WASHINGTON (AA) – The UN held a ceremonial tribute for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who died earlier this month in a helicopter crash. “President Raisi led Iran at a challenging time for the country, the region and globally,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told delegates at the UN General Assembly, where a minute o...
Geneva, Switzerland — AFP The United Nations says it had informed the Israeli authorities of the movements of a vehicle carrying UN staff which was hit in southern Gaza, killing an Indian. One UN security services member was killed and another wounded in the attack, the United Nations said, marking the first death of a […]
Nairobi, Kenya — AFP An Israeli ground attack in Gaza’s Rafah would lead to an “epic humanitarian disaster”, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned after negotiators left truce talks in Cairo without a deal. “A massive ground attack in Rafah would lead to (an) epic humanitarian disaster and pull the plug on ...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called on the United Nations to double its efforts to halt Israel’s war on Gaza. Abbas met with Middle East peace envoy Tor Wennesland in the West Bank city of Ramallah for talks on the situation in the Palestinian territories. The Palestinian leader conveyed a message [&hellip...
WASHINGTON (AA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has voiced support for the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees, or UNRWA, amid that agency’s funding crisis. The crisis was sparked by allegations that some of its employees in the Gaza Strip took part in the October 7 cross-border attack on Israel. “UNRWA is the backbone...
GENEVA (AA) – The European Commission has stated that it will take its upcoming UNRWA funding decisions in light of the outcome of an investigation into Israeli allegations. “Humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank will continue unabated through partner organisations,” a commission statement said. “Cu...
ANKARA (AA) – The Palestinian death toll from Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since October 7 has jumped to 25,700, the Health Ministry in the blockaded enclave said on Wednesday. The ministry in a statement said 63,740 others have also been injured. Israeli forces committed 24 massacres across the Gaza Strip in the past […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and his Cabinet ministers have signed special postcards addressed to the UN chief, urging the world body to recognize Palestinian nationhood. “This special postcard is to express the wishes of the people of Malaysia by urging the UN to accept Palestine as a member state and demanding [&hel...
Geneva, Switzerland – – AFP The UN has voiced alarm at the killing of journalists in Gaza, a day after two Al Jazeera reporters died in an alleged Israeli strike. Al Jazeera reported that two of its Palestinian journalists were killed in the southern city of Rafah, in what it claimed was an Israeli “targeted […]
Palestinian Territories – AFP At least 18 people were killed in a strike on a house in Nuseirat refugee camp, the health ministry in Gaza said on Saturday. The bombardments came after the Security Council approved a resolution demanding “immediate, safe and unhindered” deliveries of life-saving aid be rushed to Gaza “at...
