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Sudanese protest against UN talks to resolve post-coup crisis

Protesters in Khartoum demand the expulsion of the UN, which has begun talks to try to solve Sudan’s political crisis.

Al Jazeera · Jan 26, 2022

Tonga volcano: Royal Navy vessel arrives in country carrying UK aid

The Royal Navy’s offshore patrol vessel, HMS Spey, docked on Wednesday carrying vital supplies.

The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2022

Hundreds feared dead, including children, as week-long Isis prison siege in Syria ends

The Gweiran jail holds 3,000 people

The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2022

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Infographic: Syria’s displaced face the wrath of winter

Bitter winter conditions have compounded the poverty of millions of displaced people in northwest Syria.

Al Jazeera · Jan 26, 2022

Tattoo community rallies for husband of British tsunami victim

James Glover’s former colleague Tota Volpe-Landi said “he should know that we will be really happy to help out”.

The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2022

Syrian Kurds say prison recaptured after IS group attack

US-backed Kurdish forces in Syria on Wednesday said they fully recaptured a prison in the northeastern city of Hasaka that had been attacked by the Islamic State (IS) group, ending the biggest jihadist assault in the country in three years.

France 24 · Jan 26, 2022

Interview: Guinean PM defends record following military coup

Interim PM Mohamed Beavogui tells Al Jazeera that the democratic world has misunderstood the situation in Guinea.

Al Jazeera · Jan 26, 2022

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Crowds rally in Burkina Faso's capital to cheer on military coup leaders

Supporters of Burkina Faso’s new military junta rallied in the capital Ouagadougou Tuesday to celebrate the overthrow of President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré.

Radio France Internationale · Jan 26, 2022

Arab Parliament Calls for Pressuring Israel to Halt Administrative Detentions

Arab Parliament Speaker Adel al-Asoumi has called for forcing Israel to halt its administrative detentions against Palestinians. This came in letters he sent to the United Nations Secretary-General, President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, regional parliament speakers and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Asoumi denounced Israel’s systematic violations against…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 26, 2022

Hundreds gather in Burkina Faso's capital to support military coup

Supporters of the new junta in Burkina Faso gathered in the capital Ouagadougou on Tuesday as neighbouring countries, the UN and France condemned the military coup.

France 24 · Jan 26, 2022

Washington Again Signals Readiness to Hold Houthis to Account

The US administration once signaled the option of "holding Houthis accountable" after the Iran-backed militias targeted Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi cities for the second time in less than a week. In official statements by the White House, State Department, and Department of Defense, the administration…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 26, 2022

Report: LGBTQ+ Afghans' lives have "dramatically worsened" since Taliban seized power

Researchers interviewed survivors of "gang rape, mob attacks" and people "hunted" by family members who joined the Taliban.

Axios · Jan 26, 2022

‘He’s a villain’: Joe Manchin attracts global anger over climate crisis

The West Virginia senator’s name is reviled on the streets of Bangladesh and other countries facing climate disaster as he blocks Biden’s effort to curb planet-heating gases

The Guardian - US · Jan 26, 2022

WHO: Omicron Risk Remains Very High

The risk level related to the Omicron variant remains very high, the WHO said late Tuesday, with the numbers of new Covid-19 cases hitting another record high last week. "Over 21 million new cases were reported, representing the highest number of weekly cases recorded since the beginning of the pandemic,"…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 26, 2022

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The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2022

UN: More than 50 million people affected by urban conflicts

The United Nations chief says more than 50 million people are currently affected by conflict in urban areas from Afghanistan to Libya, Syria, Yemen and beyond where they face a much higher risk of being killed or injured

Dynamite News · Jan 26, 2022

Afghanistan's health system 'seriously under threat': WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said fundamental and life-saving primary health care services in Afghanistan are under severe threat due to a lack of external funding since the change of regime in August 2021.

Reuters · Jan 25, 2022

UNICEF says fears grow over fate of 850 children in besieged Syrian prison

Fears are growing for hundreds of children in a Syrian prison seized by Islamic State inmates, after six days of clashes with Kurdish-led fighters seeking to regain control of the facility, the United Nations children's agency said on Tuesday.

Miami Herald · Jan 25, 2022

Venezuelan human rights abuses raise concerns for UN council

Venezuela’s government tried to defend itself Tuesday at a United Nations human-rights session, saying international sanctions are to blame for its social problems, but the argument was buried under the repeated concerns voiced by member countries about the claims of torture, arbitrary arrests and extrajudicial killings taking place in the…

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Irish Mirror · Jan 25, 2022

Irish citizens told to avoid travel to Ukraine months ahead of Nations League clash

Ireland are due to travel to Ukraine in June for a UEFA Nations League clash.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 25, 2022

Snow Storms, Cold and Fire Threaten Displaced Syrians in Northern Camps

Five-year-old Intissar and her younger sister Lin were sheltering from northern Syria's bitter winter cold when fuel from a heater ignited their tent, killing them and seriously injuring their mother. The young family and other displaced Syrians were living near the Turkish border in a camp of more than 400…

Al Jazeera · Jan 25, 2022

EU-Egypt counterterror forum bid ‘affront’ to human rights: HRW

Human Rights Watch urged the European Union to ‘seriously reconsider its move’ amid Egypt’s human rights record.

The Conversation · Jan 25, 2022

A decade later, no end in sight for Libya’s political transition

Two days before Libyans were to go to the ballots for a new interim president on December 24, the country’s election officials finally admitted what had become obvious: the first-round vote would not take place. Citing legal, logistical and security issues, the officials proposed a new date one month later…

Al Jazeera · Jan 25, 2022

Pro-coup supporters rally in Burkina Faso as UN condemns takeover

Several hundred people gathered in the capital Ouagadougou to show support for the country’s new military government.

France 24 · Jan 25, 2022

Attacks on the UAE: 'A new chapter has begun in the Yemen conflict'

One week after a first attack on the United Arab Emirates, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels fired ballistic missiles at Abu Dhabi and Dubai on Monday. The attacks mark a new chapter in the crisis that has engulfed Yemen, according to Marc Goutalier, a geostrategy consultant and Middle East specialist.

Reuters · Jan 25, 2022

Exclusive-U.S. funding to WHO fell by 25% during pandemic -document

U.S. financial contributions to the World Health Organization (WHO) have fallen by 25% during the coronavirus pandemic, provisional data show, with Washington's future support to the United Nations agency under review.

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