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Saudi Arabia-Iran deal and the turmoil in the Middle East
On March 10 2023, Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to resume diplomatic relations after a period of 6 years. Both countries committed to opening...
Gaza war turns Palestine into a potential Middle Eastern lightning rod
The Gaza war has turned Palestine into a lightning rod for mounting frustration and discontent in Arab autocracies such as Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia, Algeria,...
Is Peace in our World an Illusion?
It is the young children and the old who suffer the most, are the most vulnerable to disease, to dehydration, to a sparse diet...
UN rights expert condemns ‘systematic’ war-time mass destruction of homes
An independent UN housing rights expert condemned on Tuesday the arbitrary destruction of civilian homes and infrastructure during conflicts, comparing the ongoing bombardment of...
Gaza: ‘Children are dying from hunger’
“Hunger has reached catastrophic levels,” Jamie McGoldrick, the UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, told journalists at UN Headquarters on Wednesday, describing...
“Why do they hate us?” I will declare!
“This isn’t a friendship society; it’s a hatred community towards the US," was the reflection of a friend of mine after attending a gathering...
North Gaza aid mission reveals more infants may die from hunger
A rare opportunity to deliver desperately needed supplies to hospitals in northern Gaza for the first time in months has been welcomed by UN...
Gaza war may fuel much wider Middle East crisis
Negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza continued in Egypt for a second day on Monday as the UN’s top rights official warned that the...
General Assembly President condemns ‘catastrophic, unconscionable, shameful’ conditions in Gaza
Ambassadors in the UN General Assembly again discussed on Monday the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza and the critical work of the UN agency...
Weaponizing food: Palestinians lose lives, Israelis lose humanity
A long-standing Israeli-Palestinian battlefield, food has moved centre stage.
For Gazans, who are on the verge of starvation, the food fight is existential.
For Israelis, preventing...