Geopolitics
New York: Political stagnation is “fuelling tensions, instability and a deepening sense of hopelessness”, the top UN official working towards peace in the Middle East warned the Security Council on Tuesday. more
Middle East coordinator calls for new and timely Palestinian election date 

New York: After the postponement of the Palestinian Legislative Council elections, originally scheduled for 22  May, a senior UN official in the region on Friday urged the authoriti ...

UN Middle East envoy urges sides to engage ‘before it is too late’

New York: Israeli and Palestinian leaders, and their international partners, must urgently resume peace efforts “before it is too late”, UN Middle East envoy Nikolay Mladenov ...

Trump discusses G20 work, Middle East situation with Saudi King - Reports

Moscow/Sputnik: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has held telephone talks with US President Donald Trump, discussing the work of the G20, the global fight against th ...

Israel’s accord with United Arab Emirates an opportunity to unlock progress on wider Middle East peace efforts, UN envoy says

New York: The recent agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates has the potential to change dynamics across the Middle East, the UN’s top envoy in the region told the Sec ...

S Korea FM, US State Secretary Discuss N Korea, Middle East

Seoul/Sputnik: South Korea Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha has held talks with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to discuss the situation in the Middle East and the Korean peninsula, the ...

At UN, Middle East countries discuss steps towards regional nuclear-free zone

New York: Representatives from across the Middle East are meeting at UN Headquarters this week in efforts to negotiate a legally binding treaty establishing a regional zone free of nuclea ...

Restore hope that peace will come to the Middle East, UN negotiator urges Security Council

New York,  Negative humanitarian, security and political developments in Gaza outweigh any positive news concerning the search for peace in the Middle East, the United Nations negoti ...

Humanitarian aid in Middle East should not be held hostage to politics – UN political chief

New York, Recurring cycles of violence in the Middle East highlight the need for international efforts to prevent hostilities, provide humanitarian aid and support Palestinian reconciliat ...

Iran's Foreign Minister trolls Donald Trump, takes a swipe at US' allies in the Middle East

Tehran: Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has come down hard on US' allies in the Middle East for allegedly supporting several terrorist groups in the region.