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Mr Al Assad is competing against two obscure rivals, but few people doubt he will win and extend his presidency despite a decade of war that has left Syria in tatters. Reuters
US, UN and Europe criticise Syria election on eve of vote

Bashar Al Assad poisedto win another presidential term unlikely to gain him fans in the West

MENAMay 26, 2021
The UN envoy to Somalia described 'highly positive' talks between Somalia’s feuding political leaders after tension over a two-year extension the mandate of President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, above. UNTV via AP
UN ‘highly positive’ about possible breakthrough in Somalia’s political crisis

Talks in Mogadishu could lead to deal on elections after months of violence and tension

AfricaMay 25, 2021
The attacks are part of a wider upsurge in violence that has occurred since the military overthrew elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1. AFP
Myanmar civil war looms as civilian fighters strike back, UN says

Handmade weapons and minimal training may be no match for the military, which staged a coup in February

AsiaMay 24, 2021
TOPSHOT - A Palestinian woman looks at destroyed buildings on the first day of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Lahia, early on May 13, 2021. Israel's air force said it had launched multiple strikes overnight, targeting what it described as locations of Hamas, the Islamist group that controls Gaza. Meanwhile, incoming passenger planes scheduled to land at Israel's Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv were being diverted on May 13 to a southern airport amid rocket fire from Gaza, the airports authority said. / AFP / MAHMUD HAMS
Israel says ‘mistakes have been made’ in Gaza offensive

Israeli political and religious leaders have call on Arabs and Jews to end their rampage

AsiaMay 13, 2021
The United Nations headquarters in New York. (AFP/File)
Palestinian and Israeli diplomats wage rhetorical war at UN

As rockets fly across Israel and Gaza, verbal salvos are hurled around UN headquarters

MENAMay 13, 2021
Family members and others mourn during the funeral of a teenager authorities say was shot by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank. EPA
Frustration grows at UN at inertia on Israeli-Palestinian bloodshed

Biden administration slowing UN efforts to speak out against the violence

MENAMay 13, 2021
Ms Clooney spoke at informal UN Security Council talks alongside Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad. Reuters
UAE and Amal Clooney push for using tech against war criminals

Facial recognition software and artificial intelligence can put ISIS fighters and others behind bars

IraqMay 13, 2021
There are reports that Martin Griffiths, UN envoy to Yemen, will replace Mark Lowcock as the UN’s humanitarian chief. Reuters
UN envoy says he's reached dead end in Yemen and world body announces his promotion

Martin Griffiths to take over as UN humanitarian chief

MENAMay 13, 2021
Elections in Iraq are scheduled to take place on October 10. Reuters
US pushes for world’s biggest UN election mission in Iraq

After targeted killings linked to Iran-backed militias, Washington seeks the largest UN assistance mission in Iraq

IraqMay 12, 2021
Israeli security forces detain a Palestinian protester amid clashes at the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City on May 10, 2021, ahead of a planned march to commemorate Israel's takeover of Jerusalem in the 1967 Six-Day War. / AFP / EMMANUEL DUNAND
UN council members express alarm over Jerusalem violence

US did not want the 15-nation body to issue a formal statement on the violence at this stage

WorldMay 11, 2021
Pictures of Yazidis killed in 2014 by ISIS militants are displayed at a shrine in northern Iraq. AP
Yazidi carnage was genocide, but where are the ISIS prosecutions?

Head of UN’s ISIS investigation unit in Iraq describes enough evidence to put militants behind bars

IraqMay 10, 2021
A fighter loyal to Yemen's Saudi-backed government mans a position near the front line facing Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Marib province. AFP
Yemen government vows not to lose ‘existential’ fight in Marib

Last government stronghold in northern Yemen is make-or-break in the country’s six-year civil war

MENAMay 08, 2021
Mr Guterres described himself as a 'bridge-builder and an honest broker' at a 'fragile moment' in world affairs. Reuters
UN Secretary General Guterres pitches himself for a second term in closed race

Seven people nominated themselves as challengers, but UN chief has no serious contender

WorldMay 08, 2021
More than 20 million Yemenis needed assistance in a country on the brink of famine six years after a Saudi Arabia-led coalition intervened to restore a toppled government. AFP
Famine is pushing Yemen ‘off a cliff’, UN says in revived appeal

UN has a $2.5bn hole in its budget for an aid operation serving 20 million people

MENAMay 06, 2021
Martin Griffiths said that a week-long round of talks in Saudi Arabia and Oman involving Mr Biden’s envoy to Yemen, Tim Lenderking, had failed to make progress. EPA
Yemen peace talks failing weeks after revived US-Saudi push

US President Joe Biden and Saudi leadership's bid to end Yemen's war is not gaining traction

MENAMay 05, 2021
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