Aid reaches Ghouta but retreats after shelling; Syria presses assault
BEIRUT/GENEVA: Aid trucks reached Syria’s eastern Ghouta region on Monday for the first time since… Read More
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40,000 displaced Yemenis stranded without aid in Aden: UN
ADEN, YEMEN: The UN expressed concern on Wednesday for more than 40,000 displaced Yemenis who… Read More
8 years ago
Trump says Palestinians ‘disrespected’ US, aid on hold
DAVOS: President Donald Trump on Thursday accused Palestinians of disrespecting the United States and threatened… Read More
8 years ago
Bill Gates announces increase in financial aid to Pakistan
WASHINGTON: A billionaire philanthropist, Bill Gates, has announced to increase financial aid to Pakistan days in a… Read More
8 years ago
Sweden warns against cutting US aid to Palestinians
STOCKHOLM: Sweden, a big donor country that has recognized Palestine as a state, warned Tuesday… Read More
8 years ago
US conveys to Pakistan ‘what it must do’: Pentagon
WASHINGTON: The United States has told Pakistan what it must do if it wants Washington… Read More
8 years ago
US puts condition to restore Pakistan aid
WASHINGTON: CIA director Mike Pompeo says the United States can restore security assistance to Pakistan if… Read More
8 years ago
US weighs Pakistani blowback as it piles pressure on Islamabad
WASHINGTON: The United States is examining ways to mitigate any Pakistani retaliation as it piles… Read More
8 years ago
U.S. suspends entire security aid to Pakistan
WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday suspended an undisclosed amount of security aid to Pakistan… Read More
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U.S. to announce steps to pressure Pakistan within days, says White House
WASHINGTON: The United States accused Pakistan on Tuesday of playing a “double game” on fighting… Read More
8 years ago
US President Donald Trump threatens to cut all aid to Pakistan
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has threatened to stop all aid to Pakistan accusing Islamabad… Read More
8 years ago
UN says 11 million Yemen children desperately need aid
AMMAN: More than 11 million children in war-torn Yemen are in desperate need of humanitarian… Read More
8 years ago
Switzerland approves $1.3 bn in EU aid
BERN: Switzerland said on Thursday it will provide more than a billion dollars in development… Read More
8 years ago
Swimming with dolphins in virtual reality to aid disabled
APELDOORN: Swimming with wild dolphins is something most can only dream of, and jumping into… Read More
8 years ago
US House committee advances bill to limit aid to Palestinians
WASHINGTON: A U.S. House of Representatives committee approved a bill on Wednesday that would sharply… Read More
8 years ago
South Korea approves aid to North Korea, North calls Trump ‘barking dog’
SEOUL: South Korea approved a plan on Thursday to send $8 million (5.93 million pounds)… Read More
8 years ago
UN seeks “massive” aid boost amid Rohingya “emergency within an emergency”
YANGON: Aid agencies have to step up operations “massively” in response to the arrival of… Read More
8 years ago
Iran prepares aid for Myanmar Rohingyas
TEHRAN: Iran's Red Crescent said on Thursday it has prepared an aid package for Myanmar's… Read More
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Turkey to start first foreign aid distribution in Myanmar
ANKARA: Turkey said it will start the first foreign deliveries of aid on Wednesday to… Read More
8 years ago
IMF to launch new form of aid — with no money
WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund announced on Wednesday it will launch a new tool to support… Read More
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