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Kuwait’s Acting Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah had a closed door meeting with the Arab League Secretary General Nabil El-Araby in Amman during which they discussed issues related to Gaza and Libya. The hostilities between Read more
As the Israelis and Palestinians resumed indirect talks in Cairo on Monday in a bid to establish a lasting truce, press reports indicated that Hamas, the Islamist militant movement ruling the Gaza Strip, has drawn a list of requirements in Read more
The compensation claims being paid by the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC), a subsidiary organ of the UN Security Council created in 1991, to Kuwait in order to cover the losses it incurred during its invasion by Iraq, when Saddam Read more
The UN has warned that the Middle East could be on the brink of a regional sectarian war if the atrocities of the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) continue. The remarks were made by its human rights Read more
The United Nations has refused to deliver humanitarian aid into Syria without the proper approval of the Assad government. There has been pressure from lawyers and other bodies to bypass the government in Damascus and deliver the aid. Spokesman Stephane Read more
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used the weekly cabinet meeting of the government to lash out on the United Nations Human Rights Council resolutions against Israel. He accused them of hypocritical gestures and claimed that they turned a blind eye on Read more
Efforts to end the Syrian crisis could drastically head for a failure if Damascus holds presidential elections before the end of the year. Mediator Brahimi is convinced that it will lead to more chaos because “all the opposition” will turn Read more
The United Nations body entrusted with enforcing and monitoring international drug treaties has launched an international campaign to counter moves to liberalize drug laws around the world. The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) warns against the health risks of cannabis Read more
Amnesty International has accused Israeli armed forces of committing serious abuses and violent acts in the occupied West Bank. In its latest 87-page report which focused on violence in the West Bank, not the Gaza Strip, the human rights watch Read more
On honoring the kind invitation of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Saudi Crowned Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz visited Pakistan along with a delegation. During the visit, the Crowned Prince held talks with the President, the Prime Minister and other high Read more