Egypt officially starts 2-year stint on UN Security Council
Egypt has officially kicked off its two-year term as a non-permanent United Nations Security Council member on…
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UN demands Syria allow urgent aid deliveries to 13.5 million
The United Nations Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution demanding that all combatants in Syria…
Yemen rebels kill 15 in new truce breach
Yemeni rebels attacked pro-government forces in the eastern Marib province, killing 15 fighters, military sources…
UN Closing the Books on Decade-Long Nuke Probe of Iran
The U.N. nuclear agency is set to close the books on a decade-long probe of allegations that Iran worked on atomic…
U.N. envoy arrives in Yemen’s Aden to advance peace talks
United Nations-backed peace talks aimed at ending eight months of civil war in Yemen between an Iranian-allied…
More than 26% of Egyptians below poverty line – CAPMAS
26.3 percent of Egypt’s population lies beneath poverty line for the year 2012/13 compared with 25.2 percent in…
Egypt objects to proposal at Human Rights Council for abolishing death sentence
Egypt's UN Human Rights Council member Amr Ramadan issued a statement Saturday objecting to a proposal made by…
Facebook partners with UN to bring internet access to refugees in camps
Facebook is working with the United Nations to enable refugees from the Syrian civil war to access the internet so…
At U.N., Iran’s Rouhani calls for investigation into haj crush
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani used a major United Nations speech on Saturday to demand an investigation into a…
Exiled Yemeni government pulls out of planned peace talks
Yemen's exiled government said on Sunday it would no longer attend U.N.-mediated peace talks with its adversaries…