In an attempt to shed light on the devastating human toll of this type of conflict The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has released a special report: 'I saw my city die: voices from the front lines of urban conflict in Iraq, Syria and Yemen'.

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Hundreds of people have fallen ill and a child has died of suspected food poisoning at a camp for displaced people near the Iraqi city of Mosul.

Monrovia (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday joined West African leaders at a summit in Liberia, where they hailed peacekeeping efforts in the region but warned about threats to stability. Netanyahu, who had visited east Africa in July 2016, vowed that they had "no better partner" than his country after he was received by Liberian President and outgoing head of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

Reports revealed that the Saudi Arabian Government may not be happy with Nigeria over alleged widespread sale of free dates donated to Nigerian Pilgrims by the Kingdom. It was gathered that the Saudi authorities had distributed 200 tons of dates to Nigerian Muslims who are currently observing the Ramadan Fasting.

Several armed attackers on Wednesday morning, opened fire at the Iranian parliament and Ayatollah Khomeini’s mausoleum in Tehran with about seven dead and several injured in the twin attack at the time of reporting.The assailants armed with a pistol and 2 AK-47 rifles carried out the attack in central Tehran.

Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates and Yemen have severed diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of fuelling crisis and causing instability in the region. The five mainly Arab counties say Doha supports Iranian spearheaded terrorism in the region.