UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet on Monday deplored "multiple and severe reports of alleged gross violations of human rights, humanitarian and refugee law" committed by all parties to the conflict in Tigray.
In an update to the UN Human (...)
The clashes among global powers are instrumental in constantly changing the scenario in the world and its balance of power. As far as nations, peoples and societies are concerned, nothing remains the same and this is also the case with countries and (...)
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri appeared in a new video marking the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, months after rumors spread that he was dead.
The SITE Intelligence Group that monitors jihadist websites said the video was released on (...)
Israel's defense minister Benny Gantz on Sunday alleged that Iran's Kashan Airbase is being used to train "terrorists from Yemen, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon" to operate Iranian-made drones to carry out regional attacks.
"One of the most significant (...)
Middle East Broadcasting (MBC) kicked off its 30th anniversary celebrations in the Portuguese capital Lisbon on Wednesday.
Generations of talents were on hand in Lisbon to mark the achievement by taking part in a gala event, as well as appearing in (...)
Saudi Arabia stands in solidarity with the American people and its leadership, Fahad Nazer, the Saudi Embassy spokesperson in Washington said on the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Nazer said on his official twitter account: (...)
The Arab world is still suffering from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on various levels, a matter that is affecting growth rates, commercial movements and economic activities, Arab League Secretary General Ahmad Aboul-Gheit said Thursday.
Arab (...)
Turkey and Egypt agreed on Wednesday to continue talks to normalize ties after wrapping up a second round of discussions meant to address differences, the two countries said in a joint statement.
The talks were held in Ankara over two days and led (...)
A four-way ministerial meeting of the Arab Gas Pipeline countries (Jordan, Egypt, Syria and Lebanon) resulted in an agreement to deliver Egyptian natural gas to Lebanon via Jordan and Syria, and an action plan and timetable for its (...)
WASHINGTON — The Saudi Embassy in the United States welcomed the release of classified documents relating to the terrorist attacks against the United States on Sept. 11, 2001.
"Since that horrific day 20 years ago, the leadership of Saudi Arabia has (...)
Thirteen Iraqi policemen were killed in an Daesh (so-called ISIS) group attack against a checkpoint in the country's north early Sunday, security and medical sources said.
The overnight attack on a guard post near the city of Kirkuk also left four (...)
The Daesh (so-called Islamic State)-inspired extremist who attacked shoppers in a New Zealand supermarket had been fighting deportation for immigration fraud, leaving the nation's leader expressing frustration at the process.
The new details about (...)
Some 13.4 million Syrians throughout the beleaguered country are in need of assistance, the UN humanitarian office said on Saturday, calling for "greater access and expanded funding", to better help them.
Concluding a seven-day visit to Syria, (...)
Qaida attacked the embassies of the United States of America in Kenya and Tanzania. The simultaneous attack claimed the lives of 224 people, and injured 5,000 others.
Of course, the attack was horrific and provocative to the American public opinion, (...)
At a time when the Western, Arab and Asian worlds are watching the astonishing repercussions in Afghanistan and the horrific images from Kabul International Airport, some may overlook the events of the same gravity that's taking place in Iran, the (...)
Progress towards resolving Syria's decade-long conflict has reached an impasse, the chief United Nations mediator told the Security Council on Tuesday, as an uptick in fighting throughout the country led to some of the largest civilian displacements (...)
Ahead of the opening of the Paralympic Games in Tokyo on Tuesday, Alphonso Davies, footballer for German league champions Bayern Munich and Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), has offered words of encouragement for what he called (...)
Protection for children caught up in war must be at the heart of the international agenda, including COVID-19 response, a senior UN official said on Monday.
Virginia Gamba, the secretary-general's Special Representative for Children and Armed (...)
Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa said on Sunday the European Union would not set up "humanitarian corridors" for Afghan immigrants.
The prime minister in a tweeted statement said, "we will not recur the 2015 strategic mistake with respect of (...)
Two decades after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York, terror networks Al-Qaida and Daesh (so-called IS) continue to pose a grave threat to peace and security, adapting to new technologies and moving into some of the world's most fragile (...)
The United States informed Lebanon on Thursday that it has decided to help the country draw electricity from Jordan through Syria, a statement by Lebanon's Presidency said.
The plan would provide Egyptian natural gas to Jordan for generation into (...)
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday called for more cooperation between China and Arab countries to promote "Belt and Road" initiative.
According to the Chinese News Agency (Xinhua), this came in a congratulatory letter to the fifth China-Arab (...)
As the global aid community marked World Humanitarian Day on Thursday, UN chief António Guterres paid tribute to all those who help people in need and urged support for the day's #TheHumanRace campaign, which aims to protect the most vulnerable (...)
Some 30,000 Palestine refugees registered with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in south Syria have become increasingly vulnerable, following recent clashes in and around the Dera'a (...)
The US administration has made the worst strategic mistake in its handling of the Afghan crisis.
The American experts said the US exit could be sequel to the Vietnam humiliation, while British experts likened it to a disaster similar to what (...)
