In a heartfelt gesture of solidarity, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed their deepest condolences to the Emir of Kuwait on Monday following the passing of Sheikh
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday during Abbas’ visit to Russia. Arriving on Monday, Abbas aims to discuss the ongoing Gaza conflict with
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Saudi Arabia has firmly aligned itself with the recent joint statement made by President Joe Biden of the United States, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt, and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani,
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:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a
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:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz
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The United Nations launched an appeal on Sunday for $861 million in international humanitarian assistance to help millions of people in Iraq who are suffering from war and displacement. Violence including the devastating war with ISIS militant group has displaced
The U.N. human rights office says it has turned up six more cases of alleged sexual abuse against children by European troops in Central African Republic, including a 7-year-old girl who said she had to perform sexual acts on soldiers
France will recognize a Palestinian state if its efforts to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks at an international conference fail, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Friday. He told French diplomats that the conference will aim to bring together the two parties
At least 16 more people have died of starvation in the besieged Syrian town of Madaya since an aid convoy entered earlier this month, according to Doctors Without Borders (MSF). Several dozen more residents of the town are in “danger
Peace talks aimed at ending Syria’s five-year civil war got off to a shaky and chaotic start Friday, with the main opposition group at first boycotting the session, then later agreeing to meet with U.N. officials – while still insisting
By : Mohamed Chebarro It would not be an exaggeration to describe the Geneva III meeting as dead before it even starts. The words of the special U.N. envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura at his press conference in the
The main Syrian opposition group has agreed to participate in the Geneva-based Syrian peace talks after receiving assurances from the United Nations on humanitarian issues, Al Arabiya News sister al-Hadath channel reported Friday. The main Syrian opposition group, known as
The Syrian government in 2015 ignored most United Nations requests to deliver humanitarian aid to some of the 4.6 million people in hard-to-reach and besieged areas and only 620,000 received help, the U.N. aid chief said on Wednesday. Stephen O’Brien
Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday renewed his criticism of Israel’s “stifling” occupation of Palestinian territories, a day after similar hard-hitting remarks by the U.N. Secretary-General angered Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The U.N. chief made clear that he would not retreat from
The United Nations Security Council should consider creating an international commission of inquiry to investigate alleged human rights abuses by all sides in Yemen’s conflict, a panel of U.N. experts says. The Associated Press on Tuesday obtained a copy of
Expectations are increasingly becoming low especially after one of the major opposition groups in the Syrian war said Wednesday it will only attend the imminent Geneva peace talks if the sieges in the country are lifted and other conditions are
The Syrian opposition cast doubt on whether it would go to peace talks planned for Friday, throwing U.N. diplomatic efforts into question and accusing the United States of adopting Iranian and Russian ideas for solving the conflict. The opposition was
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday said he hoped for “clarity” within 48 hours on the parameters of peace talks aimed at ending Syria’s five-year war. Speaking in Laos, America’s top diplomat said he has held a flurry
Peace talks between the warring parties in Syria, which were scheduled to open Monday, will instead begin in Geneva on Friday and last for six months, the UN’s Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura said. De Mistura told reporters that the
By : Mohamed Chebarro With Iran taking a major step toward normalizing its relations with the world, Tehran’s leadership has to decide, in the interest of its people, culture and economy, whether it is a state or a revolutionary entity.
The U.N. humanitarian coordinator for Yemen called Saturday for regular humanitarian access to parts of the battleground city of Taez that are besieged by Iran-backed militias. Jamie McGoldrick said he saw some food, cooking gas and other commodities being brought
Syrian armed rebel groups said on Saturday they held the Syrian government and Russia responsible for any failure of peace talks to end the country’s civil war, even before negotiations due to start in Geneva next week. Syria’s opposition has
A Syrian suspected of being among militant who kidnapped a U.N. peacekeeper in Damascus in 2013 has been arrested over the “war crime,” Germany’s federal prosecutor said Friday. The 24-year-old man named as Suliman A. -S. is believed to be
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