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A boy rides a bicycle near a damaged aid truck after an airstrike on the rebel held Urm al-Kubra town, western Aleppo city, Syria September 20, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah

U.N. Says Convoys Ready to Resume Aid Delivery in Syria

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 21, 2016 | Middle East

The United Nations declared on Wednesday it was gearing up to resume aid deliveries in Syria, suspended after a deadly attack on a relief convoy near Aleppo two days ago. “The preparation for these convoys has now resumed and we are ready to deliver aid to...

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A view of buildings ravaged by fighting in Sirte, Libya, in 2011. Manu Brabo/AP

U.N. Launches Appeal for $10.7 Million to Meet Urgent Humanitarian Needs in Libya

by Heba El Koudsy | Sep 21, 2016 | World

New York – The United Nations and humanitarian agencies in Libya issued an urgent appeal on Tuesday for $10.7 million to meet urgent humanitarian needs for around 80,000 people trapped in the city of Sirte. U.N. and its partners in Libya are “preparing a...

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Crown Prince Meets With Kerry in New York/SPA

Saudi Crown Prince: Solving Disputes is Base for Dealing with Refugees Crisis

by Heba El Koudsy | Sep 20, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

New York- Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior asserted on Monday that his country is ranked third worldwide in terms of the size of its assistance to refugees, and that the Kingdom would spare no efforts to...

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev talk during their meeting in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, July 14, 2016, Reuters

Kyrgyz President Cancels U.N. Trip Due to Chest Pains

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 19, 2016 | World

Kyrgyzstan’s President Almazbek Atambayev announced cancelling a trip to the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Monday for medical reasons. The Atambayev’s cancellation came after suffering chest pains during the first leg of his flight, his office reported....

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Colonel Muftah al-Muqarief (L), who heads oil guards loyal to Libyan military strongman General Khalifa Haftar Haftar, and Colonel Ahmad Mesmari, a spokesman for Haftar, hold a press conference at the Zueitina oil terminal on September 14, 2016,AFP

France Says Libya Needs Compromise

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 19, 2016 | World

France warned on Monday that an offensive by forces loyal to eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar on oil facilities risked plunging the country into further dilemma and urged the national unity government to be more inclusive to break a political deadlock....