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Israel races to head off UN settlement ‘blacklist’
Middle East

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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