when the army arrives Middle East -
Saudi Arabia distributes 30,000 baskets of food supplies in Yemen
King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aids began distributing 30,000 baskets of food supplies to needy families in Hudaydah Middle East -
Can anyone really end the Israeli blockade of Palestinian aid?
The blockade of the Zaytouna-Oliva to Gaza must be the last time that Israel exercises its powers to block aid Middle East -
World powers pledge $15 bln for Afghanistan, EU seeks peace
There was also an understanding to work on a common basis for regional political support for the peace and reconciliation process Gulf