Headlines
  • State media reports the deaths of Basij force commander Gholamreza Soleimani and Iranian security chief Ali Larijani.
  • Since the start of the US-Israel attack on Iran, the Bahrain Defense Force claims that its air defense systems have effectively neutralized 233 drones and 129 missiles.
  • Another attack was directed against the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, according to a statement from the commander in chief of the Iraqi armed forces.
  • US President Donald Trump criticises he has been told that NATO and other US allies "don't want to get involved" in the Iran War.
  • Residents of Tyre, a city in south Lebanon, have been urged to evacuate by Israel's military, which has threatened to attack targets there that it claims are connected to Hezbollah.

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July 16, 2020

Coping with COVID: A Webinar Series...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres makes remarks during the webinar series on young people and mental health titled “Coping with COVID” organized by Secretary-General’s Envoy

July 15, 2020

UN Security Council Meets on Situation...

A wide view of the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East (Yemen) as the Council unanimously adopts resolution 2534 (2020) renewing the mandate of the UN Mission to support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA) in Yemen

July 10, 2020

Press Conference by Head of UN...

Vladimir Voronkov, Under-Secretary-General and Head of the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism, briefs reporters on the outcome of the Virtual Counter-Terrorism Week under the theme “Strategic and Practical Challenges of Countering Terrorism in a Global Pandemic Environment”

July 9, 2020

Confronting COVID-19 Through Innovation and Research:...

Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the United States, addresses an online dialogue on “Confronting COVID-19 Through Innovation and Research: Lessons Learned from the Pandemic” on 8 July,2020.

July 7, 2020

2020 Virtual Counter-Terrorism Week: Countering Terrorism...

Ghada Fathi Waly, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, addresses the high-level session of the 2020 Virtual Counter-Terrorism Week on the theme “Countering Terrorism in a Global Pandemic Environment” on 6 July 2020

July 3, 2020

Virtual Commemoration of International Day of...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres speaks during the virtual belated commemoration of the International Day of Vesak

July 1, 2020

Annual Memorial Service to Honour UN...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres holds a moment of silence during the Annual Memorial Service to honour United Nations Personnel who lost their Lives in the Line of Duty from 16 March to 31 December

June 30, 2020

UN Security Council Members Hold Open...

Susannah Sirkin, Director of Policy and Senior Advisor at Physicians for Human Rights, addresses United Nations Security Council members during an open videoconference in connection with the Middle East (Syria)

June 26, 2020

UN Secretary-General Holds Virtual Press Briefing

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres holds a virtual press briefing on the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Charter, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic

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