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LONDON (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization’s Eastern Mediterranean region told staff in an internal email that he is “very disturbed” by allegations reported by the Associated Press last week that the U.N.

The catastrophic situation in Syria since 2011 has made the country one of the world’s largest recipients of humanitarian assistance, and the vast majority of these multi-billion-dollar aid flows to regime-held areas is facilitated by the United Nations. A new investigative report by the Syrian Legal Development Program (SLDP) and the Observatory of Political and Economic Networks (OPEN) has examined how private companies involved in human rights abuses benefit from the U.N.’s procurements i...

Proponents of passing the measure in the NDAA say it’s convenient to keep it out while the Biden administration negotiates a return to the Iran nuclear deal.

Please join the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Middle East program for a public discussion marking the launch of Jessica Barnes new book, "Staple Security: Bread and Wheat in Egypt."

As the fate of a renewed nuclear deal is undecided, experts weigh in on how other regional powers would react.

Women across Iran have taken to the streets after the death of a young woman in police custody. Their government says it will ‘mercilessly confront’ them: dozens have been killed. Neither side is backing down: what’s next for the women of Iran?

Please join the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Middle East program for a public discussion marking the launch of Jessica Barnes new book, "Staple Security: Bread and Wheat in Egypt."

Sadjadpour tells "Intelligence Matters" host Michael Morell that a new nuclear deal will require direct U.S. engagement and resolve.

The first of five new corvettes recently arrived at King Faisal Naval Base in Jeddah, upgrading the Saudi fleet's capabilities in the Red Sea.

For centuries, it was the dream of the Jewish people to reach the “Promised Land,” to have a place they could call home.