Category: 2. Middle East

The director of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan hospital who was detained by Israeli forces in December is being held in “inhumane” conditions by Israel and subjected to “physical and psychological intimidation”, his lawyer told AFP.

Hussam Abu Safiya, a 52-year-old paediatrician, rose to prominence last year by posting about the dire conditions in his besieged hospital in Beit Lahia during a major Israeli offensive.

On December 27, Israeli forces began an assault on the facility which they labelled a…

Years of negotiations culminated early Wednesday with countries agreeing the text of a landmark accord on how to tackle future pandemics, aimed at avoiding the mistakes made during the Covid-19 crisis.

After more than three years of talks and one last marathon session, weary delegates at the World Health Organization’s headquarters finally sealed the deal at around 2:00 am (0000 GMT) Wednesday.

“Tonight marks a significant milestone in our shared journey towards a safer world,” said WHO chief…

Years of negotiations culminated early Wednesday with countries agreeing the text of a landmark accord on how to tackle future pandemics, aimed at avoiding a repeat of the mistakes made during the Covid-19 crisis.

After more than three years of talks and one last marathon session, weary delegates at the World Health Organization’s headquarters sealed the deal at around 2:00 am (0000 GMT) Wednesday.

“Tonight marks a significant milestone in our shared journey towards a safer world,” WHO chief…

Sudan’s paramilitary declared on Tuesday the establishment of government rivalling the army-backed administration, two years into a war that has triggered the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

The war that erupted on April 15, 2023 has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced 13 million, with no sign of peace on the horizon.

The fighting has pitted the regular army, led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, headed by his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan…

Two years into a war that has left tens of thousands dead, Sudan’s paramilitary force on announced its own government to rival the army-backed administration it is battling.

The United Nations has said that the conflict that erupted on April 15, 2023 is the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, with 13 million people displaced — including more than 3.5 million to other countries — and no sign of peace on the horizon.

The Rapid Support Forces, headed by Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, the former deputy to…

Two years into a war that has left tens of thousands dead, Sudan’s RSF paramilitary force on Tuesday announced its own government to rival the army-backed administration it is battling.

The United Nations says the conflict that erupted on April 15, 2023 is the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, with 13 million people displaced — including more than 3.5 million to other countries — and no sign of peace on the horizon.

The Rapid Support Forces, headed by Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, the former deputy…

WASHINGTON — The Trump White House is weighing plans to withdraw the majority of its troops from Syria over next few months, Al-Monitor has learned. 

Under the Pentagon’s plan — which has not yet received final approval by the White House’s National Security Council — Syria’s Kurdish-led militias would retain control of more than a dozen makeshift prisons holding thousands of Islamic State detainees and their families across the country’s northeast.

Fewer than half of the…

France on Tuesday ordered the expulsion of 12 Algerian diplomats and consular officials and recalled its ambassador in the latest escalation between the two countries.

The measure, announced by President Emmanuel Macron’s office, came after Algeria on Sunday ordered 12 French officials to leave within 48 hours in response to the arrest of an Algerian official in France.

The Algerian officials in France have also been given 48 hours to leave.

Macron’s office called Algeria’s actions…