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UN Syria envoy urges Putin to have ‘courage’ to push Assad
Middle East
December 14, 2017
UN Syria envoy urges Putin to have ‘courage’ to push Assad
The UN Syria envoy has called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to “have the courage” to push the Syrian government…
US torture continues at Guantanamo Bay, warns UN expert
World
December 14, 2017
US torture continues at Guantanamo Bay, warns UN expert
The US has continued to torture detainees held at the controversial detention center in Cuba, said the UN’s expert on…
6,700 Rohingya, 730 children killed in first month of Myanmar violence: MSF
World
December 14, 2017
6,700 Rohingya, 730 children killed in first month of Myanmar violence: MSF
At least 6,700 Rohingya Muslims were killed in the first month of a Myanmar army crackdown on rebels in Rakhine…
Iran may be defying UN on missiles: UN chief
Middle East
December 14, 2017
Iran may be defying UN on missiles: UN chief
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning that Iran may be defying a UN call to halt ballistic missile development even as…
France seeks ways to boost anti-jihadi force in Africa
World
December 13, 2017
France seeks ways to boost anti-jihadi force in Africa
Presidents, princes and diplomats are coming to Paris on Wednesday to breathe life into a young African military force that…
War in Yemen: ‘The world isn’t paying enough attention’
Middle East
December 12, 2017
War in Yemen: ‘The world isn’t paying enough attention’
The UN has called the war in Yemen the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Karl-Otto Zentel, general secretary of humanitarian agency…
In Pictures: Protests in Cairo, Alex over US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
Egypt
December 9, 2017
In Pictures: Protests in Cairo, Alex over US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside Al-Azhar mosque following Friday prayers protesting US President Donald Trump’s decision to move the US…
France says Syrian government obstructing peace talks
Middle East
December 6, 2017
France says Syrian government obstructing peace talks
France accused the Syrian government on Wednesday of obstructing UN-led peace talks with its refusal to return to Geneva and…
UN pushing sharp increase in migrant returns from Libya
Middle East
December 6, 2017
UN pushing sharp increase in migrant returns from Libya
The United Nations migration agency is stepping up the rate at which it flies migrants home from Libya, aiming to…
Syrian, Russian jets bomb residential areas in eastern Ghouta: witnesses, monitor
Middle East
December 4, 2017
Syrian, Russian jets bomb residential areas in eastern Ghouta: witnesses, monitor
Jets believed to be Syrian and Russian struck heavily crowded residential areas in a besieged rebel enclave near Damascus, killing…