Mauritania: People living “close to the edge”, WFP Director

Malnutrition is on the rise in Mauritania and has reached emergency levels in six of the country’s 15 regions. The alarm bell was sounded by the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) which is worried that the situation might get worse due to lack of funds and also to the pressure on available resources because […]

Advisers of Hezbollah and Hamas reportedly spotted in Polisario camps

Several security sources have reported the presence of foreign military advisers in the Polisario camps in Tindouf, Algeria, as well as in other secret Algerian military bases. According to these sources, quoted by the Paris-based news outlet Sahel Intelligence, the foreigners include instructors linked to networks close to Hamas and Iranian advisers operating in the […]

EU, UNRWA reaffirm joint commitment to support Palestine refugees

The European Union and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) signed on Wednesday a Joint Declaration on EU support to UNRWA for the period 2017-2020. They also announced the signature of the financial agreement for the EU contribution to the UNRWA Program Budget for 2017, which […]