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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warned that “escalated military activity by several parties” and threats of the use of force “risk derailing efforts to find a sustainable political solution” in Syria. In a report to the Security Council on the Read more
U.N Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has warned that the peace and stability of Lebanon are threatened by the Lebanese factions participating in foreign wars in the Middle East. In a report to the Security Council on the implementation of UN Read more
UN envoy in the Syrian crisis laid out Wednesday a new plan based on four key points to end the four-year unprecedented civil war that has so far killed around a quarter million people. A third war-end plan was tabled Read more
Prime Minister Thinni of the Tobruk-based government had announced that he is willing to reach an agreement with the Tripoli government in the interest of Libyans. Thinni was speaking in Malta where he is on a visit. The announcement has Read more
As Iran’s controversial nuclear program is still being discussed behind diplomatic doors, Tehran continues to develop strong ties with Russia and China much to the dislike of the West. With Iran being adamant that it will only accept an agreement Read more
The Arab World is preparing a new resolution draft put the period when it will be submitted to the U.N Security Council has not been decided upon. The Arab ministerial committee responsible for drafting it is Morocco, Kuwait, Palestine and Read more
After calling on the Gulf cooperation Council and the Arab League to halt the advances of the Houti Movement, President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi has written to the UN Security Council urging for support as “the legitimate authority by all means.” Read more
UN Security Council has been informed by Jamal Benomar special envoy to Yemen that neither the Houthi Movement nor government forces can take over the entire country. He explained the need for a “peaceful dialogue” in order to avoid a Read more
As the war in Syria gets five years old next month, UN is trying to end it with already more than an estimated 200,000 people dead and millions displaced. Special envoy Staffan de Mistura will be in Damascus during the Read more
Ahead of the submission of a Palestinian-drafted resolution to the 15-member Security Council calling for Israeli occupation of Palestinian land to end by November 2016, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has met with U.S Secretary of State John Kerry in Read more