United Nations

Any resolution of Syria conflict must guarantee its territorial integrity: UN

Apr 01, 2019 01:02

Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres has stressed the importance of guaranteeing Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity in any resolution on the conflict in the Arab country.
Tunisia nabs UN official on suspicion of ‘spying’

Mar 30, 2019 03:51

Tunisia has arrested a United Nations (UN) official charged with monitoring alleged violations of an international arms embargo on Libya on suspicion of “spying.”
UN: Saudi Khashoggi investigation falls short of intl. standards

Mar 29, 2019 01:30

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions, Agnes Callamard, says Saudi Arabia’s so-called investigation into the murder of prominent dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi falls short of international standards.
Syria, world slam US for recognizing Israel’s ‘sovereignty’ over Syrian Golan

Mar 26, 2019 06:07

World nations and prominent international rights groups have joined voices with Syria to condemn the recent decision by US President Donald Trump to recognize Israel’s “sovereignty” over the Golan Heights, which have been under the regime’s occupation since 1967.
Yemen sees jump in suspected cholera cases in 2019: UN

Mar 25, 2019 11:28

The deadly campaign led by the regime in Riyadh against Yemen has in effect exacerbated a health crisis in the impoverished country. The United Nations has announced a rise in suspected cases of cholera since January.
Iran: Parliament committee calls for pre-emptive UN action on Daesh relocation

Mar 19, 2019 15:11

An Iranian parliamentary committee has called on the United Nations to take “pre-emptive” measures aimed at blocking the transfer of Daesh terrorists from Syria and Iraq to Afghanistan by the US and a number of other governments, a senior lawmaker says.
US accuses Iran of defying UN resolution, calls for tough bans

Mar 08, 2019 06:00

The US has accused Iran of violating the UN Security Council Resolution 2231 by testing one of its ballistic missiles and launching two satellites, urging the world body to restore “tougher international sanctions” against the Islamic Republic.
36 nations, including Europeans, rap Saudi Arabia for 1st time at UN rights body

Mar 07, 2019 16:25

As many as 36 countries, including all 28 members of the European Union, have taken Saudi Arabia to task for the first time at the United Nations Human Rights Council over Riyadh’s glaring rights violations.
Iran medical societies write to UN in condemnation of US bans: Zarif

Mar 07, 2019 10:50

Sixty-six Iranian scientific medical societies have written to the UN chief in condemnation of the “inhumane and medieval” American sanctions targeting Iran’s health sector.
UN Palestine committee slams Trump's unilateralism

Mar 07, 2019 02:11

A United Nations committee charged with pursuing the rights of Palestinians visits Brussels to lobby EU officials, lawmakers and civil society organizations.