WFP announces further reduction of food rations in Yemen

WFP reduced rations for eight million people, warning last May that further cuts would be needed after raising only a quarter of the $2 billion necessary for Yemen this year

Yemen facing worst food crisis in four years

The number of people who suffer from severe food insecurity in Yemen is expected to rise to 19 million by the end of the year

UAE-backed Yemeni militia group ends operations in Marib province

The militia group is a pawn for the UAE in Yemen

Less than two percent of Yemenis vaccinated against COVID-19

Widespread destruction caused by Saudi-led coalition bombs has prevented international aid groups from reaching large portions of the population

Rights group calls UN response in Yemen ‘unacceptably poor’

Yemen has been at war with the Saudi-led coalition for seven years, resulting in over 377,000 deaths and the displacement of over four million people

Humanitarian crisis in Yemen ‘unimaginable horror’: Red Cross

The ICRC has stated that two thirds of Yemen’s 30.6 million population lack access to standard healthcare

Nineteen million Yemenis ‘on verge of famine,’ UN report says

And on 26 June, a UAE tanker left Radhum port in Shabwa in Yemen, having stolen more than 400,000 barrels of crude oil worth 49 billion Yemeni rials from the people of Yemen

UN report: 95 percent of Afghans are not getting enough to eat

The country's food crisis has been exacerbated by a US-led economic blockade imposed on the country last year

Over 4.5 million people killed in post 9/11 wars: Report

A blank-check legislation signed into law in 2001 has allowed the Pentagon to launch more than 40 military interventions in at least 22 countries without congressional approval

Russia-Ukraine grain agreement set to expire: Turkiye

The agreement was initially renewed in March for an extended duration of 60 days

How Azerbaijan’s stability became vital for China

When the Ukraine war interrupted Beijing's land route to Europe, Azerbaijan and its neighborhood became a vital alternative pathway, but adversaries may seek to disrupt that. 

Sanaa peace talks closest Yemen and KSA have been to ending war: UN envoy

Despite growing optimism for a comprehensive peace agreement, questions remain on whether the UAE is ready to abandon its occupation of southern Yemen and the Socotra archipelago

UN supertanker sets sail to prevent Yemeni environmental catastrophe

The vessel will carry out an operation to remove more than a million barrels of oil from the decaying supertanker off Yemen’s coast, but funding for the project is still desperately needed

Gunning for conflict: Israeli-Azerbaijani collaboration against Iran

In a bid to shift the region's balance of power, Israel has for years illicitly transported arms to Azerbaijan, impacting the latter's conflict with Armenia and creating a crisis with bordering Iran. 

Millions of children face risk of malnutrition in Yemen: UNICEF

Around 540,000 children under the age of five suffer from acute malnutrition, with 11 million in need of humanitarian assistance

Over 49,000 Yemeni civilians killed, injured in 8 years of war: Ansarallah

Hundreds of thousands of people died indirectly by the war and economic embargo imposed on Yemen by the US-Saudi-led coalition

UN calls for $4.3bn of humanitarian aid for Yemen

Over 33 million people in Yemen are in desperate need of humanitarian aid

Serbia to buy loitering munitions from UAE

Serbia wants to bolster its military industry by investing an additional $746.62m in 2023

Iran’s pursuit of soft power in the Balkans

The Balkans presents a crucial junction for Tehran as an access point to Western Europe and an avenue for advancing its regional political and economic interests.

Syrian foreign ministry urges ‘international action’ after Israeli attack

The recent Israeli airstrikes on a residential area in Damascus have left at least five people dead and 15 critically wounded

Syrian president thanks ‘brotherly nations’ for earthquake support

During the speech, Assad called for dialogue and a ‘step by step’ approach in dealing with the disaster’s aftermath

Damascus opens new border crossings as militants obstruct aid efforts

In a press conference on Monday, extremist militant commander Abu Muhammad al-Jolani rejected the idea of receiving aid from government-held territory

Republican leaders push back against sanctions waiver for Syria

Republicans argue the temporary sanctions waiver that allows aid to enter Syria 'will be abused to create a pathway for normalizing relations' with Damascus

Up to 23 million affected by 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Syria: WHO

As of now, the earthquake has killed at least 5,000 people in Syria and Turkiye combined

US ‘playing with fire’ encouraging Kurdish separatism in Syria, Iraq: Russian FM

The Russian foreign minister went on to speak of a 'vital importance' to 'safeguard' bilateral economic ties with Iraq against 'illegal sanctions' imposed by the US

Syria under the American whip: Sanctions that kill

The western sanctions weapon is not new to Syria, but since 2019 it has become a lethal one, destroying entire Syrian sectors and killing its people.

Powerful earthquake leaves hundreds dead in Turkiye and Syria

Nearly two thousand buildings collapsed in Turkiye, while Syria's healthcare system, ravaged by years of war and sanctions, has been overwhelmed by the catastrophe

UK Court to rule on controversial weapons sales to Saudi Arabia

A landmark case could finally determine the legality of Britain's arms trade to Saudi Arabia, which is fueling the war in Yemen.

UN agency for Palestinian refugees needs $1.6bn in funding for 2023

The plea for donations by the refugee agency comes one day after UNRWA employees in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank launched a partial strike

UN needs more funds to remove oil tanker moored off Yemen’s coast

The UN says it needs $144 million in order to avert an environmental disaster four times the size of the Exxon Valdez oil spill