Geneva

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....

The UN and Arab League envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Al-Ibrahimi, has said that Geneva II is already facing challenges after both the Syrian regime and opposition set unrealisable conditions....

Israeli President Shimon Peres defended on Monday his country's ambiguous policy regarding its nuclear weapons, saying that they are central to deterrence, as well as keeping peace in the...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani made it clear on Sunday that Iran's right to enrich uranium is a "red line" that cannot be crossed and that he believes Iran acted...

The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated his rejection of the proposed deal between Iran and a number of Western states. "There are not just two possibilities on the...

In today's edition, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz revealed that six Western countries are attempting to fortify Israel's position within the UN Human Rights Council, in order to prevent its...

The European Union and Russia have called for an end to support for armed groups in Syria, saying that they endanger regional stability. EU Foreign Ministers demanded on Monday...

Qatar has welcomed the deal between the P5 +1 and the Islamic Republic of Iran over Tehran's nuclear programme. An official at the Qatari Foreign Ministry described the deal...

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that his country is ready to enrich uranium to 20 per cent in less than 24 hours should the Geneva agreement...

The conflict in Syria started two and a half years ago. It has claimed more than 100,000 lives and displaced more than 2.3 million people. The United Nations has...

US lawmakers acknowledged on Tuesday that they were unlikely to impose new sanctions on Iran after yet another appeal by US President Barack Obama to postpone the vote on...

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday that it was still not clear whether Western countries would be able to convince representatives of the Syrian opposition to join...

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused the countries that support the Syrian opposition of undermining the Geneva II peace conference on the Syrian conflict. Russia Today Arabic reported...

On Tuesday, delegations from across the UN member states convened in Geneva for Israel's Universal Periodic Review (UPR). Only 48 hours before the hearing was due to commence, it...

Russia's foreign minister has stressed the importance of Saudi and Iranian participation in the Geneva II Conference on the Syrian issue. Sergei Lavrov insisted that all countries with influence...

The Geneva II conference on Syria is impossible to convene, according to the opposition's representative in Paris, Monther Makhous. Makhous noted that while international parties are seeking to hold...

Last week rapper Ahmed Ben Ahmed was released after three weeks in prison. The Tunisian artist, aka Klay BBJ, was originally sentenced to 21 months in prison for 'insulting...

The Syrian political opposition has various viewpoints on the Geneva II conference. Some are eager to participate and see it as a turning point that will place the Syrian...