by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 1, 2017 | World
Former United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon abruptly ended his attempt to seek South Korea’s presidency Wednesday, a surprise announcement that removes a key figure in the scramble to replace impeached President Park Geun-hye. “I will give up my pure intention...
by Jordan Dakamseh | Jan 10, 2017 | Middle East
New York- Few days after former Secretary-general of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon expressed his concern regarding the fact that Tehran might have violated an arms embargo by supplying weapons and missiles to Lebanese Shi’ite group so-called Hezbollah, the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 24, 2016 | Middle East
Aden- Yemen’s ambassador to the U.N. Khalid Hussein al-Yamani said the total registered number of detainees and abducted by the Houthi and Saleh militias reached 4,414 – According to Yamani, the arrested are activists, politicians and journalists in addition to...
by Hatim Betioui | Nov 16, 2016 | World
Marrakech- King Mohammed VI of Morocco has warned against wait-and-see attitudes in addressing climate change, saying that procrastination will jeopardize security and stability and exacerbate the already expanding hotspots of tension and crises in the world. “The...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Nov 14, 2016 | World
Africa’s Gambia officially notified the United Nations of its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), which will take effect on Nov. 10, 2017, U.N. spokesman Farhan Haq said on Monday, making it the third country to quit The Hague-based tribunal....
