The UN's humanitarian chief has reported that 34 per cent of all children in north-west Syria suffer from stunted development due to severe malnourishment. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock revealed the statistics, which shed light on...

US President Donald Trump's surprise backing of Morocco's claim to sovereignty over disputed Western Sahara upended years of international consensus, but will this break a deadlock or inflame a conflict? AFP looks at how a dispute often dubbed a "forgotten war" suddenly shot to world...

Iran is emptying several of its sites in Syria as a result of ongoing Israeli operations which have increased over the past year, announced Israeli Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi. “We have struck over 500 targets this year, on all fronts, in addition to multiple clandestine...

Arsal (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian refugees in Lebanon have received two text messages announcing the discontinuation of the financial and World Food Program provided to these families by the UN Refugee Agency. The first text sent by the UNHCR to the families alerting them that, “Due to...