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Yemeni conflict uproots more than three million people
More than three million Yemenis have been displaced by the ongoing conflict between the Yemeni government and the Houthi group in Yemen, the UN said as the conflict continued to make life miserable for millions of...August 22, 2016 826 0 -
Biden to visit Turkey amid growing regional challenges
Vice President Joseph Biden will visit Ankara on Wednesday to “reaffirm our commitment to work together with Turkey, our valued NATO Ally and partner, to confront the scourge of terrorism,” the White House said Sunday. Biden’s...August 21, 2016 842 0 -
UN urges action for safety of 100,000 children in besieged Aleppo
Amid growing international concern over indiscriminate bombing on Aleppo, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) chief has called for an urgent action to help more than 100,000 children who are currently “trapped in the horror” in the...August 21, 2016 818 0 -
Syrian boy’s scarred face : Why is the world not ending the conflict?
The haunting image of a shocked, dazed little boy pulled out of the rubble of a destroyed home in Aleppo has sent shock waves across the world. But so was the case last year with another...August 20, 2016 941 0 -
Forgetting Syria – What will be the cost of silence over savagery?
Dubbed as “the battle for Aleppo,” the latest chapter of massacres in the Syrian conflict continues, with reports of more civilian deaths in air strikes Friday. More than five years of bloodletting has killed close to...August 13, 2016 1033 0 -
‘Let’s build bridges, not walls; We will all be stronger’
As millions of refugees face hardships and uncertain future, the United Nations has appealed to countries including the United States to keep reaching out to people in need because “we will all be stronger” by building...August 12, 2016 1116 0 -
Conflicts keeping 56 million hungry- Will warring parties listen to peace calls?
Conflicts raging in the Middle East and Africa are not only inflicting death and destruction but also making lives miserable for survivors. Two United Nations agencies warned the UN Security Council this week said the multiple...July 31, 2016 930 0 -
Erdogan controls Turkey after failed coup and chaos
Turkey was still reeling from chaos of a thwarted military coup and violence, when President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appeared in public to calm his bewildered nation Saturday morning. The overnight dramatic event plunged the NATO and...July 16, 2016 900 0 -
UN, US condemn bombings in Saudi Arabia
Muslims across the world have expressed shock and outrage over bombing outside Prophet’s Mosque in Madinna – one of the holiest places in Islam – on Monday, after a suicide attacker detonated explosives in the parking space....July 5, 2016 807 0 -
65 million refugees and shrinking survival islands
FEATURED IMAGE above shows a Yemeni refugee family in Darwin Camp Photo Credit: UNHCR/Yahya Arhab The number of refugees and displaced people spiraled to unprecedented 65.3 million last year, the United Nations said in another grim...June 21, 2016 855 0