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UN chief: Blocked aid for Gaza ‘a moral outrage’
Published on 23/03/2024
» RAFAH CROSSING, Egypt - A long line of blocked relief trucks on Egypt’s side of the border with the Gaza Strip where people face starvation is a “moral outrage”, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said during a visit to the Rafah crossing on Saturday.
Israeli strikes kill at least 29 Gazans awaiting aid
Reuters, Published on 15/03/2024
» CAIRO - At least 29 Palestinians were killed while awaiting aid in two separate Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, Gaza's health ministry said.
US begins airdrops of aid to Gaza
Published on 02/03/2024
» WASHINGTON - The US military on Saturday carried out its first airdrop of humanitarian aid into Gaza, two US officials said.
Biden to airdrop aid to Gaza, hopes for ceasefire by Ramadan
New York Times, Published on 02/03/2024
» WASHINGTON - United States President Joe Biden announced the US would begin airdropping humanitarian aid into Gaza, joining other nations in a bid to relieve increasingly dire conditions wrought by the Israel-Hamas war, and expressed hopes for a temporary pause in the fighting by Ramadan.
‘Improved’ southern peace road map discussed
Published on 07/02/2024
» Two days of peace talks in Malaysia between the Thai government and southern insurgents have resulted in an agreement to pursue an “improved” road map to resolving problems in the region, participants said on Wednesday.
Seven killed, 44 wounded in blasts inside Pakistan police station
AFP, Published on 25/04/2023
» PESHAWAR (PAKISTAN) - At least seven people were killed and dozens injured in an attack inside a counter-terrorism police station in Pakistan on Monday, causing the building to collapse, officials said.
Fighting in Sudan enters second week
AFP, Published on 22/04/2023
» KHARTOUM: Fighting in Sudan's capital entered a second week Saturday as crackling gunfire shattered a temporary truce, the latest battles between forces of rival generals that have already left hundreds dead and thousands wounded.
Heavy gunfire in Sudan as Eid ceasefire calls ignored
AFP, Published on 21/04/2023
» KHARTOUM - Sudan's warring forces battled Friday with heavy gunfire and explosions in the capital Khartoum and elsewhere in the country, as they ignored appeals by world powers for an end-of-Ramadan ceasefire.
Sudanese hold little hope for respite from fighting
AFP, Published on 20/04/2023
» KHARTOUM: Explosions and gunfire resounded in Sudan's capital Thursday as fighting between the forces of two rival generals showed no signs of abating ahead of festivities marking the end of Ramadan.
Thousands flee clashes in Sudan capital
AFP, Published on 19/04/2023
» KHARTOUM: Thousands of residents fled Sudan's capital Wednesday as fighting between the army and paramilitaries, that has killed around 200 people, raged for a fifth day after a 24-hour truce collapsed.