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UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon supports a new Palestinian proposal to reopen debate on the Golstone report on the Gaza war in the Human Rights Council. Ban's spokesperson,...
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The Palestinians and their allies have called for U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to become involved in a row over Gaza war crimes investigations. The proposal was contained in a...
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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon implored Israel to bring an end to "provocative" actions in East Jerusalem following the eviction of a third Palestinian family from their home in...
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Israel has reacted with fury to a UN report which holds the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) responsible for the deaths of a number of refugee protesters on Nakba Day...
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EXCLUSIVE PICTURES The Palestinian prime minister in Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh, has unveiled a memorial at Gaza City's Port to the victims of Freedom Flotilla 1. The monument is inscribed...
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EXCLUSIVE PICTURES The Islamic University of Gaza hosted an exhibition commemorating the 63rd anniversary of the Nakba , with various pictures and cartoons depicting the forced migration...
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The Ministry of Prisoners and Former Prisoners in the Gaza Strip has praised the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, for calling on the Israeli occupation to release all Palestinian...
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The Secretary-General of the United Nations has blamed Israel for the "current impasse" in the Middle East peace process. Ban Ki-moon expressed his regret in a statement "for the...
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The UN's Secretary General has expressed his disappointment over Israel's decision not to extend the temporary freeze on settlement construction in the occupied West Bank. Mr. Ban Ki-moon described...
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The Palestinian government in Gaza, headed by Ismail Haniyeh, has filed a complaint to the United Nations General Assembly about Israeli attacks and crimes against the Palestinian people in...
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The Palestinian government in Gaza has expressed its satisfaction at the statements made by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, saying that they help to reinforce international peace and security....
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A senior member of the PLO's Executive Committee, Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, has criticised remarks made by the Israeli foreign minister about President Mahmoud Abbas. Avigdor Lieberman's comments, said the...
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The Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia has accused the Syrian regime of "manoeuvring and stalling" over the plan put forward by UN and Arab envoy Kofi Annan. Prince Saud...
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The Islamic Resistance Movement has condemned the position of the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, with regards to the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip. At least 25...
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Senior PLO committee member Saeb Erekat has called on United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and the EU High Representative for Foreign Policy Catherine Ashton to intervene for the...
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The UN Secretary-General has called on the Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, to resume negotiations with Israel, saying that talks are not incompatible with reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas....
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UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon's decision to reject a request by the families of Palestinian Prisoners being held in Israeli prisons to meet with them during a recent visit to...
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The head of the Palestinian Authority, President Mahmoud Abbas, has asked the international community to allow Palestinians fleeing from their refugee camps in Syria to enter the Occupied Palestinian...
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During a meeting with UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, in New York last night, the Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, discussed the possibility of holding...
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U.N Secretary- General, Ban Ki-Moon, has called on the international community to provide "effective aid" to Egypt to help it overcome the transition phase it currently faces. The U.N...
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The UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, issued a statement on Tuesday evening expressing deep concern about the "deteriorating situation" of the Palestinian prisoners on hunger-strike in Israeli prisons. Ban Ki-Moon...
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EXCLUSIVE PICTURES The death of Palestinian prisoner, Arafat Jaradat, in Israeli custody on Saturday has caused a wide-scale wave of protests and demonstrations across the Palestinian territories. Israel has...
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The United Nations on Monday called for an independent inquiry into the deaths of Palestinian prisoners who have died in Israeli custody. It also warned that mounting tensions could...
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The Secretary-General of the United Nations has expressed his belief that the current situation in the occupied Palestinian territories "cannot continue" from both a political and economic perspective. In...
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The eleven martyrs in Maroun el-Ras in southern Lebanon and the four in the occupied Golan Heights on May 15, 2011, were enough to turn the "Return to Palestine...
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Following the demands made by Egypt's permanent representative at the UN, UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, phoned Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, asking him to halt Israeli violations against...
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The Jordanian government officially applied on Sunday for the Arab non-permanent UN Security Council seat that was rejected by Saudi Arabia last month, Jordan's state-run Petra news agency announced....
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The Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, announced on Wednesday that his country is pledging $500 million in aid to help fund the UN's humanitarian efforts for millions...
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The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, has expressed his concern about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza arising from the blockade imposed by Israel and the ongoing...
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The Israeli Minister of Justice, Tzipi Livni, and the Israeli Prime Minister's special envoy Isaac Molcho arrived in Washington for a quick visit – that actually lasted for several...
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has hinted that Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad may be tried for crimes against humanity. "The priority at the moment, though, is to bring an end...
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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon said, on Tuesday, that the use of force was illegal unless it was for self-defence or authorised by the UN Security Council. Analysts said...