UN Wants Access to Besieged Areas in Syria
The UN calls for unimpeded humanitarian access to reach those in need in hard-to-reach and besieged areas in Syria, according to a statement issued Thursday. “We are particularly concerned about…
Saudi Arabia Put 157 People to Death in 2015
Top United Nations (UN) officials have expressed dismay over Saturday’s executions by Saudi Arabia of 47 people, including the cleric Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr, and called on the country’s authorities…
Shia Cleric Among 47 Executed by Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s authorities have demonstrated their utter disregard for human rights and life by executing 47 people in a single day, said Amnesty International. Those put to death Saturday included…
Yemen Conflict: WFP Appeals for Food Supply in Taiz
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says it is deeply concerned about the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation in the city of Taiz where people have been going hungry for…
Has Iraq Taken Back Ramadi from ISIS Terrorists?
As reports suggest, the Iraqi forces have taken the city of Ramadi back from Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorists. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called Iraqi Prime…
UN Sets Date to Begin Intra-Syrian Peace Talks
The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria has set 25 January 2016 as the target date to begin talks between the parties aimed at ending the five-year-old conflict, it was…