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

Children under severe threat of malnourishment in northeastern Syria: Rights group

From April to September, the aid agency recorded more than 10,000 malnourished children in the northeastern region of Syria

Hunger striking Palestinian appeals to Israeli supreme court to demand release

Khalil Awawdeh has been imprisoned by Israel since December without charge or trial under 'administrative detention', an extrajudicial system used to perpetuate the apartheid system against Palestinians

Israel denies release of hunger-striking prisoner

The release of Khalil Awawdeh, who has been on hunger strike for over 160 days after being unlawfully detained, was a condition for the Gaza ceasefire by the PIJ

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

Ukraine conflict poses potential threat to the hunger crisis in Yemen

The US has been accused of inciting the conflict in Ukraine, posing a threat to global wheat prices and possibly exacerbating the already severe humanitarian crisis in Yemen

Ramallah residents protest in solidarity with Palestinian detainee on hunger strike for 139 days

Hisham Abu Hawash has been in Israel's so-called administrative detention since October 2020 without being charged with a crime

1,400 Palestinian prisoners to go on hunger strike this week

The hunger strike is set to begin this Friday

US, Taliban officials meet to discuss release of Afghan reserves

The US seeks to establish a mechanism to allow Afghanistan access to its foreign reserves while restricting the Taliban from its use

Yemen willing to extend truce if Saudi Arabia lifts blockade of Hodeidah port and Sanaa airport

The naval and air blockade imposed by the Saudi-led coalition has created a severe humanitarian crisis across Yemen, pushing millions to the brink of famine

Saudi-led coalition illegally preventing four fuel ships from reaching Yemen

The US-backed, Saudi-led coalition is simultaneously holding four ships in detention, depriving Yemen of much needed fuel supplies to avert a variety of humanitarian crises

Saudi Arabia violates UN truce 142 times within 24 hours

Ansarallah and the government of Yemen have said they will reconsider their commitment to a truce that the US-backed Saudi-led coalition does not honor

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

At least 47 children killed or injured in Yemen since start of the year: UN report

The Saudi-led coalition has committed numerous war crimes against the country since the start of its military campaign in 2015

Israel refuses to hand over Khader Adnan’s body to grieving family

Israel has refused to release the bodies of about 130 Palestinians since 2015, in what international human rights groups call 'collective punishment' of the families

UN officials demand accountability for Israel’s role in death of Khader Adnan

Adnan died in an Israeli prison after an 87-day hunger strike, in the first such death in over 30 years; he was held without trial or charge

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.

Western NGOs squander aid for Yemen leaving millions in misery: Report

Close to 400,000 people have died since the start of the Saudi-led war in Yemen, and millions more live in famine despite the billions allegedly spent to provide aid to the war torn country

UN rapporteur decries devastating impact of sanctions on Syria

According to the World Food Program (WFP), 12.4 million Syrians face severe food insecurity

New convoy of looted oil smuggled out of Syria by US army

Over the past year Washington has plundered hundreds of fuel tankers out of Syria to their bases in Iraq

Palestinian prisoners in Israel left to die from disease

Since 1967, Israel has imprisoned one third of the Palestinian male population in all of the occupied territories

Earthquake strikes northeastern Afghanistan

The 5.3 magnitude earthquake is said to have killed eight people, with reports suggesting the death toll could rise

President Mahmoud Abbas to consult about Israel during Egypt visit

President Abbas wants to consult with his Egyptian counterpart, given Egypt's direct role in efforts to advance a political process

Gaza ceasefire holds overnight after three-day Israeli barrage

Israeli officials say they have no intention of releasing two PIJ prisoners, refusing one of the main demands from the Egypt-brokered deal

Hezbollah’s power card over Israel’s gas tyranny

How close is the Levant to war? Hezbollah's leader says it all comes down to whether Lebanon is permitted to extract its own energy resources to end the country's economic crisis. And not in the far future, but right now.

UAE ready to take over Kabul airport operations: Report

The deal calls for Afghans to be employed at the airport, primarily in security roles

Biden removes Afghanistan from list of ‘major non-NATO allies’

This decision comes nearly one year after the US ended their occupation of Afghanistan due to the defeat of US-backed forces to Taliban insurgents

Taliban officials to meet with US Treasury Department in Qatar for talks

President Biden’s administration is collaborating with the Taliban to find ways to allow the Afghan government to access its offshore central bank reserves

Chinese, Afghan FMs discuss humanitarian support following earthquake

Chinese FM said that China's local and central governments and social organizations have been able to deliver humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan

Iran supports ending the war, siege on Yemen: President Raisi

The Yemeni president, who leads the Yemeni Supreme Political Council, told President Raisi that cooperation between Sanaa and Tehran should be increased