Erdogan, Zelenskyy and Guterres meet in Ukraine for talks

The discussions revolved around solutions for the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station, and the Ukrainian export of grain via the Black Sea

Guterres meets Lebanese president, warns over lack of international support

Guterres has said that a politically paralyzed cabinet won't be getting much international help

US reaffirms ‘ironclad support’ for Israel: Sullivan

The statement of the United States' unwavering support for Israel was issued three hours after the Israeli military targeted a building in the Hamad residential city near Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, killing three Palestinians

UN leads summit on Afghan crisis without Taliban

The Taliban government in Afghanistan strongly criticized their exclusion from the two-day meeting

UN set to partake in Qatar’s Afghanistan talks

Antonio Guterres hinted at the prospects of international recognition of the Taliban government ahead of the meeting in May

UN spokesman denies presence of US forces in Syria

The US occupation of Syria in partnership with the Kurdish-led SDF, constitutes “brute geopolitical power” in its long war against Syria’s Baath-led government

Syrian sanctions relief: An ‘American trick’

The temporary lifting of Washington's sanctions on earthquake-stricken and war-torn Syria is 'misleading' at best, and stands in the way of relief efforts.

Lebanon regains UN voting rights

Lebanon had to pay a sum of $1.8 million to regain voting rights in the UN, however there is no confirmation whether the payment was fully made

Turkish central bank taps into foreign reserves to stabilize currency

Turkiye continues sales of foreign currency reserves to stabilize the lira and combat inflation in the wake of the devastating 6 February earthquake

Death toll reaches 44,000 after devastating earthquake in Turkiye, Syria

The earthquake has also left more than 108,000 people injured and more than 216,000 people have fled the affected provinces

Iran, Arab states lead charge delivering aid to Syria despite western blockade

Western states say they have no plans to coordinate aid deliveries with Damascus and will instead 'continue doing what has proven effective over the course of the past dozen years'

Lebanon loses voting rights at UN General Assembly

This marks the second time Lebanon loses its voting rights since the start of the ongoing crisis in October 2019

Israel plays big at COP27, while greenwashing human rights abuses

Israel stands accused of planting trees over stolen Palestinian land to cover up ethnic cleansing

Tehran proposes meeting with Ukrainian officials to review claims of Iranian drones used by Russia

Officials say Iran will 'not remain indifferent' if Kiev proves to them that Russia has been using Iranian drones on Ukrainian cities

7-year-old Palestinian boy dies while being chased by Israeli forces

Since the year 2000, Israeli forces have killed over 2,000 Palestinian children

The real US agenda in Africa is hegemony

Forget development. Washington's primary interest in Africa today is keeping the Chinese and Russians out.

How Arab states perceive the US-China standoff

West Asian countries recognize China’s sovereign claims over Taiwan, yet many of them still rely on the US militarily and politically, so where do they stand?

EU negotiator claims JCPOA-revival deal near completion

The Russian ambassador to Vienna has confirmed that despite being close to an agreement, sensitive issues between Tehran and Washington have yet to be resolved

Israel arrests PA governor of East Jerusalem in a day of multiple arrests and home raids

On the same day, Israeli forces conducted other house raids, causing injuries and arresting dozens of Palestinians across the occupied West Bank

Israeli forces kill Palestinian teenager in occupied West Bank

N Secretary General Antonio Guterres recently said that Israel should be “blacklisted” if it continues its violence against Palestinian children

Russia and Ukraine sign grain deal in presence of Turkey, UN

The deal would unfreeze the export of 20 million tons of grains from the harvest of the previous year, worth about $10 billion, according to President Zelensky

UN hosts talks between Russia, Ukraine, Turkey on securing grain exports

The UN-brokered plan seeks to alleviate a global food crisis that was set off as a result of the NATO-instigated war in Ukraine

Israel should be blacklisted if killing of Palestinian children continues: UN chief

Ahead of a visit by US President Joe Biden to occupied Palestine, the UN revealed that 78 Palestinian children were killed and nearly 1,000 were maimed by Israeli troops last year

Iran criticizes UN silence over Israeli attacks in Syria

Earlier this month an Israeli airstrike crippled Damascus International Airport, severely limiting the entry of humanitarian aid to the war-torn country

Syrian and Russian jets conduct patrols over Israeli-occupied Golan Heights

The patrols come as diplomatic relations between Moscow and Tel Aviv have recently soured due to Israel's support of Ukraine

Yemen’s Ansarallah launches ‘food missiles’ to help starving people in Hodeidah: Report

Between eight to ten rockets containing food are launched into the city of Al-Durayhimi on a daily basis, amounting to 2,500 rockets since 2018

UNICEF: Over a million Afghan children at risk of acute malnutrition

By the end of last year, half the population of the war-torn country lived under the poverty line, according to UN figures

UN leader warns of looming global food shortages

West Asia has been hardest hit by the fallout of western sanctions imposed on Russia, with Syria, Yemen, and Afghanistan all facing severe food shortages

Israel launches multi-wave aerial attack on Syria, injuring a child

The attack comes as Israel faces global scrutiny for killing journalist Shireen Abu Aqla and attacking people during her funeral procession

Several Syrian soldiers killed in missile attack in west Aleppo

The death toll is expected to rise as several soldiers were critically injured in the attack