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UN rapporteurs urged to uncover Israeli crimes against Palestinians
Oct 04, 2019 03:39Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Malki has called upon United Nations special rapporteurs to expose Israeli crimes committed against Palestinians especially in the wake of the severe torture of prisoner Samer al-Arbeed, who has been taken to hospital in a critical condition.
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U.N. report paints a harrowing portrait of the planet's future
Oct 02, 2019 07:36Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) experts found that the global sea level rose about 15 centimeters during the 20th century and has accelerated in recent decades because of ice loss from the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, melting glaciers, and ocean thermal expansion.
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UN investigators offer more details of Khashoggi’s murder
Oct 02, 2019 04:56The Saudi government hitmen who killed dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi are heard joking about dismembering human bodies on secret tapes that United Nations (UN) investigators have listened to.
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US blocks Zarif from visiting ill colleague at New York hospital
Sep 28, 2019 10:46The United States has rejected a request by Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to visit Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations Majid Takht-Ravanchi, who is being treated for cancer in a hospital in New York.
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Africa’s industrial development: Turning challenges into opportunities
Sep 26, 2019 06:07Despite growth rates in Africa still not having reached the 7.0 percent that would be required to pull the continent’s populations out of poverty, optimism for Africa has not diminished.
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Pres. Rouhani censures UN silence on US economic terrorism against Iranian nation
Sep 26, 2019 04:55President Hassan Rouhani has slammed the United Nations for keeping mum on the crimes the US has been committing against the Iranian nation through an economic terrorism campaign, calling on the world body to break the silence and shoulder its responsibilities.
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Iran’s Hormuz initiative guarantees regional security: Iran’s Zarif
Sep 26, 2019 04:48Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has underlined the need for regional cooperation to ensure security in the Persian Gulf, calling on the countries in the region to join Tehran’s HOPE initiative to that effect.
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Lebanon’s President Aoun urges world leaders to work on safe return of Syrian refugees
Sep 26, 2019 03:30Lebanese President Michel Aoun has calls on world leaders to work on safe return of Syrian refugees, stressing that addressing the issue is “not the sole responsibility of Lebanon.”
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Pompeo addresses anti-Iran summit associated with terror groups, blames Iran for terrorism
Sep 26, 2019 02:55US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has addressed a gathering of notorious anti-Iran terrorist groups in a bid to urge action against Iranian "aggression."
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President Rouhani to unveil details of Hormuz Peace Initiative at UN
Sep 25, 2019 09:55President Hassan Rouhani is to deliver a speech at the 74th United Nations General Assembly session within hours about the Islamic Republic's stance on the latest regional and international developments.