Millions of men, women and children in war-torn Yemen are facing famine - again, top United Nations officials warned on Wednesday as they appealed for more money to prevent it - again. "We are on a ... ( read original story ...)
UN Food Chief: Yemen Faces `Looming Famine,’ Needs Millions
The head of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning World Food Program is sounding an alarm that war-torn Yemen faces “looming famine.” ... ( read original story ...)
WFP chief warns of looming famine in war-torn Yemen
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- The head of the World Food Programme (WFP), which is this year's winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, on Wednesday warned the Security Council of a looming famine in ... ( read original story ...)
WFP Chief warns of looming famine as Yemen faces countdown to catastrophe
English News and Press Release on Yemen about Food and Nutrition and Protection and Human Rights; published on 11 Nov 2020 by WFP ... ( read original story ...)
UN humanitarian chief says preventing widespread famine most urgent task in Yemen
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock on Wednesday told the Security Council that the most urgent task in Yemen today is to prevent ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia says aviation firms may need three years to recover from COVID-19
Airlines in Malaysia could take three years to bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic, depending on the outbreak in the country and abroad, the transport ministry said. ( read original story ...)
Attack on French Consulate Ceremony in Saudi Arabia Wounds at Least 3
France has been targeted repeatedly since the republication in September of Prophet Muhammad caricatures by the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan-born player Maziar Kouhyar was called ‘terrorist’ by team-mate
The spotlight has been shone on discrimination faced by Asians in English football with an Afghanistan-born player revealing he was called a “terrorist” by a team-mate.Only ten out of 4,000 ... ( read original story ...)
Trump’s new Pentagon sets up clash over Afghanistan pullout
President Donald Trump’s decapitation strike on the Pentagon this week is raising fears that the U.S. will accelerate the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, putting newly installed leaders on a ... ( read original story ...)
Trump adminstration installs advocate for quick Afghanistan withdrawal at Pentagon
An ardent opponent of the US military's presence in Afghanistan who once called for the use of lethal force against illegal immigrants and has made a litany of racist comments has been made a senior ... ( read original story ...)