by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 11, 2017 | World
The UN human rights chief urged on Monday the government of Myanmar to end its “cruel military operation” against the country’s Muslim Rohingya minority. Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, addressing the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, said that more than...
by Kifah Ziboun | Aug 23, 2017 | Middle East
Ramallah – US President Donald Trump’s administration and Israel are urging the United Nations not to publish its blacklist of international companies operating in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, saying the move was “counterproductive” and...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 13, 2017 | Middle East
Abu Dhabi- UAE has accused al-Jazeera TV station of spreading sectarianism and promoting violence and anti-Semitism in response to UN’s refusal to call on the Arab countries that have boycotted Doha to shut the channel. UAE Dr. Anwar Gargash, Minister of State...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 9, 2017 | Middle East
Mosul – Iraqi federal police forces have secured four safe passages for civilians who fled their home in the Old City of Mosul on Thursday. This comes as the Iraqi forces are preparing to launch an offensive to liberate the Old City. For its part, the UN and...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 26, 2017 | Middle East
The United Nations condemned on Friday the rising death toll of civilians in Syria, urging all air forces operating in the country to take greater care to distinguish between legitimate military targets and civilians in their escalating air strikes especially in the...
