Fatma Katr

Jan 24, 2024 | passblue.com | Clair MacDougall |Arwa Mokdad |Arthur Bassas |Fatma Katr |Dawn Clancy

MONROVIA, Liberia - Linda Thomas-Greenfield, ambassador to the United Nations, led the United States delegation to the inauguration of Joseph Nyumah Boakai, the newly elected president of Liberia. The West African nation remains one of the US' few remaining democratic allies in a region where coups, military juntas and anti-Western sentiment is rising. "I'm excited. I described it as exhilarating to be back.

Jan 22, 2024 | passblue.com | Jusaima Moaid-azm Peregrina |Arwa Mokdad |Arthur Bassas |Fatma Katr |Dawn Clancy

The Syrian conflict, now nearing its 13th year, has left the country in ruins. Despite waning international attention, it stands as the largest displacement crisis globally, with over 12 million Syrians that have been forcibly displaced throughout the region. The toll is dreadful: More than 350,000 lives lost, and 13.1 million people desperately needing assistance, including immediate lifesaving support such as food, health care, clean water and shelter.

Jan 18, 2024 | passblue.com | Fatma Katr |Clair MacDougall |Dawn Clancy |Arthur Bassas |Mona Khalil

CAIRO - Israel's plan to intensify its ground operations in Gaza's south includes seizing control of the Philadelphi Corridor, a stretch of land adjacent to the Egypt-Gaza border. But the plan Egyptian sovereignty and disrupting the already abysmal flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza. The Israeli government contends that controlling the Corridor is crucial to its goal of eradicating Hamas and cutting off the smuggling of weapons to its fighters.