Global Issues News Headlines for “Middle East”

Security Council LIVE: Tracking Syria’s transition

2026-08-27T05:00:00-07:00

As Damascus continues to rebuild after more than a decade of war – from the recent dissolution of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces to the United States’ removal of Syria from its sponsors of terrorism list – a top UN official warned the Security Council on Thursday that international support can help tackle outstanding challenges. UN News app users can follow here.

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Shock and devastation remain, a day after Himalayan flood disaster

2026-08-27T05:00:00-07:00

Amid reports that hundreds of people are still missing in Nepal and China after a floodwater surge slammed into towns and villages on Wednesday, aid teams have been working to reach communities cut off by the disaster.

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Security Council LIVE: Rising tensions in Gaza, West Bank

2026-08-26T05:00:00-07:00

Amid illegal Israeli settlement surges, continued attacks in Gaza and the West Bank alongside tensions throughout Occupied Palestinian Territory, the Security Council discussed the latest developments on Wednesday, with the UN Special Envoy stressing that “human dignity must be at the centre of all efforts” to overcome the current fragile ceasefire and continued suffering. UN News app users can follow here.

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World Humanitarian Day — Protect Aid Workers Against Drones

2026-08-20T11:03:44-07:00

UNITED NATIONS, August 20 (IPS) - World Humanitarian Day celebrates humanitarian workers and the life-saving services they provide under the most complex and often dangerous conditions.

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How the Taliban Hunt Women in Afghanistan

2026-08-20T10:24:38-07:00

ROME, August 20 (IPS) - FIVE years after the Taliban returned to power, Fawzia Koofi, the former Deputy Speaker of the Afghan Parliament, denounces what she describes as “gender apartheid.”

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GAZA: ‘There Are No Standards to Tell You What to Do in Conditions like Gaza’

2026-08-19T07:25:39-07:00

CIVICUS discusses the state of civic and humanitarian action in Gaza with Ibrahim Arandas, a Palestinian activist and project manager at SPARK Gaza, a civil society organisation that provides humanitarian and psychosocial support.

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Impending UNIFIL Exit Pushes Lebanon Toward Uncertainty

2026-08-18T05:44:51-07:00

UNITED NATIONS, August 18 (IPS) - Since the collapse of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon announced in June, the humanitarian situation in Lebanon has deteriorated sharply. Marked by high casualties, immense destruction to civilian infrastructure, and widespread displacement, access to essential services has become increasingly strained as the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is scheduled to end its operations by the end of the year.

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Gaza: Only three per cent of cropland available to grow food

2026-08-18T05:00:00-07:00

Amid ongoing deadly hostilities in Gaza, the enclave’s farmers face the increasingly difficult challenge of finding safe land to grow their crops.

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Qusra siege eases as UN reaches trapped families, but crisis deepens in Gaza

2026-08-17T05:00:00-07:00

Humanitarian workers have reached Palestinian families who had been trapped for days by Israeli settlers in Qusra village in the northern West Bank, the UN said on Monday, as officials warned that the standoff must not become "the new normal."

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First Person: Syrians lead efforts to clear rubble and rebuild lives

2026-08-16T05:00:00-07:00

Communities in Syria are clearing rubble and rebuilding neighbourhoods and livelihoods torn down in the more than a decade of conflict and crisis in the country.

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