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Aleppo evacuation may be delayed until Thursday
Middle East
December 14, 2016
Aleppo evacuation may be delayed until Thursday
The evacuation of rebel-held eastern Aleppo due to start at dawn has been delayed, perhaps until Thursday, with an opposition…
Egypt wins seat on UN Human Rights Council with 173 votes
Egypt
October 29, 2016
Egypt wins seat on UN Human Rights Council with 173 votes
Egypt was elected to a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Friday, winning votes from 173…
UN appoints Wonder Woman as honorary ambassador amid outcry
Art news
October 24, 2016
UN appoints Wonder Woman as honorary ambassador amid outcry
The United Nations named comic-book superhero Wonder Woman as an honorary ambassador to fight for gender equality on Friday, amid…
Egypt secures seat at UN Human Rights Council for three years
Egypt
June 24, 2016
Egypt secures seat at UN Human Rights Council for three years
Egypt won on Thursday the mid-term elections for membership at the main United Nations human rights body for the period…
UN, NGOs express fear for rights groups in Egypt
Egypt
March 24, 2016
UN, NGOs express fear for rights groups in Egypt
The United Nations and global rights groups including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty urged Egypt on Wednesday to drop a…
UN team calls destruction in Iraq’s Ramadi ‘staggering’
Middle East
March 4, 2016
UN team calls destruction in Iraq’s Ramadi ‘staggering’
Destruction in Ramadi is "staggering" and worse than anywhere else in Iraq, a UN team concluded this week after making…
UN imposes harsh new sanctions on North Korea over its nuclear program
World
March 3, 2016
UN imposes harsh new sanctions on North Korea over its nuclear program
North Korea faces harsh new UN sanctions to starve it of money for its nuclear weapons program following a unanimous…
US, China agree on draft North Korea sanctions resolution at UN: envoys
World
February 25, 2016
US, China agree on draft North Korea sanctions resolution at UN: envoys
The United States and China have agreed on a draft resolution that would expand UN Security Council sanctions against North…
Journalist Hossam Bahgat banned from traveling abroad
Egypt
February 24, 2016
Journalist Hossam Bahgat banned from traveling abroad
Journalist and human rights activist Hossam Bahgat was banned from traveling on Tuesday based on a decision issued by the…
IS briefly takes center of Libyan city, beheads 12
Middle East
February 24, 2016
IS briefly takes center of Libyan city, beheads 12
Islamic State affiliates in Libya briefly took over the security headquarters in the western city of Sabratha, killing and beheading…