If a draft law currently under consideration is enacted in Cambodia, we might have to throw away some of our favorite outfits, and our rights and freedom along with them, when we return to our home ... ( read original story ...)
UN: Committee drafting new Syria constitution meets Aug. 24
The U.N. special envoy for Syria says the 45-member committee charged with drafting a new constitution for the conflict-torn country will meet for the first time in nine months on Aug. 24 ... ( read original story ...)
Syria deadliest place to be an aid worker, amid global 30% rise in attacks – report
Ability to carry out humanitarian work in most dangerous conflict-hit regions threatened by local NGO staff being caught in crossfire ... ( read original story ...)
Australian pilots drafted to help fly UK drones over Syria and Iraq
Presence of Australian pilots will allow RAF to focus on combat missions ... ( read original story ...)
UNICEF: North Korea closed shipping route with China
The United Nations Children's Fund says North Korea has closed a shipping route between Dalian, China and North Korea's port of Nampo. ( read original story ...)
UN says half its Yemen aid programmes hit by lack of funds
The United Nations said Wednesday it has been forced to close or severely cut back half of its major programmes in Yemen to tackle the world's worst humanitarian crisis. "We have a moral obligation to ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 ravages an already desperate Yemen
I knew it was only a matter of time until the pandemic reached Yemen too. The first case was reported on April 10. Since then, COVID-19 has been spreading across the country. When the news was ... ( read original story ...)
Classrooms under fire: Yemen’s warring parties launched 380 attacks impacting schools, report finds
A new report has found that the Saudi-led coalition, Houthi rebels, government forces and other factions in Yemen's civil war have all occupied, used or attacked schools. ( read original story ...)
Uzbekistan-born photographer wins Wellcome prize for series on his depression
Self-Portrait With Christmas Trees (Arseniy Neskhodimov/PA) Neskhodimov, who was born in 1981 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, was also the winner of the mental health series category. He received £15,000, ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia cautiously welcomes UAE, Israel normalization
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister has cautiously welcomed an agreement to establish full ties between the United Arab Emirates and Israel ... ( read original story ...)