Arab World UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen (Reuters/File)

Pedersen: Syria Treated by Many as a Space for Settling Scores

UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen said on Thursday that Syria has become a "sort of free-for-all space for settling scores," warning that each month,…

Ali Barada (Washington)
Arab World Undersecretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo briefs the 15-member Security Council on the situation in Sudan (UN)

UN Warns: Crisis of ‘Epic Proportions’ in Sudan

The year-old war in Sudan between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) led by Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan, and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commanded by Mohammed Hamdan…

Ali Barada (Washington)
Arab World Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) leader General Mohamed Hamdan ‘Hemedti’ Dagalo (Reuters)

US Senators Urge Biden to Impose Magnitsky Sanctions on Sudan's Hemedti

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has written an open letter to US President Joe Biden, calling on him to swiftly determine whether or not he intends to…

Ali Barada (Washington)
Arab World UN envoy for Libya Abdoulaye Bathily. (AFP)

Bathily Resigns as UN Envoy, Says Libya Is Arena for Fierce Rivalry Among Regional, Int'l Actors

United Nations envoy for Libya Abdoulaye Bathily tendered his resignation on Tuesday, accusing the country's feuding parties of revealing an “intentional…

Ali Barada (New York)
Arab World Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani meets with US Vice President Kamala Harris in Munich, Germany (Reuters)

Washington Eyes Expanding Iraq Relationship ‘360 Degrees’

The security and defense relationship between the US and Iraq will be an important part of talks when Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani visits…

Ali Barada (Washington)
World US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British Foreign Secretary David Cameron hold a joint press conference at the State Department in Washington, DC, on April 9, 2024. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)

Cameron Urges Trump, Republicans to Continue Support for Ukraine

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron held talks in Washington on Tuesday to press senior Republicans, led by former President Donald Trump, to continue the…

Ali Barada (Washington )
Arab World A Houthi member mans a machine gun on a vehicle while on patrol in Sanaa, Yemen, 10 March 2024. (EPA)

UN Security Council Demands Immediate End to Houthi Attacks on Ships in Red Sea, Bab al-Mandeb

The United Nations Security Council demanded on Monday that the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen “cease immediately” their attacks on commercial and…

Ali Barada (Washington)
World Afghan workers cover themselves with the plastic sheets during the rainfall as they sit on their hand carts along a road in Herat on March 12, 2024. (Photo by Mohsen KARIMI / AFP)

Taliban Admits Need for International Community after UNAMA Mandate Extended

The Taliban have welcomed the one-year extension of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission (UNAMA) in Afghanistan, hoping the move will revive relations with…

Ali Barada (Washington)