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UNIFIL to Withdraw Majority of Troops in Lebanon by Mid 2027

This is Beirut, 10/02 14:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is preparing to withdraw most of its troops from Lebanon by mid-2027, following the expiration of its mandate, spokesperson Kandice Ardiel told AFP on Tuesday. UNIFIL, which has served for decades as a buffer between Israel and Lebanon, has recently been supporting the Lebanese Armed Forces ...

UN Warns Islamic State Threat Is Growing More Complex Worldwide

This is Beirut, 05/02 11:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United Nations warned on Wednesday that the global threat posed by Islamic State has increased steadily since mid-2025 and is becoming more sophisticated, as the group adapts its tactics and expands its reach across multiple regions. Briefing the UN Security Council, Alexander Zuev, Acting Assistant Secretary-General at the UN Office of ...

UN Rights Chief Urges Iran to 'End Brutal Repression'

This is Beirut, 23/01 15:40 - Reading : less than a minute

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The United Nations rights chief decried Friday that "thousands" of people, including children, had died in Iran's crackdown on nationwide protests and urged the authorities to "end their brutal repression." Speaking at the start of a UN Human Rights Council urgent meeting on the situation in Iran, Volker Turk urged the authorities in Tehran "to ...

UN Rights Council Orders Probe of Abuses in Sudan's El-Fasher

This is Beirut, 2025-11-14 14:45 - Reading : less than a minute

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The UN Human Rights Council on Friday ordered investigators to seek to identify all those behind alleged atrocities in Sudan's El-Fasher to help ensure they are brought to justice. The United Nations' top rights body adopted a resolution ordering the UN's independent fact-finding mission on Sudan to urgently investigate violations of ...

Guterres: “Weapons Must Be Exclusively in the Hands of the Lebanese State”

This is Beirut, 2025-11-12 18:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on “all parties to protect civilians and create the conditions for a dialogue leading to a lasting ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel.” He added that “the presence of Israeli forces north of the Blue Line, as well as their airstrikes on Lebanese territory, constitute a violation of Lebanon’s ...

42 Feared Dead in Migrant Shipwreck Off Libya: UN

This is Beirut, 2025-11-12 14:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The United Nations said Wednesday that 42 migrants were missing, presumed dead, after a rubber boat capsized off the Libyan coast last week. It was the latest in a series of similar disasters in a stretch of the Mediterranean Sea that has claimed the lives of more than a thousand people so far this year. Only seven survivors were rescued after ...

UN probe Finds New Russian Crimes Against Humanity in Ukraine

This is Beirut, 2025-10-27 21:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Russia has committed a crime against humanity in forcing people to flee Ukrainian-held territory through continual drone attacks targeting civilians, a United Nations-backed investigation said Monday. The UN's Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine also determined that Russia had committed war crimes in deporting and ...

Seven Yemeni UN workers detained in Sanaa: Houthi security source

This is Beirut, 2025-10-24 21:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Several Yemenis working for the United Nations in the rebel-held capital Sanaa have been detained on accusations of spying for Israel, a Houthi security official told AFP Friday, in the latest arrests targeting the world body's staff. Earlier this week, 20 UN staff, including 15 foreigners, were released after being held in their compound since a ...

12 UN Staff Leave Yemen's Sanaa After Huthi Detention: UN Statement

This is Beirut, 2025-10-22 18:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Twelve international United Nations employees who had been held by Yemen's Huthis inside their compound flew out of the rebel-held capital on Wednesday, the UN said. The Iran-backed Huthis raided the UN compound in the capital Sanaa last weekend, holding 20 staff including 15 foreigners. Five Yemeni nationals were released on Sunday. The rebels ...

EU Takes Aim at Plastic Pellets to Prevent their Nightmare Cleanup

This is Beirut, 2025-10-21 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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At first glance, the tiny plastic pellets appear relatively harmless. No bigger than a lentil, these "nurdles" are destined to be melted down to make everything from car bumpers to salad bowls. But when tens of millions of them spill from trucks or cargo ships they are devilish to clean up, blighting landscapes and washing up around the world for ...

Sweeping UN Sanctions Return To Hit Iran After Nuclear Talks Fail

This is Beirut, 2025-09-28 05:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Widespread UN sanctions against Iran returned into force late Saturday for the first time in a decade, after last-ditch nuclear talks with Western powers failed to produce a breakthrough. The sanctions, three months after Israel and the United States bombed Iran, bar dealings related to Tehran's nuclear and ballistic missiles program and are ...

At UN, Abbas Defends Palestinian Cause, Rejects Hamas

This is Beirut, 2025-09-25 18:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas on Thursday rejected any future role for Hamas and condemned antisemitism, as he appealed for full global support for a state in the face of Israeli annexation threats. Days after France led a special summit and several Western powers recognized a state of Palestine, the veteran 89-year-old leader was forced to ...

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