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Syria's government begins to return Alawi lands, while maintaining its hold over others Submitted by Natacha Danon on Mon, 06/01/2026 - 09:09 Displaced Alawi farmers tell MEE that their homes and land have been occupied by Sunni neighbours and administered by a powerful state company called Iktifaa

• Foreign Minister Fidan says platform may include Pakistan, Turkiye, S. Arabia, Egypt, Gulf states and potentially Iran• Gaza death toll nears 73,000 with seven more killings in a day TURKIYE’S Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan, has said that Israel can join a cooperative “regional platform” if it recognises a Palestinian state based on 1967 borders, according to an Al Jazeera report. “If that proble

• Prolonged agitation threatens AJK’s upcoming elections• Abolishing 12 assembly seats for Pakistan-based refugees remains key stumbling block• Govt says talks still on MUZAFFARABAD: Mara­thon talks between a federal ministerial team and the core leadership of the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) ended without a breakthrough late on Saturday night, prompting the latter to announce

Euphrates flooding displaces thousands in Syria's Deir Ezzor Submitted by Reem Aouir on Sat, 05/30/2026 - 19:27 Syrian authorities opened dam spillways for the first time in three decades as rising Euphrates waters displaced thousands across eastern Syria.

Activists stressed that women and children, who make up more than half of Haiti’s 1.4 million internally displaced people, are among the groups most affected by gang violence. They said Mother’s Day should serve as a reminder of the urgent need for state action to address the worsening security and humanitarian crisis facing Haitian women and families. The post Haitian women’s groups use Mother’s

[State Department] The Department of State, in close coordination with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is continuing to mount a rapid and comprehensive response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda. The United States is proud to be the largest financial contributor to the Ebola response effort.

UN health chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus landed on Saturday in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) province worst-hit by a severe Ebola outbreak. The World Health Organisation’s director general told reporters in Bunia, capital of Ituri province, that the international community was helping the DRC government cope with the outbreak, but “at the same time, community ownership is import

Israel issues new expulsion orders as forces press deeper into Lebanon Submitted by MEE staff on Sat, 05/30/2026 - 12:15 Israeli troops advance beyond Litani River, while Hezbollah fires rockets at northern Israel A m

On May 28, 2026, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization, sent an open letter to the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo before traveling to the country for a field visit: “I am writing because I want to be with you in these moments. And I want you to know […]

More than 100 metric tons of emergency humanitarian supplies are being airlifted into the Democratic Republic of the Congo as UNICEF, the EU and WHO intensify efforts to contain a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak that has already infected more than 120 people.

As Israel continues to restrict aid, Gaza’s shattered health system is struggling to treat and contain illnesses spreading through overcrowded tent camps. The post Rats, raw sewage, skin diseases: Israel’s siege is ravaging Gaza’s displaced appeared first on +972 Magazine.

Israel’s Netanyahu orders army to seize 70 percent of Gaza Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 05/29/2026 - 10:14 In the latest ceasefire violation, Israel is set to deepen occupation of Gaza as defence minister reiterates plans for the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians

Iran's Pezeshkian thanks Malaysia and Pakistan for support Following conversation with the prime ministers of Malaysia and Pakistan, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has thanked the two countries for their cooperation with Tehran.  "I thanked Malaysia for its humanitarian stance and Pakistan for its initiative and effective efforts

White House says Iran and US agreed to 60-day ceasefire extension, awaiting Trump's approval Submitted by Sean Mathews on Thu, 05/28/2026 - 18:12 Extension paves the way for stickier talks on Iran's nuclear programme and sanctions relief

Afghanistan’s path to international recognition and fuller participation in the global community depends, in part, on the approach the European Union chooses to take.

Former Yemen President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi dies in Saudi Arabia aged 80 Submitted by Alex MacDonald on Thu, 05/28/2026 - 11:02 Hadi resigned as president in 2022 and had reportedly been living in virtual house arrest in Riyadh ever since

The Arakan Army was accused of slaughtering civilians. But residents say that air strikes and shelling on the village caused the fatalities.

[Nile Post] Uganda has temporarily closed its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as authorities intensify containment measures following an Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo strain, which has triggered heightened regional surveillance and emergency health protocols.

The confiscation order, near Jenin refugee camp, is the latest move aimed at expanding military and settler presence in the north of the occupied territory. The post In first since Oslo, Israel seizing land for army base inside West Bank city appeared first on +972 Magazine.

The admissions ceiling will be increased by 10,000 for this year to allow in more people of Afrikaner ethnicity, amid Trump's false claims they are being persecuted.