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A general view shows a meeting of the United Nations Security Council at the U.N. headquarters in New York April 16, 2010. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

O’Brien Says around 700,000 Live under Siege in Syria

by Jordan Dakamseh | Jan 27, 2017 | Middle East

New York- The U.N. Security Council held a session on Thursday on the humanitarian situation in Syria and heard briefings from U.N. Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’Brien alongside senior officials from the World Food Program and the World Health Organization....

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Syrian children walk amid tents at the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan AFP/Getty Images

Israel Takes in 100 Syrian Orphans under U.N. Conditions

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 27, 2017 | Middle East

Tel Aviv- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Interior Minister Arye Deri have agreed to grant asylum to 100 Syrian orphans and provide them with housing and education hours after deciding to revoke the residency status of 11 Palestinians. Israel will...

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Yemen, Saudi, Abdullah al-Rabiah, U.N., King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center

KSrelief Launches Medical Convoy to Deliver Aid to Yemen

by Nayef Al-Rasheed | Jan 23, 2017 | Middle East

Riyadh-King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) on Sunday dispatched a convoy loaded with 17 containers of medical supplies and equipment to Yemen, Royal Court and KSrelief Supervisor Abdullah al-Rabiah said Sunday. The convoy was sent as an...

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Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman briefs the Security Council. UN Photo/Manuel Elias

U.N. Worried About Iran Behavior And Soleimani Trips

by Jordan Dakamseh | Jan 20, 2017 | World

New York – Some state members at the U.N. Security Council expressed on Wednesday night their worries concerning Iran’s failure to abide by an arms embargo and the breaching of the travel restrictions against Revolutionary Guards leaders, mainly Major General...

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Syrian ambassador to the United Nations Bashar Jaafari delivers a press briefing in Geneva on April 18, 2016. (Photo by AFP)

Jaafari Heads Regime Delegation at Astana Talks, Ahrar Al-Sham Decides on Participation within 24 Hours

by Caroline Akoum | Jan 18, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- The Syrian regime has already put together its representing delegation to attend the Kazakhstan Syria peace talks. Bashar al-Jaafari, regime instated Permanent Representative at the United Nations headquartered in New York, will be heading the regime’s...