Global Issues News Headlines for “Middle East”

Security Council LIVE: Fresh attacks prompt emergency meeting on Yemen

2026-09-10T05:00:00-07:00

On the heels of reported Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia on Tuesday and the capture of another key port by the militants on Yemen’s Red Sea coast – including the seizure of eight UN vehicles from a key aid hub there – the Security Council is meeting on Thursday at 3pm in New York to discuss the latest developments.

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Trump’s “Comprehensive” Gaza Peace Plan a Cover for Genocide

2026-09-08T05:41:58-07:00

SYDNEY, September 8 (IPS) - It is nearly a year since the UN Security Council (UNSC) adopted Resolution 2803 on 17 November, 2025, endorsing President Trump’s 20-point framework ostensibly designed to end the war in Gaza and create a roadmap for long-term stability. It is not clear what progress has been made. In August 2026 The Jerusalem Post reported “the IDF continues almost daily strikes in Gaza”, killing more than 1,200 Palestinians since the US-brokered ceasefire deal came into effect, seizing more territory, and continuing to restrict the movement of people and goods into and out of Gaza. Nickolay Mladenov, the UN High Representative on the Board of Peace, wrote in early August 2026 that “two days of strikes across Gaza have killed civilians and destroyed medical supplies that people depend on”. Ironically, this genocidal strike happened only a few days after a US-brokered Hamas disarmament deal, which Trump called, “a monumental step” towards peace and security.

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Syria’s transition hinges on justice for all, UN Human Rights Council hears

2026-09-08T05:00:00-07:00

A successful and lasting transition in Syria requires comprehensive accountability, inclusion and guarantees that violations will not be repeated, UN independent investigators told the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday.

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In Gaza, women-headed households face ‘impossible choices’ to survive

2026-09-08T05:00:00-07:00

In war-torn Gaza, a growing number of women-headed households face “impossible decisions” every day, amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes and still-scarce resources, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.

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AI: Türk urges action before it becomes an ‘existential risk to humanity’

2026-09-07T05:00:00-07:00

UN human rights chief Volker Türk added his voice on Monday to growing calls for greater AI controls, warning that the revolutionary technology could become an “existential risk to humanity” if left unchecked.

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West Bank: UN rights report warns of forcible displacement from three refugee camps

2026-09-04T05:00:00-07:00

Israeli security forces forcibly displaced the entire population of three Palestine refugee camps in the occupied West Bank in January and February last year – and continue to prevent their return, in violation of international law, according to a new report by the UN human rights office, OHCHR.

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Lebanon–Israel tensions escalate as Gaza sees major aid delivery

2026-09-03T05:00:00-07:00

Peacekeepers in Lebanon have reported a marked deterioration in the security situation along the Blue Line of separation, with Israeli forces intensifying their military footprint in violation of a landmark Security Council resolution, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Thursday.

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Security Council LIVE: Addressing the legacy of Syria’s chemical weapons

2026-09-03T05:00:00-07:00

Following revelations from the UN nuclear watchdog that the former Syrian regime failed to report holding nuclear material and the discovery in May of an undeclared chemical weapons cache, the Security Council meets Thursday at 10am (local time) to be briefed on latest developments and discuss the way ahead.

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World News in Brief: US-Iran war intensifies, aid for Myanmar, casualties in Ukraine

2026-09-02T05:00:00-07:00

Fighting between the United States and Iran has sharply escalated after a month-long lull, with the two sides exchanging strikes as fears grow over further civilian casualties.

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‘Don’t give up’: Syrian women’s ongoing search for the missing

2026-09-02T05:00:00-07:00

Yasmin Al-Mashaan lost five brothers during more than a decade of conflict in Syria. Two were forcibly disappeared. Three were killed during peaceful demonstrations or by snipers loyal to the Bashar Al-Assad regime.

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