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UN holds special session on Sudan after hundreds killed in El-Fasher
Geneva: The UN’s top human rights body was holding a one-day special session Friday to highlight hundreds of killings at a hospital in Sudan’s Darfur region and other atrocities committed last month…
- Middle East
Riyadh to host UN Tourism General Assembly in 2026
Riyadh will host the 26th General Assembly of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) from November 7-11. Saudi Arabia will become the first Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) country to host the…
- Middle East
Sudan conflict: UN describes North Darfur situation as ‘catastrophic’
United Nations: The situation in Sudan’s North Darfur state remains “catastrophic” following the fall of its capital, El Fasher, with continued attacks on civilians, UN humanitarians said. The UN Office for the…
- World
UN warns of worsening violence in Sudan’s El-Fasher
United Nations: The UN Security Council voiced grave concern over escalating violence in and around El Fasher in Sudan’s North Darfur state. In a press statement, on Thursday, October 30, the members…
- Middle East
Israeli envoy calls UN advisor Albanese ‘a witch’
United Nations: Tensions flared at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday, October 28, when Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, labelled Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on human…
- Middle East
US sanctions are ‘revenge’ for exposing Israel’s Gaza abuses, says Francesca Albanese
United Nations: An independent UN investigator again took world nations to task Tuesday for not standing up to the US over sanctions it imposed on her — penalties that complicated her ability…
- Middle East
Houthi rebels detain two more UN staffers, raid homes in Yemen
United Nations: Houthi rebels detained two additional United Nations staff members and raided the homes of several others in Yemen over the last 48 hours, the latest in a series of events…
- Middle East
Houthis detain 24 UN staff in Yemen’s capital
Cairo: Iranian-backed Houthi rebels detained two dozen UN employees Sunday, a day after they raided another UN facility in the capital Sanaa, a UN official said. Jean Alam, a spokesman for the…
- India
Some nations openly violating global norms: Rajnath
New Delhi: Some nations are “openly violating” the international rules, while many others are wanting to create their own norms and dominate the next century, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday.…
- World
Trump admin targets Iran’s missile program with new sanctions
Washington: Trump administration sanctions announced Wednesday target dozens of companies and individuals involved in Iran’s missile and military aircraft production, a new punishment intended to support recently reimposed UN penalties against Tehran…
- Middle East
UN says US Gaza plan could boost aid deliveries
United Nations: UN relief chief Tom Fletcher recently welcomed US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace proposal for opening new possibilities to deliver large-scale, desperately needed life-saving aid. “We are ready and eager…
- World
Restore internet access across Afghanistan: UN to Taliban
Islamabad: The United Nations mission in Afghanistan urged the Taliban on Tuesday to restore internet and telecommunications access across the country, saying the blackout imposed by the government in Kabul has left…
- Middle East
Iran signals hardline response to UN sanctions, treaty exit possible
Tehran: Iran weighed Sunday, September 28, how to respond to reimposed United Nations sanctions over its atomic program, with one lawmaker suggesting parliament would consider potentially withdrawing from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty…
- Middle East
UN imposes ‘snapback’ sanctions on a hungrier, poorer and more anxious Iran
Dubai: The United Nations reimposed sanctions on Iran early Sunday over its nuclear programme, further squeezing the Islamic Republic as its people increasingly find themselves priced out of the food they need…
- World
UN Security Council rejects bid to delay Iran nuclear sanctions ahead of deadline
United Nations: The UN Security Council has rejected another last-ditch effort to delay the reimposition of sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program a day before the deadline and after Western countries…
