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UN mission expresses concern after base in Lebanon hit by Israeli gunfire
Beirut: The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has expressed concern after one of its sites in southeastern Lebanon was struck by Israeli gunshots. In a statement sent to Xinhua news…
- Middle East
UN humanitarian chief blasts Israel for ‘deliberately’ blocking aid to Gaza
United Nations: The United Nations’ top humanitarian official blasted Israel on Tuesday for “deliberately and unashamedly” imposing inhumane conditions on Palestinians, including the risk of famine — one of the strongest condemnations…
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UN asks India, Pak to step back from the brink, says military solution is no solution
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Monday voiced concern over tensions between India and Pakistan being at “at their highest in years” and called for “maximum restraint and stepping back from the…
- Middle East
UN envoy condemns intense wave of Israeli airstrikes on Syria
Harasta: The United Nations special envoy for Syria condemned Saturday an intense wave of Israeli airstrikes as Israel said its forces were on the ground in Syria to protect the Druze minority…
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India slams Pakistan as ‘Rogue State’ over terror support at UN
United Nations: India said that the open confession of Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif admitting to his country’s history of supporting and funding terrorist organisations exposes Pakistan as a “rogue state” fuelling…
- Middle East
Top UN court reviews Israel’s responsibility to facilitate aid to Palestinians
The Hague: The United Nations’ highest court opens hearings Monday into Israel’s obligation to “ensure and facilitate” urgently needed humanitarian assistance to Palestinian civilians in the occupied territories, bringing the ongoing conflict…
- Middle East
UN envoy holds talks in Oman as airstrikes continue in Yemen
Aden: United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, has held meetings in Muscat, the capital of Oman, with senior Omani officials, Houthi leaders, and members of the diplomatic community to discuss…
- Middle East
Syria’s new foreign minister to appear at UN in first US visit
Damascus: Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani was set to raise his country’s new flag at the United Nations headquarters in New York Friday and to attend a UN Security Council briefing, the…
- Middle East
Sudan faces world’s worst humanitarian crisis as second anniversary of war nears, UN says
United Nations: A nearly two-year-old war has engulfed Sudan in the world’s largest humanitarian crisis and led the African country to become the only nation experiencing famine, a senior UN official said…
- Middle East
69 per cent of Gaza under Israeli displacement orders: UN agency
Gaza: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said that 69 per cent of the Gaza Strip is under active Israeli displacement orders. The…
- Middle East
UN envoy ‘gravely concerned’ over US airstrikes in, around Yemen’s fuel port
Aden: UN Special Envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg voiced his grave concern over recent US airstrikes in and around the Ras Isa fuel port northwest of Yemen’s Red Sea city of Hodeidah.…
- Middle East
Over 2 million people trapped inside Gaza, says UN
More than two million people remain trapped inside the Gaza Strip, according to UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric, as reported by Anadolu Agency. Dujarric told Anadolu reporters that ongoing hostilities and severely limited…
- Middle East
Israeli strike kills family of 10 in Gaza as UN raises alarm over food cutoff
Gaza Strip: Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip overnight into Thursday killed at least 23 people, including a family of 10, local health officials said. The United Nations meanwhile raised alarm over…