New York | September 17, 2025 United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for immediate and decisive steps to halt the wars in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan and other parts of the Middle East, warning that continued hostilities are fueling severe humanitarian crises.Speaking at UN Headquarters in New York, Guterres stressed the urgent need for ceasefires,
London, United Kingdom | September 5, 2025 Mark Smith, a British diplomat who resigned from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) in August 2024 over the UK’s refusal to halt arms sales to Israel, has alleged that civil servants who question the government’s stance on Gaza are routinely silenced by senior officials. Smith said
GAZA CITY – The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has taken a darker turn as reports confirm that thousands of Palestinians are being forcibly displaced from their homes in the northeastern axis of Gaza City. This development follows an intensified wave of Israeli military operations involving relentless air raids, artillery shelling, and the deployment of explosive-laden
ISTANBUL, TURKEY – In a significant diplomatic and religious engagement, the President of the Republic of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on Thursday, welcomed a high-powered delegation from the International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) to Istanbul. The meeting, which took place at the presidential complex in the Turkish commercial capital, underscores Türkiye’s continued leadership role
NEW YORK | August 27, 2025 Fourteen of the fifteen members of the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday endorsed the findings of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), declaring that famine in parts of Gaza is a “man-made crisis.” The joint statement warned that starvation must not be used as a method of
CAIRO, EGYPT In a joint diplomatic stance reflecting growing regional concern over the protracted crisis in the Gaza Strip, the governments of Egypt and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have reiterated the urgent necessity for a comprehensive ceasefire and the immediate facilitation of humanitarian aid to the besieged Palestinian territory. This renewed appeal came following
Prominent civil society and human rights organisations in Nigeria have issued a joint statement decrying what they describe as ongoing genocide in Gaza, warning of deliberate starvation tactics and urging urgent international intervention. These groups have accused Israeli policy of systematically denying civilians critical access to food, water and medical supplies, factors now being identified
President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Israel Thursday as international outrage grows over Gaza’s worsening humanitarian crisis, where nearly 22 months of war have left Palestinians starving under Israeli bombardment. The diplomatic mission comes after Gaza’s civil defense reported Israeli forces killed dozens late Wednesday when crowds rushed an aid
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has raised grave concerns over the safety of humanitarian workers in Gaza after revealing that Israeli military forces reportedly launched multiple attacks on a WHO staff residence in the besieged Palestinian enclave. According to Dr. Tedros, the residence came under assault on three
In a development without precedent, Israeli officials have reportedly entered direct discussions with Hamas over a potential ceasefire and a comprehensive agreement to halt the ongoing war in Gaza. These indirect talks, facilitated through mediators from Qatar, Egypt and the United States, mark a significant shift in diplomatic engagement between the two sides According to
