Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Executive director of the World Food Programme Cindy McCain speaks with the Associated Press in Damascus ...

Samir al-Baghdad grabbed his pickax and walked up a wobbly set of stairs made of cinderblocks and rubble. He is rebuilding his destroyed family house in the Qaboun neighborhood near Damascus, Syria 's capital.

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WFP chief Cindy McCain said Syria’s struggle with hunger is a national and regional security issue, especially as the country goes through a critical transition period. “What’s at stake here ...

The director of the UN World Food Program warned that some governments resist calls to boost funds for urgent humanitarian needs in Syria

Executive director of the World Food Programme Cindy McCain speaks with the Associated Press in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday Jan. 14, 2025.(AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

At a time when the world is being shaped by geopolitical tensions, economic shifts and technological advancement, close to 3 000 policy-makers, business executives, international organization and civil society leaders,

After Assad’s fall, al-Baghdadi was finally able to return. Like many, he was euphoric and hoped it would pave the way for better times despite the many challenges that lay ahead, including rampant power cuts and fuel shortages.

Thursday night brought a big change to Davos — and not just because it snowed for the first time all week. At just past 5 p.m., U.S. President Donald Trump presented his “America First” priorities virtually, telling the crowd: “Three days ago I took the oath of office, and we began the Golden Age of America.”

That in turn could defuse tensions across the wider Middle East, where the war has stoked conflict in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Iraq ... able to bring it in at scale,” said Cindy McCain, World Food Program executive ...

Photo: Photo by Maurizio Martorana for the Wall Street Journal Cindy McCain, the executive director of the United Nations’ World Food Programme, says aid workers in Gaza are seeing "smooth ...

As members of Congress decide whether or not to support legislation authorizing military strikes against Syria with the knowledge ... Senator John McCain said he was “struck” by a recent ...