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Israel races to head off UN settlement ‘blacklist’
Middle East
November 26, 2017
Israel races to head off UN settlement ‘blacklist’
Weeks ahead of the expected completion of a UN database of companies that operate in Israel’s West Bank settlements, Israel…
US backtracks on decision to close Palestinian office in DC
Middle East
November 25, 2017
US backtracks on decision to close Palestinian office in DC
The Trump administration backtracked Friday on its decision to order the Palestinians’ office in Washington to close, instead saying it…
UN aid workers return to Yemen on flights to Sanaa: UN
Middle East
November 25, 2017
UN aid workers return to Yemen on flights to Sanaa: UN
Humanitarian aid workers arrived in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa on Saturday, after a nearly three week blockade by the…
Ex-Bosnian Serb commander Mladic faces verdict in genocide trial
World
November 22, 2017
Ex-Bosnian Serb commander Mladic faces verdict in genocide trial
The UN tribunal on war crimes in former Yugoslavia hands down its final verdict on Wednesday in the genocide trial…
Iraq top court declares Kurd referendum unconstitutional
Middle East
November 20, 2017
Iraq top court declares Kurd referendum unconstitutional
Iraq’s supreme court on Monday declared that September’s referendum on independence in the autonomous Kurdish areas in the north of…
Arabs prepare for Iran Security Council face-off
Middle East
November 20, 2017
Arabs prepare for Iran Security Council face-off
Arab foreign ministers called on Sunday on the Arab group in the United Nations to take the necessary steps for…
Egypt world’s top date producer: FAO
Egypt
November 18, 2017
Egypt world’s top date producer: FAO
Egypt is the number one producer of dates in the world, ahead of Iran and Saudi Arabia, the United Nation’s…
COP23: Climate negotiations agree on way forward
Environment
November 18, 2017
COP23: Climate negotiations agree on way forward
The Paris Agreement remains on track. Talks in Bonn went 12 hours into overtime as participants reached an agreement on…
Russia blocks US chemical weapons probe on Syria
Middle East
November 17, 2017
Russia blocks US chemical weapons probe on Syria
Russia has blocked a US-drafted resolution to renew a mandate of the body investigating the use of chemical weapons in…
UN to vote on rival resolutions on chemical weapons in Syria
Middle East
November 16, 2017
UN to vote on rival resolutions on chemical weapons in Syria
The United States is calling for a vote Thursday on a resolution to extend the mandate of experts trying to…