United Nations
INTERNATIONAL: Local forces key in state 'repair'
The top ten recipients of development aid are all conflict-affected countries.
UN/RUSSIA: Food supply problems likely to be localised
The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) convened an extraordinary meeting in Rome today to...
RussiaIRAN/RUSSIA/UN: Medvedev says S-300s will not be sent
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev yesterday confirmed that S-300 missiles ordered by Iran in 2007...
IranLEBANON: Riyadh and Damascus try to reduce tensions
Saudi Arabia and Syria yesterday stepped in to try to reduce tensions in Lebanon ahead of the...
LebanonINTERNATIONAL: Battle heats up on internet governance
A looming contest for the future of internet governance (IG) may shift authority from informal...
InternationalLEBANON: Hizbollah blocks funding to UN tribunal
Hizbollah and its allies in parliament yesterday refused to approve a clause in the budget on...
LebanonINTERNATIONAL: Countries seek alternative to exports
The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) yesterday argued that both developed...
InternationalINTERNATIONAL: Hunger figures will feed MDG debate
The number of people facing chronic hunger will fall this year by an estimated 98 million, to 925...
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