The EU issued a statement on Wednesday saying that the Syrian presidential election on 3 June “cannot be considered as a genuinely democratic vote”. The statement criticised the restrictions...

The Elders welcome the establishment of the long-awaited Palestinian unity government. They urge all nations to support the government as it works towards free and fair elections within the...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Associated Press on Tuesday that he is both “deeply disappointed” and “deeply troubled” by the US and EU’s recognition of the new...

The European Commission released a statement confirming the granting of €200 million in financial aid to the Palestinian Authority and UNRWA. As on other occasions, the importance of disassociating...

Israel is “deeply disappointed” with the Obama administration’s announcement that it would work with the Palestinian unity government sworn in by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday, Israeli...

The head of the UN nuclear watchdog said on Monday that Iran has implemented all the practical measures that had been agreed upon, helping the International Atomic Energy Agency...

The EU made a “political” decision to re-instate its election monitoring team in Egypt, despite conditions which fell well below international norms for observing elections, the Middle East Eye...

Spokesperson of the US State Department Jen Psaki said on Friday that the Syrian regime would not be able to destroy the remaining chemical weapons by the deadline June...

The UN Security Council issued a statement on Thursday voicing its “disappointment and concern” over the failure to elect a new president in Lebanon within the constitutional time frame,...

A UN sponsored study reveals that Syria’s economic losses since 2011 reached around $144 billion at the end of 2013. Reuters news agency reported that: “The study, conducted by...

Arab Knesset Member Ahmed Tibi has called upon FIFA President Sepp Blatter to end the suffering of Palestinian athletes, especially footballers. Blatter, the head of FIFA, the governing body...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said that Israel is placing hurdles in the way of Palestinian participation in sports and violating international laws and FIFA’s rules. During his meeting at...

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA, has revealed that the Israeli authorities have demolished a number of buildings in six populated districts in Area...

Former UN secretary general Kofi Annan said in an interview with the Guardian Saturday that the international community has let down the Syrian people by failing to prevent the...

The UN Secretary General’s Special Representative in Iraq, Nikolay Mladenov, has voiced his concern about reports of increased armed activities in Fallujah in the Anbar province and its devastating...

The following is a statement from UNRWA spokesperson Chris Gunness: Since the beginning of 2013, UNRWA has observed a sharp increase in the number of Palestine refugees killed and...

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has called for Israel to make efforts on all levels to acquire at least observer status in the Organisation of African Unity. Al-Quds news...

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya, UNSMIL called on Monday for all Libyan parties to immediately cease all military actions and address differences through political means instead of...

In an escalation of the attacks on the UN’s Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Ron Prosor speaks...

The Palestinian Ministry of Prisoners and Freed Prisoners is to hold a meeting on Monday with the EU representatives and ambassadors from other countries, in Ramallah to give update...

Head of the Palestinian Anti-Corruption Commission Rafik Natsheh has revealed that Jordan would soon hand over three Palestinian officials accused of embezzling public funds, Arab media reported. An informed...

The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the water cut to the Syrian city of Aleppo and called on “all parties to ensure the return of water supplies...

The European Union announced Saturday it will not dispatch observers to the upcoming presidential elections scheduled for May 26-27 due to the lack of guarantees that would protect their...

Iran’s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs Abbas Araghchi announced on Friday the failure of the fourth round of talks with the P5+1 over his country’s nuclear...

Amidst expectations of a Russian and Chinese veto, the UNSC is to vote on a French draft resolution calling to bring Syria before the International Criminal Court (ICC.) Russia...

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Sudan, OCHA said Thursday that the number of South Sudanese refugees fleeing the conflict in their country has...

Reiterating the right to memory has sustained Palestinian tenacity towards reclaiming their land and the right of return. However, their adamant statements on each Nakba commemoration are threatened by...

The secretary general of the Arab League said on Wednesday that he deeply regretted the resignation of the joint UN-Arab League special envoy to Syria. Nabil Elaraby said that...

More than three years into the Syrian war, during which well over 100,000 people have been killed and torture has become commonplace, a sense of impunity still persists on...

No one will ever forget that the blockade imposed by the occupying power in Gaza, in cooperation with international and regional powers, is the longest siege in modern times....

International Criminal Court prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda demanded on Tuesday the Libyan authorities to immediately hand over Saif al-Islam Gaddafi to face crimes against humanity charges. Saif al-Islam, the son...

26 former European leaders, including former Presidents, Prime Ministers, Foreign Ministers and European Commissioners, have written a letter to EU President Van Rompuy and High Representative Catherine Ashton, calling...