Syria’s grain harvest decimated by US-sponsored war, climate change: FAO

Western sanctions and rampant security issues related to the presence of foreign occupation troops have slashed Syria's grain output significantly

Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq to sign MoU on agricultural cooperation

Qatna says the four Arab states could serve as a 'nucleus' for expanding Arab cooperation with the international community

Taliban government fully implements Sharia law

Sharia law includes severe punishments including mutilation and execution for crimes such as theft, apostasy, adultery, and sedition

Afghanistan living world’s most severe hunger crisis: UN

Over half of Afghanistan's population are facing starvation after western powers blocked Afghanistan from receiving that funded 70 percent of the government budget

Lebanon’s Sunni Arab tribes demand dismissal of ‘disrespectful’ Saudi ambassador

Tribe leaders denounced the Saudi envoy after he left minutes into a scheduled visit to the Bekaa Valley

Climate change could displace millions from West Asia and North Africa: Report

Egypt will host the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 27) from 6 November to 18 November in Sharm El Sheikh

IMF delegation headed for Lebanon to ‘speed up’ reforms

The delivery of the IMF loan has been held up for months as a result of US pressure and a refusal from banks to answer for their role in the economic collapse

New batch of stolen oil smuggled out of Syria by US troops

Washington's practice of stealing Syria's oil and grain has exacerbated an acute food crisis in the war-torn nation

Wheat shortages threaten Syria as US army loots natural resources

Russia and China sharply rebuked the 'bandit behavior' of the US, whose troops have stolen hundreds of trucks filled with Syrian oil and wheat over the past year alone

Iran dispatches humanitarian aid to earthquake-struck Afghanistan

Over 1,000 people were killed by an earthquake that hit Afghanistan earlier in the day

Hundreds dead after earthquake hits Afghanistan

Ahead of the natural disaster, Afghanistan was already experiencing an acute humanitarian disaster as a result of a US-led economic blockade

UNICEF: Over a million Afghan children at risk of acute malnutrition

By the end of last year, half the population of the war-torn country lived under the poverty line, according to UN figures

Nearly 20 million facing severe food insecurity in Afghanistan: UN report

At the same time last year, the number of food insecure Afghans was 9.5 million

Syrian refugees: stuck in limbo or political pawns?

Caught between political divisions in Lebanon, the strategic interests of the US and its allies, and unexpected economic incentives, many Syrian refugees who would like to return home are stuck in limbo

World Bank looking to release $600 million in frozen Afghan funds

The UN warned that over 20 million Afghans will face extreme levels of hunger while the US and its allies have frozen billions in reserves that belong to Afghanistan

The Arab tribes of Lebanon: Kindling for Saudi-sponsored Sunni–Shia conflict?

Lebanon's Arab Tribes were naturalized for Rafiq Hariri's electoral ambitions. But today, they are vast in number, deadset on making their presence known, and organizing politically in every realm. After a sectarian tribal attack in Khalde left four Lebanese dead this month, the nation wants to know – what is their agenda and who is backing the tribes?