by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 12, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East
The World Health Organization has requested the Syrian government to grant it permission to send mobile clinics and medical teams to the besieged town of Madaya to assess the degree of malnutrition and evacuate severe cases, its representative said on Tuesday. After...
by Manaf Al-Obaidi | Dec 31, 2014 | Middle East
Anbar, Asharq Al-Awsat—Anbar residents trapped in territory under the control of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters are facing an escalating medical and humanitarian crisis due to a shortage of medicine and medical assistance and persistent power and...
by Hussein Shobokshi | Jul 15, 2013 | Opinion
The awful humanitarian crisis gripping all Syrian villages and cities has been overshadowed by the political and military aspects of the Syrian revolution that, for more than two years, has killed over 100,000 people. All attention has been given to conferences,...