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A mass fire in Iraq, Saudi’s foreign policy moves, surviving Libya’s floods post-ISIL–here’s the Middle East this week. A fire engulfs a wedding hall in…
A mass fire in Iraq, Saudi’s foreign policy moves, surviving Libya’s floods post-ISIL–here’s the Middle East this week. A fire engulfs a wedding hall in…
“The only thing I could see was water, a huge sea sweeping away everything in the neighbourhood. "Our street, our neighbours, our house, my mother…
Top prosecutor says the mayor of Derna and officials from the Water Resources Authority and Dams Management Authority are ordered arrested. Libya’s chief prosecutor has…
Misinformation and media restrictions add to the chaos in the flood-stricken city of Derna. Plus, preserving Nigeria’s past in print. As the residents of the…
The count of the dead and missing from the twin catastrophes that struck Libya and Morocco almost two weeks ago already stands at more than…
Two aid flights arrive in Benghazi from Doha along with a team from the Qatar Red Crescent. Qatar has sent 23 tonnes of aid and…
When Raed Qazmouz and his team of Palestinian first responders finally reached Derna last week, he was stunned by the sheer scale of disaster in…
Last week, Storm Daniel pounded Libya, wreaking havoc on the eastern city of Derna, where two neglected, ageing dams gave way upstream, unleashing an estimated…
Derna authorities say there are so many journalists in the city that they pose an obstacle to the work of rescue teams. Different accounts are…
In early September, Storm Daniel hit the Mediterranean, causing catastrophic flooding. Heavy rains poured over parts of Turkey, Bulgaria and Greece. The Greek province of…
Officials have warned that a disease outbreak in Libya’s northeast, where floods have killed thousands, could create “a second devastating crisis” as adults and children…
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Hundreds of people have protested in the eastern Libyan city of Derna, venting anger against authorities and demanding accountability one week after a flood killed…
A torrent of messages posted online by men promoting the marriage of underage girls and other forms of exploitation following the powerful earthquake in Morrocco has…
As Storm Daniel pounded Libya, the people of Derna were primed for a flood. But then two neglected, ageing dams gave way upriver and more…
Confusion has emerged over the death toll from the September 10 disaster after the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) at…
A week after a tsunami-sized flash flood devastated the Libyan coastal city of Derna, sweeping thousands to their deaths, international aid efforts gathered pace as…
For many Libyans, the collective grief over the more than 11,000 dead has morphed into a rallying cry for national unity in a country blighted…
A week after a massive wall of water ripped through the Libyan coastal city of Derna sending thousands to their deaths, the focus has turned…
Aid from Libya’s neighbors and allies began to trickle in days after a devastating storm ravaged the nation’s northeastern coast, leaving at least 2,300 people…