Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism
:: Egypt’s foreign ministry spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements at the UN General Assembly this week where he urged the UN to “handle the suspicious death of More »
Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities are a test of international resolve in the face of destructive acts that More »
Saudi Crown Prince says attacks on oil facilities are a ‘dangerous escalation’
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the recent attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities represented a “dangerous escalation not only toward the Kingdom but also the entire world.” The Crown More »
Tag Archives: GENEVA
UN says food situation in Iraq’s Falluja extremely worrying
The food situation for 60,000 civilians trapped in the besieged Iraqi city of Falluja is extremely worrying and likely to deteriorate unless aid gets into the city, the U.N. World Food Programme said on Monday. The Iraqi army, police and
Syria peace talks to resume on April 11: UN
Syria peace talks will likely resume in Geneva on April 11, but regime negotiators will only arrive several days later after the completion of parliamentary elections in the country, the UN said Tuesday. United Nations mediator Staffan de Mistura had
Sudan blocks activists from Geneva rights meet: rights groups
Sudanese security agents have blocked four civil society representatives from attending a meeting with diplomats in Geneva about human rights in Sudan, a coalition of rights groups said on Friday. The meeting in Geneva on Thursday was organized by an
UN chief urges countries to let in more Syrian refugees
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday urged governments around the world to let in more people from Syria and “counter fear-mongering” about refugees. Ban spoke at a one-day conference in Geneva meant to further efforts to resettle Syrian refugees. The
UN seeks to resettle one-tenth of 4.8 mln Syrian refugees amid fear
The United Nations said on Tuesday it was seeking to re-settle more than 450,000 Syrian refugees, some one-tenth of those now in neighboring countries, by the end of 2018, but conceded that it was battling widespread fear and politicization of
Syria has ‘no objection’ to work with US on ISIS
Syria is willing to take part in an international coalition against terrorism but only if the United States will work with Damascus in a way it has not done so far, the Syrian envoy to Geneva peace talks said on
UN claims Syria truce has saved 3,000 lives
The UN’s Syria envoy said on Thursday that April 9 would be a “target date” for peace talks to resume in Geneva, adding that the fragile ceasefire that took effect on Feb. 27 has saved 3,000 lives. Staffan de Mistura’s
UN rights team will seek to hold N. Korea leaders to account
The UN Human Rights Council on Thursday voted to create an expert group to explore legal pathways to hold North Korea’s leadership accountable for widespread and horrific rights abuses in the country. The UN’s top rights body adopted a resolution
UN envoy to meet pro-Russia Syrian opposition group at talks
A Syrian opposition group that is close to Russia and tolerated by Damascus will meet UN envoy Staffan de Mistura at peace talks in Geneva, a delegation member told AFP Wednesday. “We received an invitation to take part in the
Syrian opposition demands detail from government at peace talks
Syrian opposition negotiators demanded on Tuesday that Syria’s government detail its thoughts on a political transition and said there had been no progress on freeing detainees, who, it said, were being executed at a rate of 50 a day. The
New study ‘strongest’ proof Zika causes Guillain-Barre Syndrome: WHO
A study published this week was the strongest piece of evidence yet that that the Zika virus causes the neurological disorder Guillain-Barre Syndrome, but more research was needed, the UN said Friday. The deputy chief of the World Health Organization,
U.N. envoy: ‘visible’ progress in Syria truce, success ‘not guaranteed’
Syria’s ceasefire has shown clear signs of progress, the top UN envoy for the war-ravaged country said Thursday, but warned there was no guarantee it would succeed. “The situation… on the ground could be summarized as fragile. Success is not
U.N. aims to restart Syria peace talks on March 9
The United Nations will delay the next round of Syria peace talks by two days to allow the cessation of hostilities in force since Saturday to take hold, U.N. Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura said. International observers have acknowledged violations
U.N. plans aid for 154,000 besieged Syrians in next 5 days
The United Nations and partner aid organizations plan to deliver life-saving aid to 154,000 Syrians in besieged areas in the next five days, the UN Resident Coordinator in Damascus Yacoub El Hillo said in a statement on Sunday. Pending approval
French ‘not fighting’ in Libya, says commander
French military advisers have been helping coordinate Libyan forces fighting ISIS insurgents in the eastern city of Benghazi, a senior Libyan military commander said on Thursday. “The French military group in Benghazi are just military advisers who provide consultations to
U.N. says poised for huge Syria aid effort, if the door opens
The United Nations is ready for a huge aid effort if the warring Syria parties stop fighting, but even then aid workers will proceed carefully and assess the safety of each delivery, a U.N. spokesman said on Wednesday. “We are
Syrian opposition agrees to truce, with caveat
Syria’s opposition has agreed to a two- to three-week truce on condition that Russia stops its air strikes, sieges are ended and access for aid allowed across the country, a source close to peace talks said on Saturday. Russian air
Zika virus will be ‘way down’ before Rio hosts Olympics: U.N.
The head of the World Health Organization’s Zika response team is predicting that Brazil will host a “fantastic Olympics” and that the mosquito-borne virus will be “way down” by the time the Summer Games begin in Rio de Janeiro on
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