The Obama White House declined Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's request on Tuesday to meet U.S. President Barack Obama during a UN conference in New York...
Abbas said Saturday that he will ask the UN General Assembly to recognize a “state of Palestine” on September 27.
WASHINGTON – A PR duel will be in two and a half weeks during the United Nations General Assembly discussions in New York between Prime Minister...
North Korea had told international organizations that its rocket launch would come between Thursday and Monday, between 7 a.m. and noon local time. Fighter jets roared...
The Pentagon recently activated its global missile shield in anticipation of North Korea’s launch of a long-range missile, according to defense officials. The measures include stepped-up...
To be effective, a new set of institutions would have to be imbued with heavy-handed, transnational enforcement powers. How do we create new institutions with enforcement...
On Feb. 27, a diplomatic process will begin in Geneva that could result in a new treaty giving the United Nations unprecedented powers over the Internet....
"No one should live below a certain income level," stated Milos Koterec, President of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. "Everyone should be...
U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon pressed Israel on Wednesday to do more to get flagging Mideast peace efforts back on track, calling for a halt in West...
A report that Iran is about a year away from having the capability to build a nuclear bomb may be too optimistic, contended John Bolton, former...
UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Sunday called for an end to Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories, saying the illegal building of settlements worked against a...
The Palestinian flag will be hoisted Tuesday at UNESCO headquarters, over a month after its admission to the UN cultural agency sparked anger and reprisals from...
Their plans to establish a world government paid for by the West on the pretext of dealing with the non-problem of “global warming” are now well...
UNESCO's general assembly will vote Monday on whether to grant Palestine full member status, a move that would cut millions of dollars in US funding to...
Thousands of Palestinians cheering and waving flags gave President Mahmoud Abbas a hero's welcome in the West Bank Sunday, as he told them triumphantly a "Palestinian...
American diplomats led a walkout at the U.N. General Assembly Thursday as Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad issued a sweeping attack on the United States and major...
Israel's military, Shin Bet security service and police went on elevated preparedness for trouble Wednesday night, Sept. 21, after receiving information that the Palestinian Hamas and...
"The UN is the only alternative to violence," Shaath said during a press conference on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly."It will be very costly...
Flag-waving Palestinians filled the squares of major West Bank cities on Wednesday to rally behind President Mahmoud Abbas's bid for statehood recognition at the United Nations...
OSLO, Norway — Norway’s foreign minister says the Scandinavian country will back Palestinian officials in their appeal to the U.N. for statehood. In a Facebook post...
RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian decision to apply for full United Nations membership at the Security Council, announced Friday by President Mahmoud Abbas, was the...
'I’m going to the UN in order to demand our legitimate rights and secure full membership,' Abbas said. The Palestinian Authority will be seeking full United...
Ban Ki-moon reaffirms support for an independent Palestinian state; says Obama set down good framework for peace talks, but is up to UN member states to...
So what is the 'Obama Promise', you ask? It's a new radio ad campaign that will tout Palestinian statehood based on words of US President Barack...
