20 March 2014 – A United Nations convoy carrying vital humanitarian supplies for hundreds of thousands of people in desperate…
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19 March 2014 – Young Syrian refugees in Jordan need the support of the country’s population, said the head of…
Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region pledged Thursday to export 100,000 barrels of oil per day through central government-controlled pipelines in a bid to resolve an impasse with Baghdad ahead of elections. The Kurds and the government are locked in a row…
US-sponsored peace talks with Israel have reached an impasse because of Jewish settlement activity, a Palestinian spokesman said Thursday, as plans for over 2,000 West Bank units were moved forward. “Israel’s settlement activity caused the negotiations…
Israel has moved forward in planning for more than 2,000 new housing units in six West Bank settlements, an official said Thursday, which is likely to further endanger peace talks with the Palestinians. Guy Inbar, a spokesman for the defence ministry…
18 March 2014 – Massive international support is crucial as the number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon continues to rise…
18 March 2014 – As the Syrian war enters a fourth year, the harrowing violence shows no signs of subsiding…
18 March 2014 – Hundreds of thousands of Syrians forced to flee the bloodshed in their homeland and now living…
18 March 2014 – Against the backdrop of last week’s ‘dangerous escalation’ in Gaza and Israel, the top United Nations…
17 March 2014 – As Jordan struggles with severe water shortage issues – ongoing drought, population growth and now waves…
15 March 2014 – With nearly 13 million Syrians uprooted from their homes, senior United Nations officials warn that without…
14 March 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today appealed yet again for the international community to help bring the rival…
14 March 2014 – The Security Council today extended for another year the United Nations mission assisting Libya, as preparations…
13 March 2014 – The United Nations and Arab League Joint Special Representative for Syria today appealed to the Security…
12 March 2014 – A group of independent United Nations human rights experts today expressed alarm at the ongoing spike…
12 March 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said that the international community cannot afford to lose focus or turn…
12 March 2014 – The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today stressed that decisive…
12 March 2014 – The rampant destruction of Syria’s cultural heritage – including ancient cities, houses and temples – is…
9 March 2014 – Violence has again disrupted efforts to deliver aid to a besieged camp on the outskirts of…
7 March 2014 – The United Nations refugee agency reports today that the security situation in Iraq’s Anbar province continues…