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A Palestinian man walks past the building of the UNRWA headquarters in Gaza City on January 8, 2018. (AFP/ File Photo)

May 15th, 2018 - 08:09 GMT

UNRWA Chief Praises Donations as 'Rare Piece of Good News' to Aid Palestinian Refugees

For Pierre Krahenbuhl, the commissioner general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), it was a rare piece of good news during the biggest crisis in the history of his organization.

The U.N. invited Tehran to attend the talks - a move that has unproved unpopular with those opposed to Assad's regime. (AFP/File)

January 20th, 2014 - 01:28 GMT

KSA: Iran "not eligible" to attend Syria Geneva II talks

More Israeli soldiers were deployed to the border area after a Lebanese sniper shot an Israeli soldier this week (JAck Guez/AFP)

December 17th, 2013 - 06:03 GMT

U.N. emphasizes that Lebanese soldier "acted alone" in Israeli shooting case

Lakhdar Brahimi meets UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon ahead of a meeting with Bashar al-Assad. [AFP]

December 8th, 2013 - 08:30 GMT

Ban Ki-moon and Brahimi to discuss Syria peace conference

U.N. General-Secretary Ban Ki-moon warned the international community against the mounting tensions between the Israelis and the Palestinians, and called for an end to all new Israeli settlements in Palestine's occupied territories. (AFP/File)

November 30th, 2013 - 07:43 GMT

Ban Ki-moon: Israel settlements "cause for very grave concern"

The UN is sending in a special force in response to escalating clashes in Benghazi and in the capital of Tripoli in recent weeks (Esam Omran Al Fetori/Reuters)

November 28th, 2013 - 07:17 GMT

UN Special Force to Libya approved Wednesday, staff evacuation possible

Jordan's Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh told reporters Monday that the Hashemite Kingdom has "officially" requested UNSC seat (AFP/Getty Images)

November 18th, 2013 - 10:04 GMT

Jordan goes public: officially requests UN security council seat

The head of Lebanon's militant Shiite Muslim movement Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah. [Getty Images]

November 16th, 2013 - 11:13 GMT

U.N chief urges Hezbollah to pull out of Syria

Famous for making major contributions to point-of-care medical testing and biotechnology. [greenprophet]

November 3rd, 2013 - 01:27 GMT

Saudi's Hayat Sindi appointed to Scientific Advisory Board

Hezbollah forces in Syria have supported pro-regime efforts to reclaim territory from rebels, particularly near Damascus (Courtesy of Press TV)

October 19th, 2013 - 09:13 GMT

UN chief urges Hezbollah to leave Syria to avoid spillover

Danger warnings for UN team disarming Syrian chemical weapons. [telegraph]

October 8th, 2013 - 06:42 GMT

UN disarmament team face serious dangers in Syria

SNC leader Jarba told Ban Ki-Moon Saturday that his opposition group is ready to send a delegation to the proposed Geneva II conference later this year (Courtesy of Lemonde)

September 29th, 2013 - 06:25 GMT

Ban Ki-Moon meets with Syrian Opposition, Jarba calls for "serious dialogue"

SYRIA, DAMASCUS : A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on September 12, 2013, shows President Bashar al-Assad attending an interview with Russian television [AFP]

September 14th, 2013 - 05:21 GMT

UN Chief seeks accountability for Assad