Authorities in Iraq committed serious human rights violations and abuses in their response to a wave of anti-government protests earlier this month that saw 149 civilians killed, the United...

There is one thing the UN and its personnel would do well to keep in mind when pontificating about the purported peace process and to promote Israel’s security narrative:...

The parliament on Tuesday ratified a motion to extend the deployment of Turkish troops in Lebanon for another year as part of the UN’s interim force, reports Anadolu Agency....

A total of 2.6 million people in Somalia have been internally displaced amid insecurity, drought, and floods, the UN migration agency said in a report on Tuesday, reports Anadolu...

Palestinians in Gaza work on the ruins of an old church which dates back to 444 AD

Up to 100,000 Palestinian students are facing the threat of using distorted schoolbooks in occupied Jerusalem, Deputy Palestinian Education Minister Basri Saleh said on Sunday. According to Arab48, during...

A Libyan military prosecutor has ordered the arrest of General Khalifa Haftar and three other retired commanders, as reported by Anadolu Agency.  According to a statement by the military...

Libya’s internationally-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) announced on Sunday a major ground offensive against retired Major General Khalifa Haftar and taking control of new positions. In a statement...

Impacted by conflicts in the region, about 16 million children are poorly nourished in the Middle East and North Africa, UNICEF revealed yesterday. The international organisation stated that these...

There are more than 15,000 tonnes of vegetables stacked in refrigerators as they are surplus to the needs of Gaza’s market

The UN has condemned the arrest of prominent activists in Egypt and demanded the Egyptian government look into allegations that they were tortured in custody. At the end of...

UNESCO’s Executive Board approved at its 207th session a resolution calling on Israel to stop its violations and unilateral actions against historic sites in Jerusalem. The decision was made...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the pause in Turkey’s Operation Peace Spring, the international body said hours after the announcement Thursday, Anadolu reports. “The Secretary-General welcomes any effort to...

Children are more than twice as likely to live in extreme poverty than adults, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said today, reported by Anadolu Agency. “On this International #EndPoverty Day,...

Almost all babies in Yemen are born underweight, according to data on childhood nutrition released today by UNICEF. The figures of 92 per cent for children born in Yemen...

The participants in the conference on UNRWA, which concluded its activities in Beirut on Saturday, highlighted the importance of continuing to provide political and financial support for UNRWA and...

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced on Friday nearly $50 million in education funding in Somalia, reports Anadolu Agency. In a statement, the US embassy in...

Yemen is on course to become the world’s poorest country if the war continues, according to a UN report. “If fighting continues through 2022, Yemen will rank the poorest...

The United States’ envoy to the United Nations on Thursday warned Turkey it faced repercussions from its assault against Kurdish militias in northeastern Syria if it did not protect...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to annex parts of the occupied West Bank if re-elected in last month’s General Election, eliciting outrage from world leaders. However, that “promise”...

The UN Security Council yesterday renewed its commitment to Syria’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity. The council also emphasised that the solution to the crisis in the country must...

Libyan state oil firm NOC said on Tuesday it had been unable to pay salaries in September at a fuel distribution unit in the east where authorities have set...

Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, denied on Monday that his country’s envoy to the UN was the victim of an assassination attempt using biological toxins, Iranian media have...

UAE-backed separatists and the internationally recognised Yemeni government are about to reach an agreement to end months of tension in the country’s interim capital, Aden, reported Reuters on Monday....

The so-called allies of the US in northern Syria, YPG/PKK terror group, has been slammed by human rights groups as well as the UN for its compulsive practice of...

The Palestinian Authority (PA) yesterday said that it would continue calling for the UN to hold the Israeli occupation accountable for its crimes against Palestinians. A statement by the...

UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions said Friday that Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi died “as a result of an extrajudicial killing for which the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is responsible”. In her...

Russia managed to launch an intra-Syrian political process with its Astana format partners and with the support of the UN, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday, Reuters reports. Putin spoke...

South Africa’s Ambassador to the UN Jerry Matjila has criticised the UN for not implementing any of its 72 resolutions on Palestine since 1948. Matjila, president of the Security...

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman exonerates himself from the murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the United Nations (UN) investigator, Agnes Callamard, said yesterday. “He ...

Iran has long denied providing any military support for the Houthis in Yemen. However, it has acknowledged for the first time since the outbreak of the war in Yemen...

It is exactly one year since Jamal Khashoggi walked into Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul where he was met by a team of Saudi assassins, hand-picked presumably by the...