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A humanitarian catastrophe is expected in Gaza after UNRWA has been banned in the besieged strip. [Getty]
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UN to review the impact of UNRWA in Gaza and elsewhere

The UN will carry out a strategic review of its agency for Palestinian refugees to assess its impact, after Israel banned the agency last year

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 April, 2025
Relatives of those who lost their lives in an Israeli army attack on Jabalia mourn as the bodies of their loved ones are brought to Indonesia Hospital in Beit Lahia
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UNRWA chief says Gaza 'land of desperation' under Israeli siege

The New Arab Staff
22 April, 2025
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UN nuclear chief: Iran, US running out of time for a deal

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 April, 2025
People who fled the Zamzam camp for the internally displaced after it fell under RSF control, rest in a makeshift encampment in an open field near the town of Tawila
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RSF attack forces thousands from Sudan’s largest refugee camp

The New Arab Staff
17 April, 2025
Western countries including the United States have long suspected Iran of obtaining nuclear bombs [Getty]
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UN watchdog chief says Iran 'not far' from nuclear bomb

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 April, 2025
The clashes in South Sudan have led to a huge influx of refugees
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South Sudan clashes kills 200, displace 125,000 since March

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 April, 2025
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Sudan civil war
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Rape used systematically as a weapon of war in Sudan

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 April, 2025
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivers statement and...
Sudan civil war
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UN chief says stop flow of weapons to Sudan

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 April, 2025
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Sudan civil war
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Sudan's two years of war have 'shattered' children's lives

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 April, 2025
A man walks toward an Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft carrying supplies from the United Arab Emirates, at the Port Sudan airport
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UN report ties UAE to Sudan war via Chad airbridge

The New Arab Staff
15 April, 2025
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UN's Albanese: World watching Gaza genocide live, doing nothing

Rabeea Eid
The New Arab Staff
15 April, 2025
Hibatullah Akhundzada defends executions as 'part of Islam' after public killings [Getty]
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Taliban leader justifies public executions as 'part of Islam'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 April, 2025
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Dozens of Israeli strikes killed only women and children: UN

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 April, 2025
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ICJ sets dates for hearings on Israel's occupation of Palestine

The New Arab Staff
09 April, 2025
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa signs a declaration outlining the main provisions of the interim constitution in a ceremony held at the People's Palace in the capital Damascus, Syria on March 13, 2025
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US says no entity in Syria is recognised as a government

The New Arab Staff
09 April, 2025
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UN voices alarm over death of Iraqi in custody

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 April, 2025
Israel has expanded its occupation of the Syrian Golan Heights since the overthrow of Assad
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Israel to allow 'Passover tours' in occupied Syrian territory

The New Arab Staff
04 April, 2025
Food distribution Gaza [Getty]
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UN slams 'ridiculous' Israeli claim of 'plenty food' in Gaza

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 April, 2025
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Francesca Albanese
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Albanese targeted by pro-Israel groups ahead of mandate renewal

Rabeea Eid
01 April, 2025
Funerals held at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, located in the southern Gaza Strip, for 8 health workers from the Palestinian Red Crescent who were killed in an Israeli attack 8 days ago in Rafah
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Bodies of 15 rescue workers recovered from grave in Gaza

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 April, 2025
Internally displaced Syrians load their belongings onto a truck at a camp, before being transported to a new housing complex in the opposition-held area of Bizaah
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New Syrian group formed to search for missing refugees in Europe

Oliver Mizzi
27 March, 2025