The world's most dangerous — and safest
Here are the countries that pose the maximum risk for travelers in 2024 — and also the ones that are the safest — according to International SOS. The risk assessment firm, in its 2024 Risk Map, has ranked these countries based on several metrics, including security, medical dangers as well as the…#internationalsos #riskmap #african #libya #southsudan #venezuela #pakistan #burma #scandinavian #iceland (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Regional Director statement for media briefing
19 December 2023
Thank you all for joining us.
This is my last media briefing before the year ends, and I am speaking to you today with the heaviest heart as I, like all of us here, witness unimaginable suffering.
Our region of over half a billion people is home to 38% of the global population in need of humanitarian aid, which means over 140 million.
These numbers represent the everyday tragedies experienced by the people of Syria, Afghanistan and Morocco after earthquakes, the lived horrors of the people of Libya after catastrophic flooding, drought in the Horn of Africa, rapidly worsening conflict in Sudan and, of c...
Source: WHO EMRO News - December 19, 2023 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
" America's Dictator " Sweeps To 3rd Term As President Of Egypt With Nearly 90% Of Vote
"America's Dictator" Sweeps To 3rd Term As President Of Egypt With Nearly 90% Of Vote In the Middle East region, Israel has for decades been the biggest recipient of US foreign aid, but less commonly known is that Egypt has long held the number two spot. This ultimately goes back to the Camp David…#egypt #middleeast #israel #campdavidaccords #libya #syria #western #egyptian #abdelfattah #northafrican (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Over 60 people have drowned in the capsizing of a migrant vessel off Libya, the UN says
A boat carrying dozens of migrants trying to reach Europe capsized off the coast of Libya, leaving more than 60 people dead, including women and children, the U.N. migration agency said. The shipwreck, which took place overnight between Thursday and Friday, was the latest tragedy in this part of…#libya #mediterraneansea #zuwara #europeanunions #frontex #alarmphone #libyan #africa #middleeast #northafrican (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Donald Trump predicts people will flee US if he wins
Former President Donald Trump said at a rally on Saturday that people will leave the country if he is reelected because he will crack down on immigration. Trump is the frontrunner in the 2024 GOP presidential primary and has continued to rally his supporters behind the Make America Great Again…#donaldtrump #trump #antidefamationleague #adl #durham #newhampshire #israel #muslim #libya #iran (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Middle East ’s economy is caught in the crossfire
A , on the eve of Hamas’s attack on Israel, there were reasons to be hopeful about the Middle East. Gulf states were ploughing billions of dollars of oil profits into flashy investments, building everything from sports teams and desert cities to entire manufacturing sectors. Perhaps, optimists…#hamas #israel #middleeast #gulf #arabspring #libya #yemen #palestinian #arab #egypt (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Libya: People Are Beaten, Sexually Abused and Killed in Libyan Detention Centres
[MSF] Refugees, asylum seekers and migrants held inside detention centres in Tripoli, Libya, have been assaulted, sexually abused, beaten, killed and systematically deprived of the most basic humane conditions, including proper access to food, water, sanitation and medical care, says Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 7, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Aid and Assistance External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Libya NGOs and Civil Society North Africa Source Type: news
Libya: MSF Report On Abuse in Abu Salim and Ain Zara Detention Centres in Libya
[MSF] Over the course of 2023, until Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) ended medical activities in Tripoli in August, our teams witnessed and documented living conditions and abuses inside Abu Salim and Ain Zara detention centres, where thousands of people, including women and children, continue to be arbitrarily detained. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 7, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Aid and Assistance External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Libya NGOs and Civil Society North Africa Source Type: news
‘A Death in Malta’ Review: Lost in a Sea of Corruption
Imagine the corrupt Tammany Hall of old reborn in a sovereign state in postwar Europe—a tiny archipelago, no more, in the southern Mediterranean. After independence from Britain in 1964, its anti-Western leaders courted Muammar Gaddafi as ally and benefactor. The national passport used to be…#tammanyhall #muammargaddafi #libyan #postsoviet #malta #semitic #paulcaruanagalizia #maltese #adeathinmalta #labourparty (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nicolas Cage ’s ‘Lord of War’ Sequel to Shoot in Morocco in 2024 With Top Line Producer Karim Debbagh (EXCLUSIVE)
Karim Debbagh‘s leading Tangier-based line producer Kasbah Films has secured a raft of U.S. and U.K. projects that will lense in Morocco, including “Lords of War,” the sequel to “Lord of War,” starring Nicolas Cage as the world’s most notorious arms dealer. While attending the Marrakech Film…#kasbahfilms #morocco #lordsofwar #nicolascage #variety #african #libya #egypt #senegal #middleeast (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Before Trump, a low-profile congressman named Ron DeSantis sought a'Muslim travel ban '
In 2017, President Donald Trump triggered national outrage for implementing a so-called Muslim travel ban, blocking U.S. admissions for travelers from predominantly Muslim countries. The move prompted widespread protests and legal challenges, and Joe Biden rescinded it in one of his first actions…#donaldtrump #muslim #trump #rondesantis #florida #iraq #libya #somalia #syria #yemen (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Africa: Climate Crisis Exposes Vulnerabilities of Africa's Weak Infrastructure #AfricaClimateCrisis
[allAfrica] Two recent disasters in Morocco and Libya highlight the deadly consequences of outdated infrastructure in the face of natural hazards. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 24, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Food and Agriculture Economy, Business and Finance Climate Environment Health and Medicine Industry and Infrastructure Trade Transport and Shipping Source Type: news
The Cries of Gaza Reach Afghanistan
Afghan man walks past building destroyed during the civil war. The war which lasted nearly five years and killed 46,000 civilians was fueled by weapons and money from the United States and the Soviet Union. Photo courtesy of TKG’s photo archive in Kabul: www.tkg.afBy Melek ZahineKABUL, Afghanistan, Nov 22 2023 (IPS) On the morning of 11 November, Mohammed Abu Salmiya, the Director of Gaza’s largest medical center, Al Shifa Hospital, sent out an emotional S.O.S. to the world through a television news interview and through the remaining charge on his mobile phone. His plea for an immediate ceasefire on behalf of a ho...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - November 22, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Melek Zahine Tags: Armed Conflicts Asia-Pacific Crime & Justice Headlines Health Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies Middle East & North Africa Migration & Refugees TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
Libya: After the Flood - Thousands Still Missing Amid Mental Health Crisis
[VOA] Derna, Libya/Istanbul, Turkey -- In some places the water came on like a pack of cars, speeding more than 120 kilometers an hour over the tops of 30-meter-high palm trees. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 22, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Libya North Africa Source Type: news
The Countries Which Suffered Through Most Recession Years
Javier Milei was elected president of Argentina this Sunday after the far-right, ultra-libertarian candidate beat left-wing opponent Sergio Massa in a runoff election. Milei's views and his campaigning style can be described as fringe, as he announced his intention to abolish Argentina's central…#javiermilei #argentina #sergiomassa #milei #argentine #conferenceboard #libya #syria #juandomingoperón #congo (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
