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Boats are pictured at the Red Sea port of Hodeidah, Yemen February 5, 2017. Reuters/Abduljabbar Zeyad

Yemen: Coalition Calls For UN Supervision over Hodeidah Port

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 20, 2017 | Middle East

Riyadh, Taiz- The Coalition to support legitimacy in Yemen asked Sunday the United Nations to place the Yemeni western Hodeidah port under its direct supervision in order to facilitate the flow of humanitarian supplies to the Yemeni people and to end the use of the...

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Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheik Ahmed. (UN Photo/Elma Ocik)

UN Special Envoy Ends Europe Tour, Urges Economic and Political Assistance for Yemen

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 18, 2017 | Middle East

London- United Nations Special Envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed said that Yemeni conflicting blocs have been presented with a comprehensive and well-balanced framework to achieve a settlement. Ould Cheikh’s framework addresses political and security concerns...

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Iraqi special forces soldiers move toward the front line during fighting against ISIS militants in west Mosul, Iraq, Friday, March 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

UN Incapable of Receiving People Fleeing Mosul

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 18, 2017 | Middle East

Mosul- UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Iraq Lise Grande has warned the UN would not have enough resources to confront a mass exodus from west Mosul as tens of thousands of civilians are fleeing the city where Iraqi forces are fighting ISIS militants. “The number of...

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Members of Taliban. PHOTO:AFP

UN Urges Afghanistan to Tackle ‘Alarming’ Extremist Threats

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 18, 2017 | World

The UN Security Council has urged Afghanistan’s government to tackle the “alarming threats” posed by the Taliban, al-Qaeda, ISIS affiliates and other extremist groups which threaten the security and stability of the country. A resolution adopted...

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UN Under-Secretary General and ESCWA Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf reacts during a news conference in Beirut, Lebanon March 15, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

UN Chief Guterres Accepts Resignation of Head of UN’s ESCWA over Report on Israel

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 17, 2017 | World

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres accepted the resignation of the head of the UN West Asia commission on Friday after he asked her to remove from the internet a report accusing Israel of imposing an “apartheid regime” on Palestinians, a UN...