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UN Humanitarian coordinator for the Palestinian Territories, Robert Piper, has appealed for at least $547 million in aid to help around 1.6million Palestinians living in Gaza, Judea and Samaria. The Palestinian territories heavily depend on aid programs for their subsistence Read more
The United Nations has urged the Libyan people to work for “national reconciliation” in the wake of an end to operations for the liberation of Sirte from the Daesh Takfiri terrorists. The head of the Libyan Government of National Accord Read more
Algerian and UN veteran diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi has urged both his country and Morocco to leave the Western Sahara issue aside and work to reopen their land borders and normalize commercial activities through the borders for the benefit of the Read more
The UN has sounded the alarm over the appalling human rights violations, ranging from rape, torture, force labor, arbitrary detention, that migrants heading to Europe face in Libya. A report, published jointly by UNSMIL and the UN Human Rights Office, Read more
US authorities have blocked a weapon sale to Saudi Arabia and White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said the decision was made following “some very significant concerns about the high rate of civilian casualties” that Washington has “long expressed” to Read more
The Libya National Army (LNA) launched airstrikes on the Defense Benghazi Brigades (DBB) in the Al-Jufra region killing one of its commanders and injuring 14 others. The “two air raids” according to Mohamed Abu Ras al-Sharif, an Al-Jufra notable, targeted Read more
Efforts to revive peace talks between the warring parties in Yemen have been subjected to new conditions according to an official familiar with the matter. Speaking under the condition of anonymity, the official revealed that a road-map plan that will Read more
The spokesman for Bunyan Marsous militia group that is waging a war against ISIS in the coastal city of Sirte, Libya, has claimed that fighting will soon be over in the area. Mohammed al-Ghasri stated that “Islamic State’s rule over Read more
Western-backed resolution for a seven-day ceasefire in embattled Aleppo has been vetoed by Russia and China on Monday at the UN Security Council with the Russian Ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin raising concerns that it could be used by Read more
China will boost military ties with Djibouti, strategically located in the Horn of Africa, state media reported on Thursday. China is seeking closer ties with African nations that could help it gain access to natural resources and provide new markets. Read more