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Myanmar's envoy to the UN asked the international community to take action to end the junta's rule in the country.
Russia has backed a Palestinian proposal for a Middle East conference.
Trump administration rejects UN budget over Israel, Iran
The US ambassador cited concerns, shared by Israel, that the budget for would fund an anniversary event for a 2001 anti-racism conference held in Durban, South Africa.
How Putin's Russia helped crush the Arab Spring
Analysis: Putin has always endorsed authoritarian rule in the Middle East and Russia has profited significantly from the brutal subversion of ...
Dubai police chief nominee for Interpol raises red flags
Comment: Respect for human rights is a founding principle of Interpol. To name an Emirati police chief as its president would be a gross ...
Palestinian president hosts talks with World Jewish Congress head
Mahmoud Abbas invited Ron Lauder to Ramallah for talks on 'a range of issues regarding Palestine and the Middle East'.
UN Libya rights probe postponed due to cashflow problems
The UN has postponed an inquiry into human rights violations in war-torn Libya until next year due to a severe lack of funding.
UN Council to meet on Nagorny Karabakh: diplomats
Belgium formally requested the session, after France and Germany had led a push for it to be placed on Tuesday's agenda.
Pompeo urges Greece, Turkey to resolve Mediterranean row
The United States on Monday called on Greece and Turkey to find "good solutions" to a tense Mediterranean territorial dispute after the NATO ...
Abbas asks UN for international Mideast conference next year
The Palestinian President is appealing to the UN after Arab states normalised with Israel.
US to provide $720 million in aid to Syria
With the latest injection, total US support since the start of the crisis will reach more than $12 billion.
France urges international pressure on Lebanon to form government
France has urged the international community to put pressure on Lebanese politicians to break a political deadlock and form a new government.
Hamas, Fatah meet in Turkey for reconciliation talks
Tuesday's talks come after UAE, Bahrain signed US-brokered agreements to establish diplomatic relations with Israel.
World powers dismiss US sanctions against Iran
Iran said its arch-foe the United States is facing "maximum isolation" after major powers dismissed a unilateral US declaration that UN ...
Yemen may 'slide into famine', warns UK foreign secretary
Speaking at a meeting ahead of the UN's General Assembly, UK foreign secretary Dominic Raab warned that Yemen is ...
Cyber attacks increasing on hospitals in war-torn countries
Cyber attacks on hospitals have increased, prompting worries that that it could impact on the coronavirus crisis.
UN adopts resolution calling for pandemic-related halt to conflicts
The resolution, drafted by France and Tunisia, calls for "an immediate cessation of hostilities in all situations" on the Security Council's ...
UN says coronavirus is 'wake-up call' for the world
The Covid-19 pandemic is an opportunity to create global unity and reassess priorities, Antonio Guterres said, but it is unclear whether leaders ...
Erasing Palestinian refugees: Trump and the Nakba at 72
Comment: Seventy-two years after the Nakba, Israel and the United States continue to deny the right of Palestinian refugees to return to their ...
UN looks for new Libya envoy after US resistance
Some diplomats believe Egypt and the UAE, who back strongman Khalifa Haftar, pressured Washington to oppose the endorsement of the previous ...
UN Security Council to hold first coronavirus talks Thursday
The Security Council's non-permanent members requested the meeting after weeks of paralysis over the coronavirus pandemic.
Modi's anti-Muslim moves threaten unholy alliance between India-Arab allies
India's Modi faces the challenging task of navigating an unfamiliar and tricky geo-political situation in order to keep intact the close ...
Is Saudi disinterest in Kashmir due to business interests?
Stopping short of completely ignoring the situation in the Kashmir Valley since the Indian government completely scrapped its special status, ...
Saeb Erekat leads Palestinian pushback against US plan
PLO Secretary-General, Saeb Erekat, is railing against the 'Deal of the Century peace plan', saying it is really a cover for Israel to ...
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