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

Russian FM meets GCC ministers at UN General Assembly

The foreign ministers of Russia and the GCC countries discussed several aspects of cooperation, including boosting economic relations

Iranian president has no plans to meet Biden during UN General Assembly

Raisi says he does not intend to meet with US officials during his visit, however, he reiterated that Iran is serious about reviving the JCPOA 'if it's a good and fair deal'

Another loss for Israel at the UN General Assembly

Israel left in the cold as most of its allies opt to abstain from voting

UN General Assembly renews demand for Israeli withdrawal from occupied Syrian Golan

Despite a majority vote supporting the resolution, Israel is looking to increase its number of settlements on stolen Syrian land

Israel joins UN vote calling on Russia to end military occupation of Ukraine

Israel's vote condemning Russia came just one day after the most recent massacre of Palestinians by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank

African Union renews full support for Palestine, confirms Israel not invited to summit

The head of the AU commission confirmed Israel's observer status remains suspended, adding that an investigation is ongoing to discover how Israeli officials entered the opening ceremony

UNRWA faces cancellation due to crippling deficit

Informed sources have revealed to The Cradle that there is an international conspiracy to end the agency’s mandate in an attempt to permanently settle refugees and promote normalization with Israel

Over 90 countries condemn Israeli actions in occupied West Bank

The UN General Assembly voted 87-26 in favor of the proposal for the ICJ to give an opinion on Israeli policies in the occupied West Bank

UN urges Israel to give up its nuclear arsenal

It is estimated that Tel Aviv has access to 200 to 400 nuclear weapons

Israel summons Ukrainian ambassador over UN vote on Palestinian occupation

The General Assembly plenary will likely vote to approve the resolution next month

White House dismisses scathing UN report against ‘unfairly targeted’ Israel

The UN Commission report calls on the Security Council to end Israel’s permanent occupation of Palestine and on individual states to prosecute Israeli officials

Israeli PM backs two-state solution in UN speech

Lapid remarked that a two-state solution would benefit Israel's general security, economy, and future generations

Saudi Arabia largest recipient of Chinese BRI funds in first half of 2022

While overall investment for the BRI fell in the same period, China has continued to make headway with its mega-infrastructure projects across the Global South

Ayatollah Qassem calls on Bahraini opposition to unite in upcoming elections

Despite the possible impact of the coming ballots, the Bahraini opposition is deeply fractured, with many fearing this could legitimize the pro-monarchy representation

UN expands arms embargo on Yemen’s Ansarallah resistance movement

For the first time, the UNSC also moved to designate the Ansarallah movement as a 'terrorist group'

Iran launches new runway on Greater Tunb island

The Persian Gulf islands of Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb, and Abu Musa have long been disputed territories between Iran and the UAE

Israel goes after UN commission probing crimes committed in Gaza

The Israeli foreign ministry says the campaign against the investigation into war crimes committed in Gaza is its top priority for 2022

Iran denied voting rights at the UN, says US sanctions responsible for delay in payments

Iran and Venezuela are among eight nations being prohibited from voting at the UN General Assembly despite being frequent targets of crushing US sanctions

Non-Aligned Movement denounces Israeli plan to build more settlements in occupied Syrian Golan

Israel has repeatedly ignored UN resolutions asking it to withdraw from the occupied Syrian Golan

United Nations urged to renew mandate of Yemen war crimes investigation team

Organizations says the decision by UN Human Rights Council to not renew the war crimes investigation mandate will increase the impunity of the Saudi-led war on Yemen

Emirati general appointed as Interpol chief despite torture allegations

The new head of the international police body faces several accusations of human rights abuses in a number of European countries

White House says Turkey is ‘undermining’ fight against ISIS in northern Syria

The frosty relationship between Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Joe Biden continues to deteriorate

Iran condemns ‘spiteful and wrong’ IAEA report that claims UN inspectors were denied access to nuclear facility

The UN nuclear watchdog has claimed they were denied access to the Tesa Karaj Complex, a nuclear facility that was the recent target of sabotage attempts

UK rejects use of ‘apartheid’ to describe Israel

As part of a new British-Israeli agreement, London has vowed to confront the ‘disproportionate singling out’ of Israel at the UN

UAE-based company joins Iranian infrastructure project

The UAE-based company would take a 60 percent stake in the joint venture to develop the transportation industry in Iran's Sarakhs Special Economic Zone

Iraq repatriates over 500 refugees from Syria’s Al-Hawl camp

In 2022, 698 Iraqi families were evacuated from Al-Hawl camp with an estimated number of more than 3,080 people

Israeli army shells southern Lebanon from occupied Syrian territory

UNIFIL forces were deployed to the area nearly 12 hours after the attack

Latin American nations condemn Israel’s illegal settlement expansion

The nations stated that the Tel Aviv's decisions are an 'open war against Palestinians'

Israel builds ‘security corridor’ inside Golan Heights: Report

Israeli occupation troops are reportedly building a road in the occupied Golan Heights to 'protect' the territory from resistance factions