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United Nations Afghanistan Earthquake Survivor
Hope faded Wednesday of finding survivors in the rubble of homes devastated by the weekend's powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, as emergency services struggled to reach remote villages. A magnitude-6.0 earthquake hit the mountainous region bordering Pakistan on Sunday, leaving residents huddled in the open air for fear of powerful ...
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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has condemned a drone attack that endangered peacekeepers clearing roadblocks near the Blue Line on Tuesday morning. According to a statement issued Wednesday by UNIFIL, Israeli drones dropped four grenades close to UN personnel working to remove obstacles hindering access to a UN position ...
This is Beirut, 02/09 12:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United Nations Syria Lebanon Refugees
Since the beginning of 2025, nearly 200,000 Syrian refugees have left Lebanon to return to their homeland, Kelly T. Clements, Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees at the UNHCR, told AFP on Monday. Most of these returns have been carried out individually, though some have been organized by the Lebanese Ministry of Social Affairs in coordination ...
This is Beirut, 02/09 10:36 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United Nations Sudan Darfur Landslide
A massive landslide in Sudan's western Darfur region has flattened an entire mountain village and killed more than 1,000 people, a rebel group said, leaving only one survivor. The disaster struck Sunday after days of heavy rain, devastating the village of Tarasin in the Jebel Marra area, the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM), led by ...
This is Beirut, 02/09 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United Nations Niña Heat Temperature WMO
The cooling La Niña weather phenomenon may return between September and November, but even if it does, temperatures are nonetheless expected to be above average, the United Nations said Tuesday. La Niña is a naturally occurring climate phenomenon that cools surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean. It brings ...
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On August 28, the UN Security Council voted to end the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on December 31, 2026. After nearly half a century of presence in southern Lebanon, the 10,000 peacekeepers will be required to withdraw in 2027. The operation will be complex – logistically, militarily and diplomatically. How ...
This is Beirut, 01/09 13:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Lebanon has reaffirmed its determination to strengthen ties with Gulf states and fully restore national sovereignty, Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi said in an interview published Monday by the Emirati daily Al-Ittihad. He highlighted the government’s recent decision to grant the state exclusive control over weapons, describing it as a ...
This is Beirut, 30/08 19:51 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The European Union on Saturday urged the United States to "reconsider" its decision to deny visas to Palestinian officials planning to attend next month’s United Nations General Assembly in New York. "We strongly call for this decision to be reconsidered, in light of international law," said EU foreign policy chief Kaja ...
This is Beirut, 30/08 11:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Saturday there should be no restrictions on access to next month's UN General Assembly, after the United States said it would deny visas to members of the Palestinian Authority. "A UN General Assembly meeting... should not be subject to any restrictions on access," Barrot said at a meeting of EU ...
This is Beirut, 29/08 22:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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European powers said Friday they were ready to drop a new sanctions push on Iran if it addresses concerns on its nuclear program over the next month, but Tehran denounced the offer as insincere. Britain, France and Germany, known as the E3, triggered the so-called "snapback" mechanism the previous day to reinstate UN sanctions on Tehran for ...
This is Beirut, 29/08 21:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The global cholera situation is worsening, with outbreaks across 31 countries and a surging fatality rate, the World Health Organization said Friday. "Given the scale, severity, and interconnected nature of these outbreaks, the risk of further spread within and between countries is considered very high," it said. The UN health agency said the ...
This is Beirut, 29/08 20:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The United States said Friday it will deny visas to members of the Palestinian Authority to attend next month's UN General Assembly, where France is leading a push to recognize a Palestinian state. The extraordinary step further aligns President Donald Trump's administration with Israel's government, which adamantly rejects a Palestinian state ...