Headlines- Field Marshal Asim Munir, Pakistan's army chief, attended high-level discussions in Iran about the resumption of talks between the US and Iran.
- In an interview with Iranian state media on Wednesday, Mohsen Rezaei, the military advisor to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, threatened that Iran would sink US ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
- The United States on Wednesday threatened to sanction buyers of Iranian oil and said it believed China would pause such purchases as Washington enforces a maritime blockade on Iran.
- Israel's strikes against Hezbollah have resulted in at least 2,167 deaths and 7,061 injuries in Lebanon.
- Iran will compete in the World Cup "for sure" despite the war with the United States, FIFA President Gianni Infantino reaffirmed on Wednesday.
- Iran's army has threatened to block trade via the Red Sea, the Gulf, and the Sea of Oman if the US naval blockade of Iranian ports persists.
Tag: United Nations
UN Secretary-General Visits Egypt
Secretary-General António Guterres (centre) meets with archeologists and staff at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo to see the restoration work going on there in order to preserve Egypt’s cultural heritage
UN Report: More than 113 Million...
The FAO report says that 2018 was the third consecutive year in which the number of people facing all levels of food insecurity topped the 100 million mark, although it was slightly better than 2017’s number of 124 million people. The study said some countries were less affected by severe weather events such as drought and flooding
UN Secretary-General Visits Tunisia
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres lays a wreath to pay tribute to the victims of the 2015 terrorist attack at the Bardo Museum in Tunis, Tunisia
United Nations Participates in Earth Hour...
The United Nations participates in Earth Hour, a global lights-off event coordinated by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and other volunteer organizations. Started as a symbolic lights-out event in Sydney in 2007, Earth Hour is one of the world’s largest grassroots movement for the environment, inspiring millions of people to take action for our planet
Press Briefing to Launch WMO State...
María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, President of the seventy-third session of the General Assembly, speaks at the press briefing to launch the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Statement on the State of the Global Climate 2018 and an update on Extreme Weather in 2019
Yemeni Children Victimized by ‘World’s Worst...
March 26 marked the fourth anniversary of the Saudi-led coalition campaign to oust the Houthi rebels from parts of Yemen they had occupied. The fighting has caused what the UN calls “the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.”. It’s undermining children’s development
UN Secretary-General Signs Book of Condolences...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres signs the book of condolences at the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Mozambique to the United Nations, for the lives lost during the Cyclone Idai
Morocco, UN, AU urged to fast-track...
Western Sahara President Brahim Ghali has urged the African Union, the United Nations and Morocco to fast-track the long delayed referendum on the self-determination of the Arab nation
UN Security Council Considers Situation in...
Nickolay Mladenov UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General to the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority, speaks with Riyad H. Mansour, Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, ahead of the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question
UN General Assembly Meets on Elimination...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres
addresses the commemorative General Assembly meeting on the elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (21 March)