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A picture made available on 31 August 2016 shows a Filipino funeral worker stacking bodies inside a van after five alleged drug dealers were killed in a police operation in Manila, Philippines, 28 August 2016., E.P.A

Philippine President: Too ‘Busy’ to Meet With U.N. Chief

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 1, 2016 | World

Philippine’s President Rodrigo Duterte has turned down a meeting with U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations and the Philippine government said on Thursday. A U.N. official said the request for a meeting was rejected because of a “scheduling...

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The High Negotiations Committee (HNC) delegation member George Sabra attends a meeting with UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, April 18, 2016. REUTERS/Xu Jinquan/Pool

Riyadh-Based HNC to Discuss Executive Framework for Political Transition in Syria

by Nayef Al-Rasheed | Sep 1, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh- Syria’s Riyadh-based High Negotiations Committee (HNC) will be chiefly discussing the executive framework by which the political process be directed. Discussions are expected to be launched on Friday, according to HNC spokesperson Munther Makhos. He told...

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An Israeli soldier stands guard next to Palestinian workers who were transported out of the Tekoa settlement, south of al-Quds (Jerusalem), January 18, 2016. (Photo by AFP)

Palestinian Authority Resorts to U.N. after Netanyahu’s Claims on Settlements

by Kifah Ziboun | Aug 31, 2016 | Middle East

Ramallah- Palestine authorities said that they are working at top speed for addressing the U.N. Security Council on statements made by the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the Jewish right to build and occupy Palestinian territory and Jerusalem. The...

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A Red Crescent convoy carrying humanitarian aid arrives in Kafr Batna, on the outskirts of Damascus, on February 23, 2016 (AFP Photo/Amer Almohibany)

U.N. Pays Millions of Dollars to Assad’s Regime and Family

by Paula Astih, Nazir Rida, Michelle abu NAjm | Aug 31, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- Paris- The United Nations has been shook to its core, surprised with the scandal surfacing on millions worth of contracts being granted by the world body to members and organizations affiliated with Syria’s head of regime Bashar al-Assad. Assad’s spouse, Asma,...

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Mogens Lykketoft, president for the UN General Assembly, speaks after Pope Francis addressed a plenary meeting of the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015 at United Nations headquarters in Manhattan, New York, September 25, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar

A Transparent Interview With the President of U.N. General Assembly’s 70th Session Mogens Lykketoft

by Jordan Dakamseh | Aug 28, 2016 | Interviews

The current United Nations General Assembly President, Mogens Lykketoft is considered one of the most distinguished presidents for his opinions and decisions. The U.N. did not have a similar president since the late Lebanese GA President Charles Malik who was...