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First UN food aid in two years reaches over 30,000 Iraqis
WFP said the food delivered in the past week included dates, beans and canned food as well as rations containing lentils, rice, flour and vegetable oil Middle East -
Indian ship heading for Yemen sinks off Oman
An Indian cargo ship loaded with vehicles and food supplies destined for Yemen sank off the coast of Oman but without loss of life Middle East -
IMF approves $732 mln loan to Jordan
First $72.3 mln tranche to be paid immediately, and remaining amount to be disbursed over three years Economy -
New US aid delivery to Lebanon army to counter militant threat
Lebanon has a weak government and a number of countries support its armed forces as a bulwark against destabilization Middle East -
UN aid chief urges Security Council to push Aleppo aid access
Around 250,000 to 275,000 people in rebel-held eastern Aleppo have been cut off since fighting closed the last supply route, the Castello Road Middle East -
UN pleads for weekly 48-hour truce in Aleppo
Aid agencies ready to send life-saving supplies but raging violence has blocked convoys from deploying Middle East -
US ditched plan to give Afghan forces more armored vehicles
The decision not to supply around 300 extra vehicles, taken largely for budgetary reasons, remains a sore point Middle East -
Aid reaches all besieged areas of Syria with latest delivery: UN
The 38-truck convoy carried aid for some 20,000 people the UN estimates are living in the rebel-held towns of Zamalka and Irbin Middle East -
Aid enters besieged area of central Syria
It came as the regime bombarded a town outside Damascus, preventing its besieged residents from receiving their first food delivery in years Middle East -
UN: Syrian government still holding up food aid for besieged Daraya
The United Nations is still waiting for Syrian government agreement for an aid convoy to enter the besieged town of Daraya, UN officials said on ... Middle East -
UN says Syria airdrops not ‘imminent’
France called on the United Nations to begin air drops of humanitarian aid to besieged areas in Syria Middle East -
Red Cross: Situation remains ‘dramatic’ in besieged areas of Syria
Red Cross Middle East director says people are eating grass because ‘they don’t have real food supplies’ and drink from ‘contaminated sources of water’ Middle East -
80 nations to attend first-ever world aid summit
Globally, some 125 million people are in need of aid and, this year, the relief efforts will require a record $20.1 billion in funding World News -
Moroccan king: ‘Arab unity’ needed more than ever
King Mohammad VI also said the Gulf states are in solidarity with Morocco over its Western Sahara claim Middle East -
France to boost aid for Lebanon’s military, refugees
France will give Lebanon 100 million euros to aid Syrian refugees Middle East -
Saudi Arabia signs agreement for $230 mln of aid to Morocco
Saudi Arabia and Morocco have signed an aid agreement worth $230 million, the Moroccan finance ministry said on Wednesday Economy -
Syria aid groups push UK on anti-terror laws
British government urged to do more to reduce the negative impact of anti-terror laws on Syrians’ access to humanitarian supplies Middle East -
Aid agencies call for full access in Syria as conflict enters 6th year
All humanitarian aid, including medical supplies, medical staff and aid workers should be given full access to all civilians in need Middle East -
Saudi envoy urges Lebanon to retain its ‘Arabness’
Saudi ambassador to Lebanon, who was receiving several delegations in Beirut, urged Lebanon to ‘return to its Arabness’ Middle East -
Saudi Arabia halts aid to Lebanon, Al-Hilal crowned champion!
Riyadh did not bet on a certain sect in Lebanon but on the entire Lebanese people Middle East -
Syrian opposition agrees to truce, with caveat
Syria's opposition has agreed to a two- to three-week truce on condition that Russia stops its air strikes Middle East -
Aid convoy enters rebel-held area near Syrian capital
According to U.N. figures, some 486,700 people in Syria currently live in areas besieged by either government or rebel forces Middle East -
Saudi envoy urges Yemen aid groups to be cautious
The U.N. estimates over 5,800 people have died in Yemen's conflict between Houthi militias and the internationally-backed government Middle East -
Egyptian actress Yousra aims to raise Mideast AIDS awareness
Yousra was named U.N. Goodwill Ambassador to help combat HIV and AIDS in the Middle East Variety -
‘My baby needs oxygen:’ Mother fears newborn’s death in Yemen’s Taez
With an intensifying war in Yemen, scarce medical supplies leave newborns on the verge of death in the besieged city of Taez Features -
Aid airdrops to Syria’s besieged are called too dangerous
Almost five years after Syria’s civil war began, the U.N. says more than 393,000 people are besieged Features -
U.N. chief: Syrian starvation sieges are war crime
A convoy carrying desperately needed food and medicine entered the hunger-stricken Syrian town of Madaya late Thursday afternoon Middle East -
New aid planned for besieged Syria towns: U.N.
Aid groups hope to deliver more food and medicine on Thursday to three besieged Syrian towns, including Madaya Middle East -
Displaced by war: How Syrians are turning their cars into homes
Abu Ziad’s dented, decades-old pickup truck has been not only his sole source of income but also his home. Features -
Syria to South Sudan: Aid groups list top humanitarian fears for 2016
The United Nations projects that at least 87 million people in dozens of countries will require humanitarian aid next year Features