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United Nations Security Council. Reuters

Guterres Prepared to Meet U.S. Lawmakers amid Warning against Cutting Funding to U.N.

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 14, 2017 | World

U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power on Friday warned that cutting Washington’s funding to the U.N. over a resolution that condemned Israeli settlements would be “extremely detrimental” to American interests as a spokeswoman said Secretary-General Antonio...

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Washington DC, on January 10, 2017. Chris Kleponis / AFP

French Officials: Middle East Peace Conference in Paris is Directed at Trump

by Michel Abu Najm | Jan 12, 2017 | Middle East

Paris –U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s team has made a request to cancel the Middle East Peace Conference to be held in Paris, but was rejected by France, official French sources said. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in Paris on Sunday to participate in...

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U.N. Worker Accused by Israel of Aiding Hamas Sentenced to 7 Months

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 5, 2017 | Middle East

London, Tel Aviv- A Palestinian U.N. worker accused by Israel of aiding Hamas in the Gaza Strip was sentenced to seven months’ jail Wednesday, his lawyer announced. Waheed Borsh was convicted of “rendering services to an illegal organization without...

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(L to R) High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov gather before a Middle East Quartet Principals Meeting during the during the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in Manhattan, New York, U.S., September 23, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

U.N. Appeals for $547 Million to Support Palestinians

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 3, 2017 | Middle East

Tel Aviv – The United Nations has informed the Palestinian Authority that it has launched an appeal for $547 million to help 1.6 million people in the Palestinian territories in 2017. The response covers 1.1 million residents of Gaza, which has been under an...

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Mr. Obama has condemned Jewish settlements in the Palestinian Territories – AP

U.N. Security Council Demands Halt of Settlement Activity by Israel, U.S. Abstains from Voting

by Mounir al-Mawri, Jordan Daqamsah | Dec 24, 2016 | Middle East

Washington, New York – The U.N. Security Council has voted in favor of a resolution demanding the halt of settlement activity by Israel on occupied Palestinian territory with the U.S. notably abstaining from voting. The resolution was put forward at the 15-member...