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Iran’s President orders country to suspend cooperation with IAEA
Tehran: Iran’s president on Wednesday reportedly ordered the country to suspend its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency after American airstrikes hit its most-important nuclear facilities. State media online reported the…
- Middle East
Sudan’s military accepts UN proposal of weeklong ceasefire in El Fasher for aid distribution
Cairo: Sudan’s military agreed to a proposal from the United Nations for a weeklong ceasefire in El Fasher to facilitate UN aid efforts to the area, the army said Friday. UN Secretary-General…
- India
UN aviation body expert to oversee Air India crash inquiry
New Delhi: Indian authorities have decided to accord observer status to UN body ICAO’s expert in the ongoing probe into the fatal Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad on June 12, a…
- Middle East
Lack of essentials in Gaza leads to increase in preventable diseases: UN
United Nations: UN humanitarians said that its partners delivering health aid in Gaza reported a spike in preventable diseases linked to a lack of clean water, sanitation and fuel. The UN Office…
- Middle East
Iranian Parliament approves suspending cooperation with IAEA
Tehran: Iranian Parliament on Wednesday, June 25, approved a bill suspending cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The decision followed the recent US strikes on three Iranian…
- Middle East
UN calls for diplomacy to ensure Iran’s nuclear programme remains peaceful
United Nations: UN Undersecretary-General for Political Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo called for diplomacy and dialogue to ensure the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear programme. In a briefing to the Security Council on the…
- Middle East
Fuel shortages, hostilities threaten water supplies in Gaza: UN
United Nations: Amid reports of continuing deadly gunfire on Gazans seeking aid, UN humanitarians warned that if the fuel blockade on Gaza continues, more people, including children, will die. The UN Office…
- Opinions
Opinion: One region, two wars, and a world that doesn’t care
If peace is the goal, war cannot be the solution. And yet, war is what the world continues to embrace – in the name of peace, in the name of justice, in…
- Middle East
UN warns nearly five million at risk of hunger in Yemen
Aden: Three United Nations agencies warned that nearly 5 million people in Yemen’s southern provinces face food insecurity, with conditions expected to deteriorate further without urgent intervention. In a joint statement, the…
- Middle East
UN chief warns of ‘rathole of retaliation’ after US strikes on Iran
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned of “a rathole of retaliation” in the wake of US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. The US bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities marks a perilous…
- Middle East
Iran asks for emergency meeting of UN Security Council over US strikes
Washington: Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations called on Sunday for an emergency Security Council meeting for what he described as America’s “heinous attacks and illegal use of force” against Iran. In…
- World
Over 122 million people displaced globally, record hits all-time high
On World Refugee Day 2025, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi delivered a powerful address, shedding light on the growing crisis of global displacement. He revealed that over 122 million…
- Middle East
UN blacklists Israeli forces for grave violations against children for 2nd year in a row
The United Nations (UN) has once again added Israeli military and security forces to its annual “blacklist” of parties responsible for grave violations against children in conflict zones — marking the second…
- Middle East
UN warns of looming famine in Yemen
Aden: The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) issued a warning about the emergence of famine hotspots in Yemen in the coming months. “Food insecurity in Yemen remains…
- World
UN secretary general calls for ceasefire in Israel-Iran conflict
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for the immediate de-escalation of the Israeli-Iranian conflict and for an ensuing ceasefire. “I remain profoundly alarmed by the ongoing military escalation in the…
