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UN denounces execution of opponents in Egypt
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Sudan
UN warns of catastrophic situation in Sudan in wake of floods
The United Nations has announced that 650,000 persons have been affected by the floods in Sudan, adding that the situation will get worse in the coming days. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of [ More … ]
Yemen Latest News
UN: US, UK, France and Iran ‘perpetuating’ Yemen conflict with arms transfers
UN experts accuse coalition partners Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, as well as the Houthi movement, of possible war crimes Western powers and Iran are fueling the devastating war in Yemen by continuing [ More … ]
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Saudi “al-Jubeir” praised by Israel for calls to extend UN arms embargo on Iran
Saudi Arabia and Israel do not share official diplomatic ties, but the two countries have started to normalize relations in recent years, particularly in terms of Iranian foreign policy In the latest display of warming [ More … ]
Libya Latest News
UN chief seeks probe into Libya mass graves found in Tarhuna
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed deep shock late Friday at the discovery of mass graves in Libyan territory recently liberated from forces commanded by putschist Gen. Khalifa Haftar, and called for a transparent investigation. The [ More … ]
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Yemen’s health system ‘has in effect collapsed’ as COVID spreads: U.N.
The new coronavirus is believed to be spreading throughout Yemen where the health care system “has in effect collapsed”, the United Nations said on Friday, appealing for urgent funding. “Aid agencies in Yemen are operating [ More … ]
Egypt Latest News
Anti-terror laws in Egypt’s Sinai increase rights violations: UN
In August 2015 Egypt enacted a sweeping anti-terror law that broadly defined terrorism as an act that disturbs public order with force. It was seen as part of Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi’s sweeping crackdown on dissent, [ More … ]
Lebanon
UN chief welcomes formation of new government in Lebanon
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the formation of a new government in Lebanon, stressing the international body’s commitment to supporting Beirut. “The Secretary-General welcomes the announcement of the formation of a new Government [ More … ]
Saudi Arabia News
Saudi crown prince reportedly implicated in hack of Jeff Bezos’ phone
Bezos’ security team has concluded his phone probably had been hacked with a tainted video sent from bin Salman’s, pictured, WhatsApp account. Organization to recommend both Saudi Arabia and US investigate claims against Mohammed bin [ More … ]
Palestine Latest News
UN renews ‘UNRWA’ that helps Palestinian refugees against U.S. will
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly renewed the mandate for a UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees for another three years amid misconduct allegations and a cash shortfall triggered by a halt in US [ More … ]
Libya Latest News
Turkey, Libya maritime deal sent to UN: Erdogan
Turkey’s maritime boundary delimitation agreement with Libya was sent to the United Nations, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Dec. 7. Erdogan said the deal — already signed by the president — was ratified [ More … ]
Israel Latest News
UN officially asks Israel to leave Golan Heights
The UN General Assembly yesterday officially asked Israel to leave the occupied Syrian Golan Heights. The request was made after the resolution was adopted after 91 UN member states voted in favor, nine rejected and [ More … ]
Egypt Latest News
U.S. presses Sisi on reported torture, mass arrests at U.N. review
Egypt has faced strong criticism at a United Nations review of its rights record, with diplomats voicing alarm over detention conditions and shrinking freedoms in the country recently rocked by mass protests. The United States and other Western [ More … ]
Yemen Latest News
Yemen’s Houthis Free 290 Prisoners as Part of UN-Supervised Swap
Nearly 300 prisoners, including dozens of survivors from a Saudi-led coalition strike on a detention center earlier this month, were freed by the Houthis, the ICRC said on today. Yemen’s Houthi rebels have freed 290 [ More … ]
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Egypt torture conference a ‘kafkaesque horror’, says head of ERC
Head of the Egyptian Revolutionary Council (ERC) Maha Azzam has written to the UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet Jeria urging her to publicly condemn the regional conference on torture which will be [ More … ]