Abbas vows new elections upon return to Ramallah from UN
Abbas, 84, made similar pledges in recent years, but no Palestinian parliamentary elections have taken place since 2006.
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'Unprecedented' UN report links BDS movement to anti-Semitism
The report “notes claims that the objectives, activities and effects of the Boycott Divestment Sanctions movement are fundamentally anti-Semitic," recommends ...
Mother of captured soldier to address UN Human Rights Council
Lt. Hadar Goldin was killed in 2014 during a UN ceasefire in Operation Protective Edge. Hamas has since refused to ...
Executions in Iran among the world's highest
A report to the UN General Assembly circulated Friday says "the number of executions remains one of the highest" despite ...
In first-ever review, UN racism panel presses Palestinians on anti-Semitism
In a rare plea, the PA delegation asks for “slack” from the UN committee. Several of the UN experts pressed ...
Envoy urges UN action after terrorists murder Israeli soldier
“The attack and its glorification are the direct results of the Palestinian leadership’s ongoing policy of educating and incentivizing its ...
Iran asks UN chief to push back against US sanctions on FM
In a letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Iran’s UN Ambassador Majid Takht Ravanchi accuses the United States of a ...
UN resolutions name Israel as only country violating women's rights
Among the 54 countries on the UN council to favor the resolutions are Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Pakistan, Venezuela and ...
Diplomats say US blocks UN rebuke of Jerusalem home demolition
Draft statement submitted to UN Security council warned that demolition "undermines viability of the two-state solution." Diplomatic officials say US ...
'The port of Beirut has become Hezbollah's port'
At UN Security Council session on the Middle East, Ambassador Danny Danon urges international community to tackle Iran's regional aggression ...