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US reviewing Haiti’s request for international ‘specialized armed force’
The United States on Saturday said it was reviewing a request for international support from Haiti, which says it is seeking a “specialized armed ... World News -
UK says Ukraine’s Mariupol at risk of cholera outbreak
Ukraine's southern city of Mariupol is at risk of a major cholera outbreak as medical services are likely already near collapse, Britain's defense ... World News -
Cholera outbreak leaves eight dead in Sudan: WHO
Eight people have died from cholera in Sudan including six in the war-torn state of Blue Nile, according to the World Health Organization, amid a ... World News -
UN agency says 124 suspected cholera cases in Sudan
The UN’s humanitarian agency says that two of Sudan’s southeastern provinces have reported 124 suspected cholera cases with seven ... Middle East -
Five confirmed cholera deaths in Sudan since Aug. 28
There have been five confirmed deaths from cholera in Sudan’s Blue Nile state since Aug. 28, the health ministry said in a statement. The ... Middle East -
Four cholera cases confirmed in Sudan, three die of acute watery diarrhea
At least four cases of cholera have been confirmed in Sudan’s Blue Nile state and three people with acute watery diarrhea have died, the Health ... Middle East -
Yemen risks ‘massive resurgence’ of cholera: Oxfam
Oxfam has warned that war-torn Yemen risks a “massive resurgence” of cholera, with around 195,000 suspected cases of the disease recorded ... Gulf -
AP report reveals Houthis blocked shipment of cholera vaccines for almost a year
In July 2017, a UN chartered plane carrying half a million doses of cholera vaccine to Yemen was not given permission to land by the Houthi militias ... Gulf -
Mozambique says five cases of cholera confirmed after cyclone
There have been five confirmed cases of cholera in Mozambique in the wake of a powerful tropical cyclone, a senior Mozambican health official said on ... World News -
Algeria confirms second cholera death amid fears of outbreak
Algerian authorities announced on Saturday a second case of cholera death and an increase of the disease to 139 cases, including 97 that are still ... North Africa -
Shock in Algeria…41 confirmed cholera cases
Forty-one cholera cases have been confirmed among patients hospitalized in four regions of Algeria. According to the Algerian Health Ministry, the ... North Africa -
WHO warns of new Yemen cholera surge, urges ceasefire for vaccination
Yemen may be on the brink of a new cholera epidemic, with a heightened death rate due to widespread malnutrition, and the United Nations is hoping for ... Gulf -
Yemen risks new cholera outbreak as rainy season begins
War-torn Yemen, caught in what the UN terms the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, risks a resurgence of cholera that could infect millions as ... Gulf -
ICRC: Suspected cholera cases in Yemen hit one million
The number of suspected cholera cases in Yemen has hit one million, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Thursday, as war has left ... Gulf -
Saudi Arabia launches two centers in Yemen to combat cholera
King Salman Relief Center in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) are establishing two projects to treat and combat cholera in Yemen ... Gulf -
Cholera epidemic claiming unborn children in Yemen
One of the latest victims of the cholera epidemic that has killed more than 2,000 people in Yemen had yet to even take her first breath. Her mother ... Gulf -
Oxfam: Cholera epidemic in Yemen 'worst in history'
Oxfam on Thursday described the cholera epidemic Yemen as the worst in history after more than 755,000 cases have been reported."The number of ... Gulf -
Yemen cholera epidemic hits over half a million with ‘sharp rises’ in new cases
Yemen’s cholera outbreak has infected 612,703 people and killed 2,048 since it began in April, and some districts are still reporting sharp ... Gulf -
Yemeni vice president: Iran’s dangers are a threat to our nation’s future
Yemeni Vice President Lt. Gen. Ali Mohsen Saleh has described Iran as a "source of danger" and said it poses a threat to Yemen’s ... Gulf -
Cholera epidemic in Yemen causes 22 deaths in five days
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced another 22 deaths within the last five days caused by cholera in Yemen. The reported numbers affirm ... Gulf -
Yemen cholera cases soar past half-million
Cholera is believed to have affected more than 500,000 people and killed nearly 2,000 since late April, the World Health Organization said Monday.A ... Middle East -
One million malnourished children in Yemen are at risk of cholera
More than one million malnourished children aged under five in Yemen are living in areas with high levels of cholera, the charity Save The Children ... Gulf -
King Salman Relief Center signs $33 mln project to combat cholera in Yemen
King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid signed a $33 million project on Sunday with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to ... Features -
80% of Yemen children in need of immediate aid: UN
A vicious combination of war, cholera and hunger has left 80 percent of Yemeni children in desperate need of aid, the United Nations said on Wednesday ... Gulf -
Houthis withhold cholera medicine in al-Hudaydah, exposes them to damage
Houthi coup militias have been reportedly withholding three vehicles loaded with cholera medications for a fourth day in a row in the province of ... Features -
UN envoy asks to study resumption of flights to Sanaa
The United Nations envoy to Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, announced that the situation in the country is getting worse as is the humanitarian ... Gulf -
UN urges aid to avert cholera-induced famine in Yemen
International donors must step up to prevent a cholera epidemic in war-torn Yemen from producing full-blown famine among hundreds of thousands of ... Gulf -
Yemen cholera outbreak surpasses 300,000 suspected cases
A cholera outbreak in Yemen has now surpassed 300,000 suspected cases, the Red Cross said Monday as the war-torn country reels from disease as well as ... Gulf -
Cholera in Yemen: A new Houthi weapon killing thousands
Local sources in the province of Hudaydah, west of Yemen, confirmed that Houthi militias were selling cholera drugs provided by international relief ... Features -
Yemen’s cholera death toll rises to 1,500: WHO
The death toll from a major cholera outbreak in Yemen has risen to 1,500, Nevio Zagaria, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) representative in ... Gulf