Although the mainstream impression regarding Palestine and Israel is one of conflict, there is silent complicity with an agreement between Israel, the Palestinian Authority and the international community to...

Israeli authorities have refused to grant entry visas for a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) investigative team scheduled to conduct a field visit to the Old...

UN observers stationed in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights were almost struck by stray fire from across the Syrian border, according to a Monday statement issued by the Israeli army....

Iraqi children are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance due to the ongoing violence in Iraq

A group of UN human rights experts have demanded Egypt stop the planned executions of six men who have been sentenced to death on evidence retrieved following forced confessions....

Protecting schools in conflict zones is crucial to our efforts in building peace and prosperity across the Middle East and deterring people from future conflicts and extremism, Professor of...

Syrian refugees left on the Algeria-Morocco border have been allowed into Morocco

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has started a new scheme to distribute zakat funds for its relief work after obtaining a fatwa (religious ruling) from senior Muslim clerics. In...

Hamas yesterday condemned the US’ request to the UN Security Council that it be added to the council’s official list of “terrorist groups”, the Anadolu Agency reported. “Hamas rejects...

American Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley on Tuesday asked the UN Security Council to blacklist Hamas, accusing it of being a “terrorist” organisation that puts the lives of...

The northern city of Mosul has been the centre ground for the battle against Daesh since October 2016

A US judge heard arguments on Wednesday to halt the deportations of around 100 Iraqis arrested by immigration authorities in the Detroit area because many belong to minorities and...

Tunisia was elected as a member of the United Nations Committee on Enforced Disappearances for a period of four years yesterday. Elections were held in New York within the...

The government of Jordan officially accepted the transfer of the United Nations envoy to Yemen’s office from the United States, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. The transfer comes...

The UN Security Council has adopted a Presidential Statement calling on “all parties to the conflict to engage constructively and in good faith to overcome obstacles and...

The increasing contact between Israeli armed forces and militants fighting in Syria has become a cause for concern for the United Nations, a recent report by the organisation suggests....