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UN: Child War Victims Spiked in 2023 Amid Gaza, Sudan Crises

par This Is Beirut, 12/06 10:33 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Violence against children in armed conflicts reached "extreme levels" in 2023, particularly in Gaza and Sudan, according to a forthcoming UN report obtained by AFP on Tuesday. The United Nations' annual "Children in Armed conflict" report placed the Sudanese army as well as the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the blacklist for "the killing ...

G7 Leaders Meet to Seal $50B Ukraine Aid Deal

par This Is Beirut, 13/06 09:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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G7 leaders were set to agree on a new $50-billion loan for Ukraine as they gathered Thursday for a summit in southern Italy, using the profits from frozen Russian assets. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will join US President Joe Biden and leaders from Italy, Britain, France, Germany, Canada and Japan for the talks at the luxury Borgo ...

UN Reports Record 120 Million Displaced by Conflict

par This Is Beirut, 13/06 10:14 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A staggering total of 120 million people are living forcibly displaced by war, violence and persecution, the UN said Thursday, branding the ever-increasing number a "terrible indictment on the state of the world". The United Nations' refugee agency UNHCR said forced displacement globally had once again smashed records, with conflicts in places ...

Ukraine and Russia Exchange 90 Prisoners of War

par This Is Beirut, 26/06 00:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Ukraine and Russia have exchanged 90 prisoners of war each in the biggest swap between the two warring sides in almost five months, officials said Tuesday. Moscow and Kyiv have carried out over 50 prisoner exchanges since Russia invaded Ukraine more than two years ago, despite ongoing hostilities and both sides accusing each other of derailing ...

Gaza: Despite Ceasefire Efforts, Bombardments Continue

par This Is Beirut, 06/07 17:48 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The war continued unabated on Saturday, with Israel's military saying it had conducted operations across much of the Gaza Strip, including Shujaiya in the north, Deir al-Balah in central Gaza and Rafah in the south. Shujaiya is among the areas the military had previously declared to be cleared of Hamas, but where fighting is again taking ...

US Tells Top Israeli Officials Gaza Civilian Toll "Unacceptably High"

par This Is Beirut, 16/07 10:52 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told two top Israeli officials Monday of the "unacceptably high" civilian casualties in Israel's bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip, his spokesman said. The Israeli military has launched several deadly attacks in recent days including on a refugee camp and multiple UN-run schools where civilians were ...

Russia Gives Cautious Reaction to Zelensky's Summit Offer

par This Is Beirut, 16/07 14:04 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Kremlin on Tuesday gave a cautious reaction to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's apparent invitation to a future peace summit, saying that Russia first needs to understand what Kyiv means before attending talks. Zelensky said on Monday that Russia "should be" represented at a second summit on the Ukraine conflict, following high-level ...

Syria: How Many Divisions?

par Marc Saikali, 07/08 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The days when the Syrian army terrorized the Lebanese population and relentlessly bombarded the neighborhoods of Beirut and Zahlé instead of fighting Israel are long gone. The days when this army was part of an international coalition against Saddam Hussein during the first Gulf War are long gone. Nothing in the Near East could happen ...

Cholera in Yemen: The Impact of Houthi Silence on a Growing Epidemic

par Victoria C. Werling, 09/08 17:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Obstruction of humanitarian aid, lack of sanitary and medical infrastructure... In an interview with This Is Beirut, Ahmed Benchemsi, Advocacy and Communications Director for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) division at Human Rights Watch, discusses the causes and consequences of the cholera epidemic currently affecting ...

The Ukrainian Incursion Aims to 'Destabilize' Russia

par This Is Beirut, 11/08 16:04 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Thousands of Ukrainian troops are taking part in a major incursion into Russian territory, aiming to destabilize Russia by showing up its weaknesses, a top Ukrainian official has told AFP. "We are on the offensive. The aim is to stretch the positions of the enemy, to inflict maximum losses and to destabilize the situation in Russia as they are ...

UN Warns of Surging Child Malnutrition in Parts of Yemen

par This Is Beirut, 18/08 19:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A United Nations task force on Sunday warned of soaring child malnutrition in Yemen's government-controlled areas, reporting "extremely critical" levels of malnutrition in parts of the country's south for the first time. "The number of children under the age of five suffering acute malnutrition, or wasting, rose by 34 percent compared to the ...

Media Investigation Identifies over 66,000 Russian Soldiers Killed in Ukraine

par This Is Beirut, 31/08 17:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Independent Russian media outlet Mediazona said Saturday that according to its estimates, more than 66,000 Russian military personnel have died during the war in Ukraine. Mediazona has been drawing up a list of known soldier deaths in conjunction with the BBC Russian Service using open-source data. Previously, in April, they announced they had ...

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