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According to a new analysis, Israel’s assault against Hamas militants in Gaza has claimed much more lives than the official figure.
The dictator in Syria has fallen,but it is still unknown what the new government will look like.Heather Murdock visits the country’s key minority groups, asking what they hope for and what they fear from the new leadership.
It is known as “poor man’s cocaine.” A major moneymaker for Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s regime was the illegal drug Captagon.State-run factories that produce the drug have been being dismantled by the rebels who overthrew him.
Amar Bendjama, Permanent Representative of the Democratic Republic of Algeria and President of the United Nations Security Council for the month of January 2025, chairs the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East (Syria).
Africa is a cultural melting pot.People with Chinese origin have lived there for a long time. However, Beijing’s investments in the strategically located country have also drawn new Chinese immigrants looking to do business in the island nation.
A glimpse of the brutality of Syria’s civil war might have been found in the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp, which is located outside of Damascus. Yarmouk, which had a population of over 150,000, was destroyed in the early years of the conflict.Now, many are returning to try to rebuild their devastated homes and their lives.
On Monday, President Joe Biden visits to New Orleans in the wake of a deadly New Year’s Day terrorist attack.The assailant was inspired by Islamic State, according to the FBI, which is carrying out an investigation.
Abukar Dahir Osman, Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Somalia to the United Nations, addresses the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.
Dorothy Shea, Deputy Permanent Representative of the United States Mission to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the Month of December, chairs the Security Council meeting on threats to International Peace and Security in Yemen and Israel.
In the Kharkiv region of eastern Ukraine, UNICEF and other aid organizations are helping people in getting prepared for the cold as severe winter weather sets in. The war has cost many people jobs and steady sources of money, leaving them unable to pay for heating.Among them is the Malakey family, whose two children have disabilities.