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Some urgent US aid programmes cleared to restart
Reuters, Published on 08/02/2025
» American-funded aid efforts to tackle diseases such as malaria, as well as preventing newborn baby deaths and treating severe malnutrition, should resume, according to a memo from the United States government reviewed by Reuters.
Obey or leave: NGOs torn over Taliban ban on women staff
AFP, Published on 05/01/2023
» KABUL - Aid groups say they have been "pushed against a wall" by the Taliban prohibiting Afghan women from working for NGOs, a ban that has left a dangerous gap in life-saving support.
Ethiopia vows to seize airports, other sites in Tigray
AFP, Published on 17/10/2022
» ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia's government on Monday vowed to seize control of airports and other federal facilities in war-torn Tigray, a day after the African Union appealed for a ceasefire to the conflict.
Authorities in Ethiopia's rebel-held Tigray say would respect ceasefire
AFP, Published on 17/10/2022
» NAIROBI - Authorities in Ethiopia's rebel-held Tigray region announced Sunday they would respect a ceasefire as fighting intensified in the country's war-torn north, and the African Union called for an immediate truce.
Muppets help conflict kids in new Arabic 'Sesame Street'
AFP, Published on 02/02/2020
» DUBAI - A band of Muppets, both old favourites and new friends, will star in an Arabic retooling of "Sesame Street" with a regional twist.
Syria violence spikes as aid groups warn of disaster
AFP, Published on 22/12/2019
» BEIRUT - A surge in violence Saturday left 12 civilians dead in Syria's last major opposition bastion as aid groups warned of a humanitarian catastrophe if cross-border aid stops reaching the region.
A 'tragic life' for the displaced in Syria's Al-Hol camp
AFP, Published on 29/03/2019
» AL-HOL CAMP (SYRIA) - Malnourished children struck down by chronic diarrhoea, mothers too weak to breastfeed -- in northeastern Syria's Al-Hol camp, a humanitarian emergency is unfolding.
Syria force carries out major evacuation from last IS holdout
AFP, Published on 25/02/2019
» NEAR BAGHOUZ (SYRIA) - US-backed forces evacuated over 40 truckloads of people from the Islamic State group's last Syria redoubt on Monday, as they sought to clear out civilians before a final push to crush the jihadists.
Syria force carries out major evacuation from last IS holdout
AFP, Published on 25/02/2019
» NEAR BAGHOUZ (SYRIA) - US-backed forces evacuated over 40 truckloads of people from the Islamic State group's last Syria redoubt on Monday, as they sought to clear out civilians before a final push to crush the jihadists.
Refugees struggle for work amid Greek jobs drought
AFP, Published on 02/02/2019
» ATHENS - After escaping poverty in Pakistan and spending two hard years in Greece without family or money, Manassif Raza proudly stands in his brand new hair salon, receiving his first customers.