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Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers an address to the UN General Assembly in New York. (Reuters)

World Leaders Flock to New York for UN General Assembly

by Heba El Koudsy | Sep 17, 2017 | World

New York – World leaders began arriving in New York to attend this year’s 72nd General Assembly of United Nations. The sessions are scheduled to begin on Tuesday morning amid political crises all over the world. North Korean provocations and the future of...

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President Michel Aoun meets with UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag at Baabda Palace. (Dalati and Nohra photo)

Aoun Lauds Renewal of UNIFIL Mandate ahead of Trip to New York

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 16, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Friday welcomed the renewal of the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in the country and said he was satisfied with the international community’s favorite response to Lebanon’s demands on allowing UNIFIL to function in line...

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Members of the United Nations Security Council at the UN headquarters on Friday, Dec. 23, 2016. AP

Kuwait Wins Seat as Arab World Representative at UN Security Council

by Jordan Dakamseh and Mirza Al-Khuwaylidi | Jun 3, 2017 | Middle East

New York, Kuwait- The United Nations General Assembly elected Kuwait, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Peru and Poland to the UN Security Council on Friday for a two-year term beginning next year. The Netherlands was also elected for a one-year term after reaching a...

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Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, second deputy premier and minister of defense, shakes hands with Ali Hasan Bahdon, minister defense of Djibouti, after a signing ceremony in Riyadh on Wednesday. SPA

Djibouti Defense Minister: Agreement with Riyadh Aims to Secure Region, Monitor Military Meddling

by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | Apr 27, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh- Djibouti’s Defense Minister Ali Hasan Bahdon stressed that a military and defense agreement signed between Saudi Arabia and Djibouti in Riyadh on Wednesday lies in the interest of the two nations and the region’s security. Bahdon told Asharq Al-Awsat that...

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A boy stands amid the damage in the rebel-held besieged al-Shaar neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria November 23, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail

Saudi Arabia Leads an International Effort to Save Aleppo

by Youssef Diab and Fath al-Rahman Youssef | Dec 5, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh, Ankara- Saudi Arabia leads U.N. efforts to save the eastern parts of Aleppo, which have been fiercely pounded by regime forces and its allies backed by Russian warplanes. Permanent Representative of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations, Abdallah al-Mouallimi...