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Aid groups halt work in south Yemen after targeted bombings

A dozen humanitarian organizations in war-torn southern Yemen suspended their operations following a string of targeted attacks, the U.N. said late Monday. Unknown assailants fired rocket-propelled grenades at three aid organizations in the southwestern province of Dhale over the weekend,...

Humanitarian catastrophe looms in Idlib

Intense attacks by Bashar al-Assad's regime, Russia and Iran backed-groups have forced thousands of civilians to flee from Syria's Idlib province which has been designated de-escalation zone. Since the offensive began last week, the regime and its allies have launched a military...

Exodus casts pall over Christmas in southern Syria

Gerges Rizk put the final touches on a newly renovated church in the southern Syrian city of Daraa, but hundreds of congregants who once packed its pews will be missing this year. Dressed in a black robe, the priest adjusted a large crucifix at the altar of the Sayyidet Al-Beshara church,...

Paralysis in Iraq as protesters harden position

Iraqi protesters stepped up their demonstrations Tuesday with the authorities in Baghdad increasingly paralysed as they seek a way out of a political impasse. Once again the capital's iconic Tahrir Square began filling early in the day, with protesters making clear their opposition to names...