Palestinian Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh yesterday called on the European Union to revive the political process under the International Quartet's auspices in a way that brings justice for the...

The United States expressed its concerns over recent reports that the Palestinian Authority (PA) is acting to restrict Palestinian freedom of expression. While briefing the UN Security Council on the situation...

Turkey this week launched an investigation into statements issued by the mayor of the northwestern city of Bolu after he said he would charge foreigners – refugees, immigrants and...

UN independent experts have urged the Palestinian Authority to reschedule the parliamentary and presidential elections, which PA leader Mahmoud Abbas cancelled under the pretext of Palestinians in Jerusalem not being allowed to vote....

Republican congressmen on Tuesday introduced a bill aiming to stop the US administration's flow of funds to the United Nations Relief and Work Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), a...

Briefing the United Nations (UN) Security Council on the Middle East on Wednesday, Lynn Hastings, the deputy special coordinator for the Middle East process, stated: "Damages in Gaza (resulting...

The Libyan army gave the militia of warlord Khalifa Haftar until Saturday to re-open the strategic coastal road linking the country's east and west, Anadolu Agency reported. "We sent a letter...

The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is going through a cash flow crisis, said Lynn Hastings, the deputy special coordinator for...

Morocco has arrested an Uyghur activist following a warrant issued by China accusing him of terrorism. Concerns are growing that BelgiumUyghur/ will now be extradited to China, which has...

Libyan militia leader, Al-Kani, accused of major human rights violations and sanctioned by the United States, was shot dead in Libya's eastern Benghazi province yesterday, AP reported officials saying. According...

The United Nations yesterday described statements made by Houthi leader, Abdul Malik Al-Ajri, regarding oil tanker FSO Safer as "disappointing", Anadolu news agency reported. "We have seen the recent statements from...

Fifty-three per cent of those displaced in Yemen are children, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced yesterday. The humanitarian organisation explained that Yemeni refugees are struggling...

At least 57 irregular migrants have died after a boat sank off the Libyan coast, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) announced yesterday. The United Nations organisation said the migrants died...

UN human rights experts Monday called on the Palestinian Authority and Israel to reschedule elections for the Palestinian presidency, legislature, and municipalities within a reasonable time to ensure "free,...

US President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Monday will seal an agreement formally ending the US combat mission in Iraq by the end of 2021,...

Do you remember the UN Millennium Development Goals? If not, you are not alone. These ambitious goals included the eradication of "extreme poverty and hunger", "combating lethal diseases" and...

Iran on Saturday dismissed as meddling in its internal affairs criticism by the United Nations' human rights boss of the shooting deaths of protesters during demonstrations over water shortages,...

The President of the UN Human Rights Council, Shameem Khan, has announced the appointment of three members of the Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East...

US President Joe Biden has transferred $135.8 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), following the signing of the 2021-2022 Framework for Cooperation and with additional...

The Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) is no longer a source of joy in war-torn Yemen. Rather, it has become a reminder of the deteriorating economic...

Algeria has recalled its ambassador from Morocco for consultation purposes, Anadolu has reported. The government in Algiers has not ruled out "taking other measures" in protest against statements made...

The United Nations yesterday called on the Israeli authorities to halt the demolition of Palestinian homes. "Our humanitarian colleagues in the occupied Palestinian Territory tell us that on Wednesday,...

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has announced an additional US contribution of $135.8 million to support its operations, reports Anadolu Agency. "The signing of the US-UNRWA Framework...

Algeria strongly condemned on Friday what it described as a "serious deviation" committed by the Moroccan diplomatic mission to the United Nations (UN), after issuing an official memorandum in...

The Palestinian Authority (PA) has urged the United Nations (UN) Security Council and the international community on Friday to put pressure on Israel to rein in its ethnic cleansing...

Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General, Jan Kubis, yesterday warned of a potential collapse of the ceasefire deal in Libya, which would lead to postponing the elections. Speaking at the...

This came during Hamdok's meeting with the President of the Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara, in the capital, Abidjan, on the sidelines of the meetings of the International Development Agency...

An Egyptian official revealed that his country was not waiting for the UN Security Council to find solutions to the Renaissance Dam crisis, stressing that the international body did...

For the fifth time in three months, Libya's parliament failed to approve the national budget halting the plans of the Government of National Unity (GNU). In a statement on...

The Russian reaction to the Nile water crisis, during the UN Security Council's discussion last Thursday, raised questions about the reasons for the absence of Moscow's support for Cairo....

Iraq's Minister of Water Resources Mahdi Rashid Al-Hamdani announced that his country would resort to filing a complaint with the United Nations (UN) agencies to secure its water rights...

"Failure" or "stumble" are the two words most frequently associated with the Renaissance Dam when you Google the issue. The failure of negotiations and stalled round of talks between...