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Syria's economic pains far from over despite Assad's ouster
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Samir al-Baghdad grabbed his pickax and walked up a wobbly set of stairs made of cinderblocks and rubble. He is rebuilding his destroyed family house in the Qaboun neighborhood near Damascus, Syria 's capital. The traditional building, which...
UN food agency says some donors are hesitant to fund urgent Syrian aid under the new authorities
DAMASCUS (AP) — Some governments are hesitant to boost funding for urgent humanitarian needs in Syria under the country's new interim rulers after the fall of former President Bashar Assad, the director of the U.N. World Food Program said Tuesday. WFP chief Cindy McCain said...
The US says it pushed retraction of a famine warning for north Gaza. Aid groups express concern
WASHINGTON (AP) — A lead organization monitoring for food crises around the world withdrew a new report this week warning of imminent famine in north Gaza under what it called Israel's “near-total blockade,” after the U.S. asked for its retraction, U.S. officials told The Associated Press....
Global monitor says famine is weeks away in north Gaza. A US diplomat calls warning 'irresponsible'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Deaths from starvation will likely pass famine levels in northern Gaza as soon as next month owing to Israel's “near-total blockade” of food and other aid, the U.S.-created global food-crisis monitor said on Tuesday. The finding by the Famine Early Warning...
