The rifts in the Arab world are the real cause of the conflict, President Bashar al-Assad

The rifts in the Arab world are the real cause of the conflict, President Bashar al-Assad

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, while addressing the 32nd summit of the Arab League, has said that this meeting provides the best opportunity to restore mutual relations and conditions. President Bashar al-Assad added that the Arab League system needs to be re-evaluated to meet the aspirations of the Arabs. He said that he is grateful to…

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UN rights experts ‘deeply alarmed’ at continuing executions of Iran protesters

UN rights experts ‘deeply alarmed’ at continuing executions of Iran protesters

The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran, said in a statement that the executions on Friday of Majid Kazemi, Saleh Mirhashemi and Saeed Yaghoubi, were “profoundly concerning in view of the reported involvement of these individuals in the protests that commenced in Iran on 16 September 2022, and allegations of their having been convicted and sentenced through confessions obtained under torture.”…

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Survey reveals war’s ‘immense’ mental health toll on Ukrainian refugee mothers in Poland

Survey reveals war’s ‘immense’ mental health toll on Ukrainian refugee mothers in Poland

The finding is the result of a survey conducted by the UNICEF Refugee Response Office in Poland, which also revealed that 53 per cent had considered getting, or had already accessed, mental health support since arriving in the country.  ‘Not a surprise’  “The psychosocial toll of the war in Ukraine is immense so the results…

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IAEA warns of ‘increasingly tense military situation’ around Ukraine nuclear plant

IAEA warns of ‘increasingly tense military situation’ around Ukraine nuclear plant

IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said on Friday in a statement, that a location near the town of Enerhodar, home of most of the plant’s staff, reportedly came under artillery fire earlier in the day, “in the latest incident indicating an increasingly tense military situation in the area.”  Speculation of military activity  The ZNPP,…

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Malawi: Over 500,000 children at risk of malnutrition, UNICEF warns

Malawi: Over 500,000 children at risk of malnutrition, UNICEF warns

Although the southern African country has made recent progress in reducing chronic malnutrition, the agency said these gains have been threatened by acute food insecurity, compounded by other challenges such as recurrent climate shocks, preventable disease outbreaks and economic instability.  Malawi was also slammed by Tropical Cyclone Freddy in March and is still grappling with…

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Chronic diseases taking ‘immense and increasing toll on lives’, warns WHO

Chronic diseases taking ‘immense and increasing toll on lives’, warns WHO

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said that the latest World Health Statistics check-up – covering data up to 2022 – “sends a stark message on the threat of noncommunicable diseases, which take an immense and increasing toll on lives, livelihoods, health systems, communities, economies and societies”. The report calls for a substantial increase in investments in health…

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