UN Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon

UN chief urges Israeli lawmakers to reconsider settlement bill
Middle East

UN chief urges Israeli lawmakers to reconsider settlement bill

Outgoing United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon on Friday urged Israeli lawmakers to reconsider a bill to legalize Israeli settlement homes…
UN can’t verify incendiary bombs in Syria, concerned by reports
Middle East

UN can’t verify incendiary bombs in Syria, concerned by reports

The United Nations is concerned by the Syrian opposition's accusations that incendiary weapons have been used in Syria but said…
Powerful Saudi prince to meet Obama, Ban on US visit
Middle East

Powerful Saudi prince to meet Obama, Ban on US visit

Saudi Arabia's powerful deputy crown prince flew to the United States on Monday for meetings with US President Barack Obama…
Kerry says sees international Syria meeting on December 18
Middle East

Kerry says sees international Syria meeting on December 18

An international meeting on Syria may be held in New York next week, US Secretary of State John Kerry said…
UN official expresses concern about Egypt’s human rights abuses
Egypt

UN official expresses concern about Egypt’s human rights abuses

The UN's assistant secretary-general for human rights on Monday expressed concern about human rights abuses and the lack of respect…
UN chief deeply concerned at death sentence bid for Egypt’s Morsi
Egypt

UN chief deeply concerned at death sentence bid for Egypt’s Morsi

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed deep concern on Monday at an Egyptian court decision to seek the death penalty for…
UN: Yemen strikes legitimate but peaceful solution needed
Egypt

UN: Yemen strikes legitimate but peaceful solution needed

The United Nations has suggested that the Saudi-led air strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen are legitimate, being requested by…
UN hails release of Al Jazeera journalists
Egypt

UN hails release of Al Jazeera journalists

The United Nations has welcomed Egypt’s decision to release jailed reporters from Qatari Al Jazeera English satellite channel, stressing on…
UN’s Ban urges Assad to seek political solution to Syria crisis
World

UN’s Ban urges Assad to seek political solution to Syria crisis

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged President Bashar al-Assad to seek a political solution to Syria's war, saying this would help…
Syria peace conference opens with rifts over Assad
World

Syria peace conference opens with rifts over Assad

Syria's government and opposition, meeting face to face for the first time at a UN peace conference, angrily spelled out…
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