In November 2019, James Le Mesurier, the British co-founder of the Syrian rescue group, fell to his death in Istanbul. What led an internationally celebrated humanitarian to take his own life? ( read original story ...)
Syria rebels retaliate after deadly Russia strike: monitor
Pro-Turkish Syrian rebels pounded Moscow-backed regime forces with rocket and artillery fire in northwest Syria Tuesday, a day after Russian aircraft killed dozens among their ranks, a monitor said. ( read original story ...)
Syria: Inside a refugee camp where Covid is spreading
Doctors say Covid-19 is now rampant in the refugee camps of Idlib, north-west Syria. The number of positive coronavirus cases rose tenfold in this region last month. Aid agencies say that due to a ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan adopts Borat phrase for tourism campaign
Kazakhstan's tourism board has adopted the Borat catchphrase "very nice" in its new advertising campaign. The phrase is used by the film character Borat, a fictional journalist from Kazakhstan. The ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea crackdown: Kim Jong-un sends COVID inspection teams to ‘every road and alley’
UN'S feared regime has launched a nationwide crackdown on unauthorised mask manufacturers amid a surge in demand for face coverings due to COVID-19. ( read original story ...)
Why NSA Doval and his men are asserting themselves in Nepal, rather than MEA
But back here in South Asia, a visit by the head of India’s external intelligence agency, R&AW, to meet Prime Minister K.P. Oli of Nepal last week tells us interesting new things. First things first. ( read original story ...)
Child malnutrition surges in war-torn Yemen: UN
Malnutrition among young children has soared to the highest levels ever recorded in parts of war-torn Yemen, the UN said Tuesday, as coronavirus and shortfalls in aid funding worsen a humanitarian ... ( read original story ...)
Child malnutrition reaches new highs in parts of Yemen – U.N. survey
Parts of Yemen are seeing their highest levels of acute malnutrition in children, heightening warnings that the country is approaching a dire food security crisis, a U.N. report said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Yemen: Houthis ready for new prisoner swap
Yemen's Houthis said yesterday that they are ready to exchange all prisoners with the internationally recognised government, ten days after a prisoner swap was completed between the rival ... ( read original story ...)
Child malnutrition reaches new highs in parts of Yemen: UN
Parts of Yemen are seeing their highest levels of acute malnutrition in children, heightening warnings that the country is approaching a dire food security crisis, the United Nations said in a report. ( read original story ...)