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UN Appeals for $4.3 Bn to Help Millions in War-torn Yemen

The United Nations said it needed $4.3 billion this year to help millions of people in war-ravaged Yemen, ahead of a donors' conference on Monday. Aid agencies need the money to help more than 17 million people in the country, which has been devastated by an eight-year civil war, said…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 27, 2023

US ‘will stand with Ukraine as long as it takes’, says Treasury secretary on visit to Kyiv – as it happened

Janet Yellen, on surprise visit to Ukrainian capital, says US and allies discussing strategies to ensure Russia pays for devastation of war

The Guardian - AU · Feb 27, 2023

'Massive' violations in Ukraine a focus as UN human rights body meets

The U.N. rights chief condemned Russia's "senseless" invasion of Ukraine on Monday at the start of a Human Rights Council session at which countries want to strengthen scrutiny of Moscow's alleged war crimes and raise China's treatment of Muslim Uyghurs.

Reuters · Feb 27, 2023

Migrant crossings in Mediterranean leave thousands dead

Dozens of migrants died on Sunday after they were shipwrecked off southern Italy, the latest such disaster.

Reuters · Feb 26, 2023

Dozens Dead as Migrant Boat Breaks Apart Off Italy

At least 58 migrants died when their wooden boat smashed into rocky reefs and broke apart off southern Italy before dawn Sunday, the Italian coast guard and UN agencies said. Survivors indicated that dozens more could be missing from the boat that had set out from Türkiye. The Italian Coast…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 26, 2023

Why do Russia and China have a stranglehold on the world’s food security? Fertilizers

The cargo trapped for months at the Dutch port of Rotterdam was so precious that the United Nations intervened to mediate its release. The World Food Programme chartered a ship to transport it to Mozambique, from where it’s being taken by truck through the interior to its end destination, Malawi.

Tribune News Service · Feb 26, 2023

In heart of Haiti's gang war, one hospital stands its ground

One hospital is standing its ground in one of the most violent parts of Haiti’s capital

The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2023

Syria's Assad meets senior Arab lawmakers in Damascus

A delegation of senior Arab parliamentarians met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Sunday, another sign of thawing ties after more than a decade of isolation over the conflict in Syria.

Reuters · Feb 26, 2023

Voting continues in Nigeria, a day after polls due to close

More people in Nigeria have cast ballots even though voting in the country's presidential and parliamentary elections had been supposed to end on Saturday

The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2023

German Foreign Ministry Spokesperson: We Care About the Path of Reform in Saudi Arabia, Ready to Support it

The spokesman for the German Foreign Ministry in the Middle East and North Africa, Dennis Kumetat, stressed that Germany and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia share a “deep” partnership. “Berlin is following with interest the political and social reform processes initiated by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, which would…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 26, 2023