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A boy lies on a bed at a hospital where he is receiving treatment for cholera amid confirmation by the UNICEF and the World Health Organization of an outbreak of the epidemic in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen October 11, 2016. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

State of Emergency Announced in Yemen to Fight Cholera

by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | Oct 24, 2016 | Middle East

Aden – The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that a total of 644 suspected cases of cholera, including 3 deaths, have been reported in Yemen. 31 cases have been laboratory-confirmed so far. Among the deaths, 2 occurred in Sanaa and 1 death occurred in Aden...

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People walk on the rubble of damaged buildings at a site hit overnight by an air strike in the rebel-held area of Seif al-Dawla neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria, September 30, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail

Halt Aleppo ‘Bloodbath’, MSF Tells Damascus, Moscow

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 30, 2016 | Middle East

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Friday appealed to the Syrian regime and its Russian ally to stop bombing rebel-held eastern Aleppo, warning they were provoking a “bloodbath” among civilians in the city. Syrian regime forces and rebels clashed in fierce...

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Aleppo: Two Largest Hospitals and a Bread Distribution Centre Are Bombed

by Caroline Akoum | Sep 29, 2016 | Middle East

The two largest hospitals and a bread distribution centre in Aleppo were bombed by the Syrian regime and Russia on the tenth day of the military campaign on Aleppo. A number of people died and were wounded, and a civil defence official in the city warned that daily...

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Men inspect the damage after an airstrike on the opposition- held al-Qaterji neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria September 25, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail

WHO Calls for Safe Routes to Evacuate Aleppo’s Wounded

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 27, 2016 | Middle East

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday called for the urgent evacuation of many sick and wounded people locked in embattled parts of eastern Aleppo. The international body stressed the need of establishing safe routes for evacuation to take place. The Syrian...

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Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba at the Grand mosque in Makkah. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

WHO: Saudi Arabia Succeeds to Ensure Pilgrims’ Safety

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Sep 15, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Holy Sites- Health Minister Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah announced on Wednesday during a press conference in Mina that the current Hajj season was free from epidemic diseases and that pilgrims were generally in good health. The World Health Organization (WHO) stated that...