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Saudi-led air strikes on Yemen cities kill 16: Houthis

Saudi-led air strikes killed at least 16 people in Yemen on Friday, the country's dominant Houthi militia said, and the European Union and United States appealed for a pause in the war to enable aid deliveries to stricken civilians. An Arab coalition has been bombarding...

Lack of funds forces UN to slash aid to Syrian refugees

 The World Food Program (WFP) is to slash its aid to Syrian refugees due to a lack of funding, the UN agency announced on Wednesday. This month the agency will halve the value of food vouchers given to refugees in Lebanon to $13.50 per person per month. Furthermore, the WFP said in a...

Yilmaz elected Turkey's new parliamentary speaker

 Justice and Development (AK) Party deputy  Ismet Yilmaz was elected Turkey's newparliamentary speaker on Wednesday. Yilmaz, a defense minister in the previous AK Party government, received 258 votes in the fourth and final round of two-days’ voting among the Grand National...