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The Mediterranean’s own odyssey: An ecological treasure feels the strain
More than 2,500 years after Homer’s epic was first told, Christopher Nolan's blockbuster retelling of The…
More than 2,500 years after Homer’s epic was first told, Christopher Nolan's blockbuster retelling of The…
At least 300 children in Gaza have been reportedly killed in as many days since a ceasefire agreement came in…
The UN rights chief expressed alarm on Wednesday over the sharp increase in executions and death sentences in…
Afghanistan’s dire hunger crisis now affects 14 million people including babies fed on little more than weak …
Israeli forces reportedly killed more than two dozen Palestinians in Gaza and violated Lebanese airspace more…
Violence and civilian casualties are rising across the Middle East – from Israeli airstrikes in Gaza to conti…
The humanitarian toll is mounting as fighting continues in the Middle East beyond strikes and counterstrikes …
Violence in the occupied West Bank is worsening as the Israeli Government continues to approve new settlement…
The United Nations continues to monitor developments in the Occupied Palestinian Territory amid rising violen…
A country long known as a meeting point of civilizations, Syria stands once again at a crossroads from UN N…
Syria has an opportunity not only to recover from conflict but to build “a future that is more stable, more i…
As fighting intensifies in the Middle East, the United Nations on Friday warned against further escalation in…
Independent UN human rights investigators on Thursday called for Iran to immediately halt the execution of 10…
Food security and child nutrition have improved across the Gaza Strip largely due to a scale-up in humanitari…
As months of conflict continue to devastate communities across Lebanon, families are being left without shelt…
Amid intensified deadly Israeli attacks in Gaza, the UN chief and top officials condemned the killings while …
The United Nations again called for restraint as war ramps up in the Middle East, underscoring the need for d…
The Security Council is holding its monthly debate on Syria amid reports of an Israeli attack in occupied ter…
Thousands of people in some of Yemen's most conflict-affected communities are receiving lifesaving health…
As the United States and Iran trade deadly attacks for a second week, the UN continues to call for de-escalat…