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Lebanon’s Aoun condemns Israeli escalation of attacks, says strikes undermine ceasefire efforts

JERUSALEM/DUBAI: President Joseph Aoun on Friday condemned the ongoing Israeli escalation of attacks in Lebanon, but said the military attacks would not deter effort to reach a comprehensive ceasefire as quickly as possible.

Saudi Arabia, UN provide training on women’s rights

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Human Rights Commission concluded a five-day training-of-trainers program on Wednesday on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the landmark UN treaty on gender equality. The program, held at the HRC’s headquarters in Riyadh in cooperation with the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, brought together participants from government entities and civil society organizations, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

Israeli strikes kill 47 people in Lebanon overnight | The National

Four Israeli soldiers also killed in clashes with Hezbollah

Stop the madness in Sudan, says UN human rights chief as Rapid Support Forces encircle El-Obeid

NEW YORK CITY: The UN’s secretary-general and its human rights chief on Thursday issued urgent warnings over an imminent offensive by the Rapid Support Forces against El-Obeid, the capital of Sudan’s North Kordofan state, and called on the international community to intervene before the city becomes the next scene of mass atrocities.