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Third countries should refrain from soliciting interference in Belarus' internal affairs via the United Nations and other tools unless asked for assistance by Minsk itself, Pyotr Ilyichev, the head of ...

BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 P.M.) - The Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, announced that the United States suffered in its draft resolution to extend the arms embargo against Iran by ...

BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:40 P.M.) - The United Nations Envoy to Syria, Geir Pederson, said that reports about moving fighters from Syria to Libya is "very disturbing." Regarding the political settlement ...

BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 P.M.) - The UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen stated on Friday that the Syrian conflict is far from over and is actually "increasing at many ...

BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) - The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, allegedly called on the Lebanese government to disarm Hezbollah following their retaliatory attack against the Israeli forces in September. ...

Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg delivered a speech at the United Nations Climate Action Summit calling on world leaders to act to address climate change. During her speech, the 16 year-old ...

BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) - The UN envoy to Syria Geir Pedersen rejected a new attempt by U.S. Republican senators to recognize Israel's authority over the Golan Heights. “Obviously the ...

UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock urged the United Nations Security Council to back aid delivery to Syrians "suffering a cold, hard winter" with shortages of basic needs "from blankets ...

BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P..) - Syria's Ambassador to the United Nations Bashar Al-Jaafari slammed Israel in a statement on Tuesday, claiming that they were repeatedly violating international law. “Isn’t time ...

The newly-appointed UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen arrived in Damascus on Tuesday for his first visit to Syria in the role. Pedersen was appointed in October 2018, after ...