News headlines for “Middle East”
Palestinian Children Deserve Education, not Ethnic Cleansing
- Inter Press Service
ROME, August 10 (IPS) - World News are more or less currently fully occupied with the U.S. – Iran debacle and to a lesser degree the Gaza genocide, the on-going war in Ukraine, and to an even lesser degree the one in Sudan.
The Mediterranean’s own odyssey: An ecological treasure feels the strain
- UN News
More than 2,500 years after Homer’s epic was first told, Christopher Nolan's blockbuster retelling of The Odyssey has brought the journey back to big screens worldwide. But, behind the sweeping plot is another character facing an odyssey of its own: the Mediterranean Sea.
US Arms Stockpiles Hit by Iran War
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, August 7 (IPS) - The highly- unpredictable five-month-old US-Iran war has been plagued by on-again, off-again peace agreements — with such monotonous regularity — the conflict seems never ending. But according to several news reports, the US faces a new threat — it may soon run out of key weapons systems.
Gaza: 300 children killed in 300 days of Israeli-Hamas ‘ceasefire’
- UN News
At least 300 children in Gaza have been reportedly killed in as many days since a ceasefire agreement came into effect last October to suspend military operations between Hamas fighters and the Israel Defense Forces, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday.
World News in Brief: Cambodia human rights, Hormuz invasive species risk, IOM lauds 2025 progress
- UN News
Concluding his first official visit to Cambodia, UN independent human rights expert Tom Andrews said he was encouraged by the government’s cooperation but remained concerned about key human rights issues such as the lack of freedom of expression.
Sharp spike in executions, death sentences in Iran
- UN News
The UN rights chief expressed alarm on Wednesday over the sharp increase in executions and death sentences in Iran since the US-Israeli bombing campaign began in late February, warning that capital punishment is being used to intimidate the population and suppress dissent.
Gaza ‘unsafe for civilians’ as Israeli attacks hit homes and classrooms
- UN News
Gaza remains unsafe for civilians as Israeli attacks continue, including on schools and canvas classrooms, despite the October Israel-Hamas ceasefire that ended two years of war, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned on Tuesday.
Strait of Hormuz disruption hits energy, fertilizer and industrial trade
- UN News
Disruption in the Strait of Hormuz has exposed the vulnerability of global trade to a single maritime chokepoint, with early data showing sharp falls in exports of energy, fertilizers and industrial products.
Afghanistan hunger crisis intensifies as millions left without food aid
- UN News
Afghanistan’s dire hunger crisis now affects 14 million people including babies fed on little more than weak tea and bread by their despairing and dirt-poor parents.
U.S.-Iran War Escalates Amid Growing Fears of Regional Instability and Rises In Arbitrary Executions
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, August 3 (IPS) - Over the past several weeks, the humanitarian landscape in the Middle East has deteriorated significantly, exacerbated by escalating security concerns and serious human rights violations. In late July, the United Nations (UN) highlighted a sharp uptick in hostilities between the United States and Iran, alongside growing concerns over wider regional instability.
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