Wheat shortage in Syria risks severe hunger for millions
Up to three million people in Syria are at risk of severe hunger due to a harsh drought, according to...
Month: August 2025
UN in talks over plan to extend Lebanon peacekeeping mission
The United Nations Security Council has opened debate on a French-drafted resolution that seeks to prolong the mandate of the...
Israel sends aid to South Sudan whilst blocking aid to Gaza
Israel said on August 18th that it will send humanitarian aid to South Sudan, despite simultaneously blocking aid to the...
US envoy urges Israel to comply to ceasefire with Hezbollah
US envoy Thomas Barrack has urged Israel to fulfil its obligations under a ceasefire with Hezbollah that stopped its conflict...
The reality behind Algeria’s bus tragedy
On 15th August an overcrowded passenger bus toppled off a bridge into the Oued El Harrach river in the capital...
Tunisia’s UGTT union in direct clash with President Saied
Tunisia’s powerful labour union, the UGTT, stands on a collision course with President Kais Saied, escalating a dispute that could...
British student criticises BBC coverage of Gaza war
A UK student has gone viral after telling a BBC reporter during a live segment that the British broadcaster was...
Libya’s municipal elections deliver blow to political Islamists
Libya awaits the official announcement of second-round municipal election results, amid signs of a substantial defeat for political Islamists, as...
Libya: climate change is driving up migration, says new report
A new report from the International Organization for Migration examines the intersection of climate change, food security, and migration across...
Irish author pledges support for Palestine Action despite UK ban
Irish novelist Sally Rooney, has vowed to continue supporting the group Palestine Action, in spite of the group's designation as...
Burkina Faso expels UN official over child abuse report
Burkina Faso’s marred human rights record has surfaced yet again with a UN report that the junta has sought to...
Togo silent as Burkina militants escalate northern attacks
Militants originating from Burkina Faso have intensified their attacks in northern Togo since the start of the year, while the...
Iran to continue meetings with UN nuclear watchdog
Iran will continue discussions with the International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA, with another round of negotiations being potentially imminent,...
Lebanon’s president warns against Iranian support of Hezbollah
Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun warned senior Iranian official, Ali Larijani, against Iran's continued support for Hezbollah despite Lebanon's cabinet approving...
France urges Mali to release diplomat seized in coup plot case
France has denounced the ‘unfounded’ arrest of its diplomat in Mali, calling for his immediate release. According to Africanews plus...
