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Smugglers push migrants into sea off Yemen, killing 29: IOM

on: August 09, 2017In: Middle East

Smugglers forced more than 120 Somali and Ethiopian migrants into rough seas off Yemen on Wednesday, leaving 29 dead and 22 missing, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said.... Read more

UN concerned over tens of thousands trapped in Raqa battle

on: August 09, 2017In: Middle East

The United Nations on Wednesday urged those fighting in Syria’s Raqa to remember “obligations to protect civilians,” voicing concern over the tens of thousands of people st... Read more

Iranian president names three women to government posts after criticism

on: August 09, 2017In: World

Iranian president Hassan Rouhani brought three women into the government on Wednesday, one day after being criticised on social media for submitting an all-male list of cabinet members to pa... Read more

Aid groups say Yemen airport closure hinders aid, traps patients

on: August 09, 2017In: Middle East

Fifteen aid groups on Wednesday called on warring parties in Yemen to reopen the country’s main airport, saying a year-long closure was hindering aid and preventing thousands of patien... Read more