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David Cameron: Arab Spring shows UN needs 'new way of working'
September 23 by United Nations Press OfficeSep 22 2011 The conflict in Libya and the broader Arab Spring pro-democracy movement demonstrates that the United Nations must act with vigour to ensure people everywhere are able to enjoy...
Jordan's King calls for full Palestinian membership in UN
September 22 by United Nations Press OfficeSep 21 2011 Voicing support for Palestine’s efforts to seek full United Nations membership, King Abdullah II of Jordan today called for a vigorous international push with concrete st...
Libya: UN Envoy visits Tripoli for talks with senior government officials
May 16 by United Nations Press OfficeThe top United Nations envoy to Libya made a one-day visit yesterday to the capital, Tripoli, and met top Government officials as part of the world body's ongoing diplomatic efforts to resolve the c...
How Will Al-Qaeda Survive the Death of Osama Bin Laden?
May 04 by Bruno VanasseOn the night of 1 May 2011, US President Obama announced the death of the leader of Al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden, who was killed during a US forces raid on a mansion in Abbottabad, a Pakistani town 150...
UN Security Council authorises 'use of force' to protect Libyan civilians
March 18 by United Nations Press OfficeNew York, Mar 17 2011 8:05PM The Security Council today effectively authorized the use of force in Libya to protect civilians from attack, specifically in the eastern city of Benghazi, which...
Bahrain Declares State Of Emergency After Unrest
March 15 by Radio Free Europe Radio LibertyMarch 15, 2011 Bahrain's king has declared a three-month state of emergency, following weeks of unrest in the Gulf island kingdom. State television said an order by King Hamad bin Isa al-K...
Western Powers Opt for Further 'No-Fly Zone' Talks as Libyan Crisis Escalates
March 09 by Laurent RathbornAs the humanitarian situation in Libya deteriorates, forces loyal to Col Gaddafi have retaken both initiative and ground lost in the first round of protests. Counterattacks against rebel forces have...
International Criminal Court investigates Libya violence in response to UN request
March 04 by United Nations Press OfficeThe Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said today he is investigating alleged crimes against humanity committed in Libya, including by President Muammar Al-Qadhafi and members of h...
In Libya, Attacks And Counterattacks As International Responses Sharpen
March 03 by Radio Free Europe Radio LibertyMarch 03, 2011 Muammar Qaddafi's Libyan Army is facing an increasingly organized and confident rebel force after a government offensive launched on March 2 failed to win back control of the east...
Tunisian border at crisis point as tens of thousands flee Libyan violence
March 02 by United Nations Press OfficeThe situation at the Libyan-Tunisian border has reached crisis point as tens of thousands of people flee the reported violence by President Muammar Al-Qadhafi’s loyalists, with 14,000 people c...
UN Security Council imposes sanctions on Libya
February 28 by United Nations Press OfficeNew York, Feb 27 2011 12:05AM The Security Council today voted unanimously to impose sanctions against the Libyan authorities, slapping the country with an arms embargo and freezing the assets of it...
Months Before Brutal Attacks in Bahrain, US Praised Ally’s Progress ‘On All Fronts’
February 21 by Pro Publicaby Marian Wang ProPublica When Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited the tiny island nation of Bahrain for the first time in December, she made headlines here in the U.S. for one thing:...