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About 16.5 million Syrians, nearly 70% of the population, require protection and humanitarian aid, says Geir Pedersen.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam have agreed to improve the living conditions at Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, while reiterating that they must also be demilitarised.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urged intensified international action to halt the war in Gaza at a UN event on Thursday marking the anniversary of the Nakba.

“This war has gone on far too long. We need to find a compromise," says father of Gaza hostage

Antonio Guterres alarmed over continued Israeli breaches of Syria’s sovereignty.

“We refuse the language of war. I will not have a civil war” Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun says he will not use force to disarm Hezbollah but insists the Lebanese army must be the only entity to bear arms during his first visit to the UAE

UN chief calls for 'maximum restraint' after Israeli air strikes in Syria www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/20...

Changes requested by Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi prompted the cancellation on Monday of his participation in a nuclear policy conference in Washington

My latest: in depth view of how Columbia University became 'ground zero' in the battle for free speech in the US www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2025...

The US is the largest contributor to the UN and owes $1.5 billion www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2025...

www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2025... On Khalil Mahmoud's detention, @NadiaAbuElHaj1 told @TheNationalNews “This is not the rule of law. There are no substantive accusations against Mahmoud Khalil. There is no evidence against him of ever having broken the law. So why is he being abducted?”

UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher tells The National that aid cuts are a ''punch in the gut'' and describes the devastation in Gaza as “worse than anything I’ve seen”.

Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, said a summit will soon be held with real estate developers and planners from the region to discuss the administration’s plans for Gaza.

US votes with #Russia to oppose #Europe-backed #Ukraine resolution. Washington's vote against the res. aligned it with Russia, N.Korea, #Israel + 14 other nations in opposition www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2025...

'Time is of the essence' in preserving evidence of Assad regime crimes, head of UN investigative body for Syria tells The National

Trump signed an executive order halting US participation in the UN Human Rights Council and UNRWA, while reviewing US involvement with Unesco.

"Mr President, many of the tens of thousands of immigrants who came to Palestine from Europe and other places after the Second World War stole Palestinian homes and land": Prince Turki Al Faisal pens letter to US President Trump.

China’s UN envoy Fu Cong has cautioned the United States against escalating a trade war, urging cooperation during what he described as a “turbulent period” for global stability.

Sharing our recent story on the dire state of Syria’s healthcare system post-Assad. www.nbcnews.com/now/video/ho...

“Although a deal with Iran is possible and preferable, coming up with one will be hard,” writes @richardmnephew.bsky.social. And if nuclear negotiations fail, the United States must be ready to use military force.