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WHO head in Middle East 'disturbed' by abuse reported by AP

LONDON (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization’s Eastern Mediterranean region told staff in an email that he is “very disturbed” by allegations reported by The Associated Press that the U.N. health agency’s Syria director misspent millions, abused staff and violated the...

Idlib: seven IDP camps partially damaged in rainstorm

At least 130 tents of seven IDP camps in Idlib province have been damaged due to a rainstorm that swept northern Syria the past 72 hours, monitoring groups said Sunday.   The Syrian Network for Human Rights appealed to international relief organizations, including the United Nations...

Iranian drone targets US base in Deir Ezzor

An unidentified drone targeted the US base in the al-Omar gas field in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor city with a barrage of missiles, pro-Iran media outlet reported on Saturday. Several blasts were heard in the US base in the al-Omar field, the sources told Iran-funded Al-Mayadeen TV...

Nearly 300 rescued migrants reach southern Italian port

ROME (AP) — Nearly 300 migrants disembarked in the southern Italian port of Taranto on Saturday after their rescue at sea in five different operations by the crew of a humanitarian vessel operated by Doctors Without Borders. About half of the 293 rescued passengers on the Geo Barents were...