News headlines for “Middle East”
‘They deserve to know the truth’: UN rights chief demands probe into staffer’s death in Houthi custody
- UN News
The UN human rights chief on Saturday demanded an independent investigation into the death of a Yemeni colleague held by the Houthis for more than two years, whose family learned of his death only weeks after it happened.
UN rights office warns of deepening displacement ‘nightmare’ in Gaza
- UN News
Israeli forces continue to push Palestinians into ever-smaller areas of the Gaza Strip while destroying civilian infrastructure and attacking displacement sites, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, warned on Friday amid concerns of ethnic cleansing.
Yemen war makes reaching assistance too dangerous for many
- UN News
More than 280,000 people have now been displaced by fighting in Yemen and many vulnerable people are unable to access lifesaving relief because it is too dangerous to do so, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday.
Gaza: Families brace for fourth winter in tents as aid operations remain stymied
- UN News
Families in Gaza are bracing for a fourth winter in tents and makeshift shelters as UN aid operations face mounting obstacles, with transport suspended on Tuesday due to Israel’s closure of the key Kerem Shalom crossing for election day.
World News in Brief: ‘No safe place in Ukraine’, IAEA calls for Iran nuclear inspections, Kenya hosts thousands of Ethiopians fleeing clashes
- UN News
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday urged continued international support for Ukraine’s population as Russian airstrikes intensify and humanitarian needs grow in advance of another bitterly cold winter.
In Egypt, Guterres warns against Iran-US escalation
- UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for dialogue and diplomacy to end the war between Iran and the United States in remarks on Monday to journalists in Cairo, Egypt.
West Bank: Guterres alarmed as Israel imposes sweeping closures after deadly Hebron attack
- UN News
The UN said on Friday it was “extremely alarmed” by intensifying violence in the occupied West Bank, as Israel moved to seal off the territory following a deadly attack on its soldiers in Hebron.
Yemen: Deepening concerns for Taiz City as aid is blocked from entering
- UN News
Aid agencies warned on Friday of the fast-developing humanitarian emergency inside Taiz City in Yemen, which has been encircled by de facto Houthi forces fighting government troops along the country’s west coast.
Yemen war continues to force families from homes amid hunger and disease
- UN News
More than 250,000 people have now fled renewed fighting in Yemen, the UN said on Tuesday, citing particular concern for those sheltering in the southwestern city of Taiz and the wider governorate, where access is “essentially blocked”.
‘Season of fear’: Escalating Israeli attacks on West Bank olive farmers, deadly strikes on Gaza
- UN News
Israeli attacks on war-torn Gaza over the weekend killed at least six Palestinians, including children, despite a year-old ceasefire agreement. Meanwhile, in the occupied West Bank, settler violence continued through the ongoing olive harvest, with UN independent experts on Monday urging Israel to protect Palestinian farmers.
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