Revealed: Saudi Arabia’s grand plan to ‘hook’ poor countries on oil
Climate scientists say fossil fuel use needs to fall rapidly – but oil-rich kingdom is working to drive up demand Saudi Arabia is driving a...
Category : Middle East and North Africa
Cheap over-the-counter nail drug found to work on crippling flesh-eating disease
‘Momentous’ breakthrough as trial finds treatment for nail infections to be highly effective for neglected tropical disease A cheap and easily taken drug used to...
Hunger crisis threatens Chad as funding for food aid falters
World Food Programme warns it will stop helping to feed 1.4 million people including refugees from Darfur as global demand for assistance increases The UN’s...
Canadian peace activist thought to have been kidnapped killed in Hamas attack
Officials confirm ‘lifelong advocate for peace’ Vivian Silver, 74, killed after initial reports suggested she had been taken hostage Vivian Silver, a Canadian-born activist who...
UN warns violence against civilians in Sudan ‘verging on pure evil’
UN humanitarian coordinator for Sudan says war between army and paramilitaries is ‘horrific’ Violence against civilians in Sudan is “verging on pure evil,” a senior...
UK couple on holiday in Egypt died of carbon monoxide poisoning, coroner rules
Susan and John Cooper, from Burnley, fell ill after hotel room next door was sprayed for bed bug infestation A woman whose parents were killed...
First of 100-strong group of Britons cross Gaza border into Egypt
Scotland first minister’s parents-in-law among those evacuated, amid concerns for those stuck in northern Gaza Israel and Hamas at war – live updates The first...
Surgeon with family trapped in Gaza dismayed no Britons on new Rafah crossing list
Birmingham doctor says 16 members of his family including a baby not among those eligible to enter Egypt Israel and Hamas at war – live...
Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt opens for limited evacuation
Crossing open for first time in weeks to allow evacuation of injured Palestinians and foreign passport holders Israel and Hamas at war – live updates...
Aid trucks enter Gaza but UN chief says people need ‘much, much more’
After visit to Rafah crossing, António Guterres says regular supply of food, water, medicine and fuel needed Israel-Hamas war – live updates The Rafah crossing...