Abiad cautions against a surge in coronavirus cases
Lebanon’s top COVID-19 expert and director of Rafik Hariri University Hospital warned Monday of the possibility of a fourth wave of the virus.
Month: March 2021
Myanmar: 40 People Die After Clash With Police
At least 40 people were killed as protesters and junta security forces clashed in Myanmar on Sunday prompting the military to declare martial law following one of the bloodiest days … Read More
Netanyahu Promises to Build More ‘Colonies’ if Re-Elected
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to authorize new illegal settlements in the West Bank if he were re-elected and formed a strong right-wing cabinet after the March 23 election…
Health Crisis: Palestinian Hospitals Operate at 100% Capacity
Hospitals across the occupied west bank are overfull and intensive-care units operating at over 100 per cent capacity with coronavirus patients in some cities, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry…
Kosovo is 3rd State to Open an Embassy in Occupied Jerusalem
Kosovo has become the first Muslim country to open an embassy in the occupied holy city of Jerusalem al-Quds, and the third state to ever take such a controversial decision…
The Syrian Crisis – A Shameful Decade
As I was arriving to Beirut from Damascus to take up my new role as UNHCR representative in Lebanon, only a few weeks before the world would mark a shameful … Read More
A lost decade for Syrians: A stark reminder of the failure to solve the biggest humanitarian crisis of our time
As I was arriving to Beirut from Damascus to take up my new role as UNHCR representative in Lebanon, only a few weeks before the world would mark a shameful … Read More
Protests erupt in Jordan after COVID-19 hospital deaths scandal
Protests erupted across many of Jordan’s cities and provincial towns against the government’s coronavirus restrictions, a day after oxygen ran out at a state hospital leading to the deaths of … Read More
War’s timeline as Syrians mark 10 years since uprising began
Syrians are marking 10 years since peaceful protests against President Bashar Assad’s government erupted in March 2011, touching off a popular uprising that quickly turned into a full-blown civil war.
NGOs file landmark Syria case against Russian Wagner fighters
Three NGOs Monday announced a landmark legal case in Moscow against Russian mercenary group Wagner over the torture of a detainee in Syria, aiming to hold to account a murky … Read More