United Nations
SUDAN: UN may take stronger action on Darfur
The UN Security Council condemned yesterday an upsurge in violence in the Darfur region, which...
SudanIVORY COAST: African Union urges UN support for plan
The UN Security Council is expected to endorse today the African Union (AU) plan for peace in...
Ivory CoastUNITED NATIONS: Peace body lacks real power
Heads of state at last month's UN summit agreed to establish a Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) by...
United NationsSYRIA: Kanaan 'commits suicide'
The official Syrian Arab News Agency has just reported that Interior Minister Ghazi Kanaan...
SyriaIRAN/UN: Baradei suggests third party involvement
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov yesterday dismissed speculation that Moscow might join the...
IranINTERNATIONAL: R&D fuels foreign investment growth
UNCTAD's World Investment Report was released on September 29. The report reveals increasing FDI...
InternationalLEBANON: Cabinet appoints new security chief
The cabinet yesterday appointed a new general security director, Brigadier General Wafik Jezzini,...
LebanonBOSNIA: Bosnian Serbs reveal Srebrenica participants
The Bosnian Serb government has passed to the prosecution service a list of nearly 20,000 troops...
