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Guterres condemns detention of UN staff by Houthis in Yemen
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that he strongly condemned the arbitrary detentions of at least 11 UN personnel by the Houthi de facto authorities in Yemen in areas under their…
- Middle East
Houthis raid UN offices in Sanaa, detain staff members
Cairo: The Iran-backed Houthis on Sunday raided offices of the United Nations’ food and children’s agencies in Yemen’s capital, detaining at least one UN employee, officials said. Abeer Etefa, a spokesperson for…
- Middle East
Palestinian president’s office urges reversal of US visa decision
Ramallah: The Palestinian president’s office on Saturday urged the US government to reverse its unusual decision to revoke his visa, weeks before he was meant to appear at the UN’s main annual…
- Middle East
UN chief urges immediate ceasefire in Sudan’s El Fasher amid worsening siege
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an immediate ceasefire in and around the El Fasher area in Sudan’s North Darfur, his spokesman said. The UN chief is appalled by…
- Middle East
Over 800 executed in Iran in 2025, UN calls for immediate halt
United Nattions: The United Nations has sounded the alarm over what it described as a sharp escalation in executions in Iran, reporting that at least 841 people have been put to death…
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US revokes visas of Palestinian officials ahead of UN assembly
Washington: Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revoked the visas of a number of Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organisation officials ahead of next month’s annual high-level meeting of the UN General…
- Middle East
UN to end Lebanon peacekeeping mission with nearly 1,000 Indian troops
United Nations: The UN Security Council has decided to end the peacekeeping operations in Lebanon, in which nearly 1,000 Indian troops are deployed. The Council voted on Thursday to shut down in…
- Middle East
UN food agency chief says women, children are starving in Gaza
Tel Aviv: The head of the UN food agency said on Thursday that it was “very evident” during her visit to Gaza this week that there isn’t enough food in the Palestinian…
- Middle East
Sudan’s El Fasher under siege for 500 days, children ‘starving’: UN
United Nations: Under siege for 500 days, El Fasher city in Sudan’s North Darfur state has become the epicentre of suffering for children, UN humanitarians have said. The UN Office for the…
- Middle East
UN nuclear chief warns Iran still not fully cooperating with inspectors
Washington: The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog warned on Wednesday that the agency is not yet satisfied with Iran’s cooperation with international inspectors, just as European leaders appeared poised to reimpose…
- Middle East
UN envoy, Yemen leader discuss revival of stalled peace process
Aden: Chief of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council Rashad al-Alimi met with UN Special Envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg in the Saudi capital of Riyadh to discuss efforts to revive the stalled peace…
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Afghanistan has its ‘sharpest surge’ ever of child malnutrition, says UN
Islamabad: Afghanistan is seeing its sharpest-ever surge of child malnutrition, the World Food Program said Monday, adding it needed USD 539 million to help the country’s most vulnerable families. Almost 10 million…
- Middle East
Aid distribution in Gaza hampered despite checkpoint access: UN
Gaza Strip: UN humanitarians said that as starvation worsens in Gaza, efforts to swiftly distribute aid are being hampered by delays, looting and military operations, even as shipments continue to arrive through…
- Middle East
India backs two-state solution, urges direct Israel-Palestine dialogue at UN
United Nations: India told a high-level UN conference that global efforts must now focus on achieving a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict through “purposeful dialogue and diplomacy”. It also said that…
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UN hosts talks to revive Israel-Palestinian two-state solution
United Nations: The UN General Assembly is bringing high-level officials together this week to promote a two-state solution to the decades-old Israel-Palestinian conflict that would place their peoples side by side, living…
