28 March 2014 – The United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator warned the Security Council today that as the Syrian civil…
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A senior Palestinian official said a release by Israel of Arab prisoners would not go ahead on Saturday as envisaged but he hoped there would only be short delay. “Today the prisoners will not be released… maybe in the coming days,” Issa Qaraqae,…
Syrian troops made fresh gains in the strategic Qalamun area near the Lebanese border Saturday, seizing two villages from rebels, a military source told AFP. “The army took control this morning of the villages of Ras al-Maarra and Flita, after bombing…
Gunfire and explosions rocked Kabul Friday as Taliban militants attacked a guesthouse used by an anti-landmine aid group, the latest violence to hit the city ahead of next weekend’s presidential election. At least three Afghans were wounded in the attack…
27 March 2014 – The crisis in Iraq’s Anbar province, where three months of fighting has displaced over 66,000 families,…
26 March 2014 – The United Nations Security Council condemned the recent attack in Hadramawt, Yemen, in which 20 soldiers…
26 March 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the killing of one of the five Iranian border guards who…
25 March 2014 – The international community has a duty to help end Syria’s tragic civil war, United Nations Secretary-General…
22 March 2014 – The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process on Saturday voiced grave concern…
21 March 2014 – An independent United Nations human rights expert today called for an assessment by the International Court…