Lebanese youth learn to stand up to hate speech |
21-year-old Dima El-Awar stands in front of the camera with confidence and ease. In addition to being a good speaker, a skill that every journalist attempts to master, Dima is...
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0 0 Fresh Israel-Palestinian Islamic Jihad truce prevents ‘full-scale war’ |
Tor Wennesland, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, called on all sides to abide by the agreement while delegates denounced the deliberate targeting of civilians, notably children. Collective...
0 0 UN renews commitment to Yazidi community eight years after ISIL onslaught |
ISIL, also known by the Arabic moniker, Daesh, conducted a genocidal campaign against the Yazidis, whose historic homeland is the northern town of Sinjar. The atrocities they committed included...
0 0 UN experts call for international investigation into 2020 Beirut explosion |
The powerful blast, caused by a stockpile of ammonium nitrate in a port warehouse, occurred on 4 August 2020 and killed more than 200 people while decimating a vast swath...
0 0 Yemen truce renewed for another two months |
The extension includes a commitment by the Government and Houthi rebels to intensify negotiations to reach an expanded agreement as soon as possible. The envoy thanked the leadership of both sides...
0 0 Iraq protests: UN chief urges to ‘de-escalate’ and rise above differences |
In a statement issued late Saturday night, the UN chief appealed to all relevant actors “to take immediate steps to de-escalate the situation, avoid any further violence, and ensure the...
0 0 Jordan: As vast Za’atari refugee camp turns 10, Syrians face uncertain future |
“With the increase in food prices across the world, many refugee families are struggling to meet their basic needs on a daily basis,” said Dominik Bartsch, UNHCR Representative in Amman....
0 0 Iraq resort shelling a ‘shocking disregard for civilian life’, UN envoy says |
Ambassadors convened late in the afternoon New York time, to discuss the 20 July attack in Zahko, a city in the Kurdistan region near the border with Türkiye, in an...
0 0 Israel-Palestine: Reversing ‘negative trends’ essential, Security Council hears |
Mounting tensions in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and continued settlement activity and settler-related violence continue. “Immediate steps to reverse negative trends and support the Palestinian people are...
0 0 Syria: Australian teen’s death in prison was ‘utterly preventable’, rights experts say |
Yusuf Zahab, 17, had been taken to Syria when he was 11 by older relatives who had become radicalized, according to various media reports. He is believed to have...