Sports
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World
2/22/2024 7:22:45 PM
Burnley boss Vincent Kompany has revealed his father's experiences as a political refugee give him the drive and determination to lead the club's fight for Premier League survival.
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War in Sudan
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War in Sudan
2/20/2024 11:14:31 AM
A new truck arrives in the South Sudanese town of Renk, packed with dozens of elderly men, women and children, their exhausted faces betraying the strain of their traumatic journey out of war-ravaged Sudan.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
2/18/2024 8:55:31 PM
Two Palestinian men, including one member of an armed group, were killed in an Israeli raid on Sunday, in the latest surge in violence in the occupied West Bank.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
2/17/2024 8:10:06 PM
Israel is waging a concerted campaign aimed at destroying UNRWA, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said in an interview published Saturday.
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War in Sudan
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War in Sudan
2/14/2024 2:59:41 PM
Nearly 700,000 people who fled from violence in Sudan to eastern Chad are now facing extreme neglect and a daily struggle for survival, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
2/13/2024 5:12:17 PM
Freezing funds to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees risk "aiding" the deaths of civilians in Gaza, the head of Saudi Arabia's humanitarian agency told AFP on Tuesday.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
2/9/2024 6:51:38 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the beginning of planning for the evacuation of Rafah ahead of an expected ground invasion into the city hosting 1.5 million Palestinians who have already fled northern Gaza.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
2/8/2024 2:53:28 PM
Norway has announced a significant contribution of NOK 275 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) for its efforts in providing essential assistance to Palestinian refugees, particularly those impacted by the war in Gaza.
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War in Sudan
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War in Sudan
2/7/2024 12:14:12 PM
The UN humanitarian aid and refugee agencies appealed Wednesday for $4.1 billion in international support for embattled civilians in Sudan amid signs that some may be dying of starvation after nearly a year of war there between the forces of rival generals.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
2/5/2024 7:57:06 PM
The decision by several countries to suspend funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees following Israeli allegations will affect its ability to fulfil its crucial role in Gaza and the region.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
2/5/2024 7:15:42 PM
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres announced Monday the creation of an independent panel to assess UNRWA, its embattled agency tasked with helping Palestinian refugees.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
2/3/2024 2:26:18 PM
Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry and his Norwegian counterpart Espen Barth Eide discussed in a phone call Saturday the challenges besetting the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) following the decision of some countries to suspend their funding to the agency.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
2/1/2024 11:40:00 PM
On the 118th day of the Israeli war on Gaza, the occupation army conducted airstrikes on Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, and its forces also stormed the premises of Al-Amal Hospital west of Khan Younis in the south, while the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades engaged in clashes with the Israeli soldiers using automatic weapons and RPG shells east of Al-Bureij refugee camp.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
2/1/2024 6:17:30 PM
The UN aid agency for Palestinian refugees said Thursday that international funding cuts may force the shutdown of its operations across the region "by the end of February".
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
1/31/2024 10:15:00 PM
The UN continued to warn of the potential "collapse of the humanitarian system" in the Gaza Strip after some Western countries suspended funding to the UNRWA per wild Israeli allegations against the Palestinian refugee agency.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
1/31/2024 8:49:31 PM
The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees said on Wednesday that it is "extremely important" to conduct an independent investigation into Israeli allegations that 12 of its employees were involved in the October 7 Hamas operation against Israeli targets.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
1/30/2024 11:00:00 PM
The Israeli occupation army was preparing to shift some of its forces from Gaza to the restive Lebanese border, as international mediators pushed for a new deal to halt its war on the Strip. With Gazans already facing dire humanitarian conditions, the United Nations chief was set to meet on Tuesday with key donors who paused funding after members of the UN's Palestinian refugee agency were accused of taking part in the October 7 attack.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
1/30/2024 10:21:07 PM
Around a dozen key donor countries have said they will halt funding to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees following Israel's allegations that staff members took part in Hamas's 7 October attack.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
1/30/2024 7:38:41 PM
Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry has stressed the key role played by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in providing shelter and humanitarian aid to Palestinian refugees.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
1/30/2024 2:15:37 PM
Aid groups condemned on Tuesday a decision by several countries to suspend funding for the UN Palestinian Refugee Agency (UNRWA), pointing to a "worsening humanitarian catastrophe" and "looming famine" in Gaza.
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