International Organisations

Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN secretary-general, said yesterday that the UN is in contact with Iran over the Iranian aid ship heading to Yemen, the Anadolu Agency reported....

The German government has pledged an additional $41 million to support an UNRWA shelter assistance programme in the Gaza Strip. In a statement on Wednesday, the UN agency said...

In just over two weeks, the annual FIFA Congress will convene in Zurich. On the agenda – a "proposal by the Palestinian Football Association for the suspension of the...

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court urged Libya's warring factions on Tuesday to refrain from targeting civilians or committing any crimes that may fall under the jurisdiction...

A high-profile group of former European political leaders and diplomats has called for the urgent reassessment of EU policy on the question of a Palestinian state and insisted Israel...

A senior UN official called on Tuesday for Israel's eight-year siege of the Gaza Strip to be lifted in order to begin the reconstruction of the houses and public...

Amnesty International has called on Tunisia and Egypt to keep their borders open and provide safe haven to any persons fleeing violence and persecution in Libya. In a new...

Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat said yesterday that Palestinians would never accept any solutions that diminishes the Palestinian rights recognised by the UN, including a Palestinian state on 1967...

The prime minister of Qatar criticised the UN Security Council on Monday for failing to provide "just solutions" for the crises in the Middle East, Anadolu has reported. Sheikh...

Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh said that his country refuses any reduction in UN services for Palestinian refugees in the kingdom, Anadolu reported yesterday. Judeh made his remarks during...

A recent study into situation in the Gaza Strip as a result of the Israeli siege has concluded that nearly 1.9 million Palestinians continue to suffer the effect of...

The European Union has joined the United States in condemning the Israeli government's decision to construct 900 housing units in the Ramat Shlomo neighbourhood in occupied East Jerusalem, Israel...

Yemen's Shia Houthi group has agreed to a Saudi-proposed humanitarian cease-fire in Yemen and called for resuming the political dialogue under the auspices of the United Nations. In a...

The European United Left group of MEPs has demanded the abolition of partnership agreements with Israel due to its indiscriminate aggression against the Palestinians, Arabs48.com reported on Friday. The...

Human Rights Watch yesterday accused the Palestinian Authority of launching a political campaign of arrests against university students because of their affiliation with Hamas or political criticism, some of...

"A large majority of UN Security Council members support a US effort to create a way to attribute blame for chlorine attacks in Syria and are ready to move...

The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday criticised the Israeli government's plans to build 900 housing units in an East Jerusalem settlement, describing the move as illegal. "The secretary-general...

Forces loyal to the Houthis attacked a number of civilians and detained them, in a move that could be a "war crime", Human Rights Watch revealed yesterday. In a...

Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah denied media reports claiming the European Union has stopped channelling money earmarked for Gaza employees and pensioners. Hamdallah told the Anadolu Agency, on the...

In a letter to the UN Security Council, Yemeni Ambassador to the UN Khalid Al-Yamani urged the council to approve a ground operation in his country, mainly in Taiz...

UAE citizens will be allowed to access Europe without having to apply for a visa before arrival after authorities signed a visa waiver agreement yesterday. The Permanent Representative of...

The Europeans have been forging an increasingly specific policy towards the Arab-Israeli conflict, centred on the Green (1949 Armistice) Line as the provisional border between Israel and Palestine. While...

UNICEF has distributed aid to families that it has been unable to reach for two years, the organisation revealed yesterday. According to a statement issued by the organisation, the...

The smuggling of migrants from Africa to Europe generates $150 million annually to its perpetrators, a senior UN official revealed yesterday. In a press conference held at the United...

The Turkish prime minister said on Sunday that xenophobia and exclusion on the basis of sectarian, religious and ethnic differences are the biggest threat facing Europe today. Ahmet Davutoğlu...

The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said on Sunday that it has received just 18 per cent of the funds needed for the reconstruction of...

Over 3,500 Palestinian children are stranded in Syria's flashpoint Yarmouk camp for Palestinian refugees, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has said. "There are some 3,500 children stranded...

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) on Saturday called for protecting civilians in the Palestinian Yarmouk refugee camp, southern Syrian capital Damascus. The agency called on the Syrian...

The Syrian regime has shelled the Yarmouk refugee camp late Friday in southern Damascus, a local activist said. This is not the Syrian regime's first attack on the camp....

The UN has denied media allegations about Saudi Arabia setting conditions for its relief efforts in Yemen. It is claimed that Riyadh donated more than $275 million to alleviate...

A United Nations report revealed that Iran has been arming the Houthis since 2009, confirming accusations made by Arab and Western countries against Tehran regarding its support of the...

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday called on the Syrian regime to "immediately" stop shelling the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk, in the outskirts of Damascus, a statement said. "The...