International Organisations

The European Union yesterday criticised a new Israeli law which targets foreign funded NGOs saying it "undermines democracy and freedom of expression" while a leading Israeli human rights group...

So, it's official. On Wednesday, David Cameron will step down as prime minister of the United Kingdom and Theresa May will take charge. May, who has been home secretary...

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the occupied Palestinian territory (OCHA) has published a brief but detailed document by the World Health Organisation regarding the...

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has estimated that more than half a million Iraqi children are at work instead of going to school as a result of the...

Thirteen years ago, Britain's then prime minister Tony Blair relied on false evidence to justify taking the United Kingdom to war. For reasons perhaps better known to him than...

Two years on from the onset of Israel's 51-day war on Gaza, life in the besieged Strip is virtually hopeless for the 1.8 million people living there. The 2014...

The Middle East Quartet report released recently once again takes issue with settlements as an obstacle to peace, a reiteration that has become as obsolete as the two-state compromise....

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday slammed a recent report issued by the Middle East "quartet" (comprised of the U.S., the UN, the EU and Russia) on the moribund...

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has condemned the latest punitive home demolitions carried out by Israeli authorities in the...

There has been a notable increase in worldwide grassroots action attempting to hold Israel accountable for its large-scale violations of international law and Palestinian human rights as well as...

The head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) has called on the country's leaders to "settle their internal differences" ahead of a donors' conference scheduled on...

The United Nations Envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura said it remains unclear when the next round of UN brokered intra-Syrian talks will take place, stressing on the link...

Following an attack on Istanbul's international airport that left 42 dead this week, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said yesterday that expressing solidarity is "not enough". The Turkish politician made...

With the Chilcot Inquiry due to publish its long-awaited report on 6 July, an early indication of what the findings might be have been aired by BBC Panorama's "Iraq...

The European Commission on Thursday proposed an additional €1.4 billion for refugees in Turkey, following a meeting in Brussels of the group's steering committee. The committee was established to...

This month marks four years since a delegation of prominent British lawyers published a report on the treatment of Palestinian children under Israeli military law. The Foreign Office funded...

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim claimed on Monday that Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip had been "largely lifted" as part of the newly-inked reconciliation deal between Israel and...

The Syrian opposition's High Negotiations Committee (HNC) said on Monday that the European Union should impose sanctions on Russian companies that support the war in Syria, as it did in the...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to help return Israeli soldiers captured in Gaza, PalSawa.com reported yesterday. During a meeting in Jerusalem, Netanyahu said that...

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) announced on Tuesday that a convoy of humanitarian aid reached the Syrian town of Qudsayya located in the...

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Israel to lift its "suffocating" siege on the Gaza Strip today. Speaking during a trip to the besieged coastal enclave, Ban called...

After months of anticipation, the United Kingdom has decided to leave the European Union (EU). Although, the results were fairly close – 51.9% voted to 'Leave' vs. 48.1% elected...

With the debris from the Brexit fallout still causing political chaos in the country, it may be too easy to forget that less than two weeks ago a Labour...

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is determined to surpass his previous endeavours in protecting Israel's colonial presence in Palestine. Speaking during a visit to Israel and Ramallah, during which meetings...

The British Ambassador to Israel David Quarrey said on Friday the United Kingdom will continue to be a friend to Israel and stand by its side, even after Britain...

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is heading to the Middle East to visit Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas today, PLS48.net reported. Ban's term as...

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has condemned Israel's policy of punitive demolitions of Palestinian homes. UNRWA says it is...

The UN on Friday expressed concern about reports of incendiary bombs being used in Syria, Anadolu Agency reported. Concerned were raised hours after an opposition group to Syrian President...

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has been let down by Washington on the eve of his visit to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories on Monday, as the Middle East...

The UN under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator described the city of Darayya as "Syria's capital of barrel bombs" in a briefing to the UN Security Council...

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has rejected a European proposal to meet with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin while the two are in Brussels, Belgium, Palestinian and Israeli sources said....

Jordan has called on Amnesty International to put pressure on the international community to help with the large number of refugees present on Jordanian borders and receive more of them. Amnesty...