With much of the attention on Yemen focused on the Kuwait peace talks, there seems to be an illusion that much of the fate of Yemen’s future is currently...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel reiterated that she is still optimistic regarding the success of the EU-Turkish deal on refugees, German daily Allgemeine Zeitung reported yesterday. According to Al-Araby Al-Jadeed...

The United Nations envoy to Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed yesterday called on the Yemeni parties to take advantage of the “historic opportunity” they find themselves in and resume...

As he prepares to leave office, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon granted Anadolu Agency a sit-down interview to discuss topics ranging from Syrian refugees to Cyprus reunification talks. He...

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in its weekly report that the Israeli army wounded at least 78 Palestinians, including 32 children, in clashes...

A group of Islamic countries at the UN have condemned Israel’s organising of a photo exhibition inside the international organisation’s headquarters which describes Jerusalem as a capital for the...

  The United Nations Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed held on Thursday two separate meetings with delegations from the Yemeni government and the Houthi rebels in the...

The UN Envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura said that if no developments were achieved concerning the delivery of humanitarian aid to the besieged areas in Syria by 1...

The United Nations Refugee Agency has warned Wednesday that millions of refugees all over the world are at risk of homelessness if humanitarian organisations do not receive more funding,...

More than 300 human rights and aid organisations, church groups, trade unions and political parties from across the continent are urging the European Union (EU) to defend the right...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Jordan to facilitate travel for Palestinians seeking to travel from Gaza to third countries in a letter sent to Jordanian Prime Minister...

A Saturday “mini-session” held in Kuwait between a Yemeni government delegation and representatives of the Shia Houthi group and their allies failed to bridge the gap between the two...

Yemeni peace talks hosted by Kuwait ended on Friday without any end to the stalemate, informed sources close to the discussions have told Anadolu. According to the sources, UN...

Turkey’s EU Minister Volkan Bozkir said on Friday that the European Commission holds the key to solving the visa liberalisation crisis. He noted that the talks regarding this issue...

The Syrian regime yesterday refused the entry of humanitarian aid into the city of Daraya, on the outskirts of Damascus, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said. “Unacceptable” conditions were set...

Egypt has strongly rejected the United Nations calls to open Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip permanently. The Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said his country “strongly rejects...

 If the cessation of hostilities in Syria fails, Turkey’s proposal for a safe zone can be discussed, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee told Anadolu Agency. “It...

The Palestinian Authority (PA) foreign ministry has accused Israel of carrying out systematic armed robbery against Palestinian land and property. The ministry reiterated in a statement on Thursday its...

Today in London a new report entitled The Israel lobby and the European Union is being released. Researched and written by Public Interest Investigations and Spinwatch and published by EuroPal Forum,...

The Israeli siege imposed on the Gaza Strip for a decade has damaged the enclave’s economy and led to high unemployment rates, UNRWA said. “The heavy restrictions on the...

Top Hamas leader in Gaza Ismail Haniyeh said on Wednesday that Paul Garner, Swiss Ambassador to the Palestinian Authority (PA) told him that Switzerland is to hold a conference...

Israel’s latest display of misplaced ire at the UN Security Council has provided a succinct illustration of how criticism of settler colonialism, even by Israeli NGOs, remains a cloistered...

Italy has appointed Giampaolo Cantini as its new ambassador to Egypt. On Tuesday, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said his government had decided to transfer former Italian Ambassador to...

  US President Barack Obama met with the US National Security Council yesterday to discuss the international coalition’s efforts to fight Daesh. The White House called on the council...

  The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported yesterday that anger over a pay cut has spread across Daesh’s ranks in the suburbs of Deir ez-Zor. The cut...

Fourteen years after they were deported from their homes, the Palestinians who were besieged in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem and then deported to Gaza and other...

Poland’s ruling right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski said his country refuses to accept a single refugee because there is no mechanism to ensure the country’s...

Israeli authorities have refused to renew the travel document of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement co-founder Omar Barghouti, in a move condemned by campaigners as amounting to a...

Egyptian President Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi and Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday reiterated the importance of accelerating the convention of the proposed French peace conference, the Anadolu Agency...

There is a witch-hunt in the British Labour Party. Britain’s Opposition party leader, Jeremy Corbyn, is being hounded for not rooting out alleged anti-Semitism in his party. Those leading...

The 14th annual forum of Palestinians in Europe has called on the EU and the international community to take firm actions to stop Israeli expansionist policies in the Palestinian...

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is “outraged” by Thursday’s attacks on Kamouna refugee camp near the village of Sarmada. Ban called for the situation to be referred to the...