United Nations General Assembly
Permanent Observer for Palestine withdraws candidacy for UN Presidency
Palestine is currently considered a non-member state of the UN and a Permanent Observer with “a standing invitation to participate as Observers in the sessions and the work of the General Assembly.”
Israel praises Ecuador's 'moral leadership' in withdrawing from UN committee on Palestinian rights
Netanyahu calls to 'bring peace, prosperity to Israel, region,' at meeting with UN ambassadors
'We don't always agree with what she says': UN Chief Guterres distances himself from Albanese
Voices from the Arab Press: The world's message to Netanyahu
A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.
Trump's UN speech shakes the foundations of Western democracy - opinion
The message is clear: The age of denial is over, and those who do not wake up now will pay the price in the near future.
Netanyahu's UNGA speech: Defiant strength, lingering questions - opinion
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech embodied both the strengths and weaknesses that have marked his leadership since October 7.
'They panic at our ankle': Iran censors legs of Swedish, Finnish FMs at UNGA
Iran, known for its restrictive modesty laws that have seen women murdered for failing to cover their hair, blurred the legs of Finnish FM Elina Valtonen and Swedish FM Maria Malmer Stenergard.
World Jewish Congress president Ron Lauder and al-Sharaa discuss impasse in Syria-Israel talks
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa met World Jewish Congress head Ronald Lauder in New York to discuss stalled Syrian-Israeli negotiations, though no deal was announced.
Widespread hate: When the places you trusted turn against you - opinion
Torn and hurt, I’m unsure if renewing my membership is the right choice or if walking away is the only way to stand up to what feels like betrayal.
Netanyahu the huckster: A failed UN speech serving to isolate Israel - opinion
Like an outdated pitchman, Netanyahu resorted to his usual tricks – charts, QR codes, quizzes, theatrical gestures – that no longer work.
Syrian President al-Sharaa met with the president of the World Jewish Congress
Ahmed al-Sharaa met with Ronald Lauder in New York during Sharaa's visit to the United Nations.
Palestinian sovereignty and international law: Limits of UN recognition - opinion
Among other things, if current UN member states seek to establish the first Palestinian state, they will have to honor all listed expectations of the Montevideo (1933) and Vienna (1969) conventions.
Masterpiece of optics: The walkout of Netanyahu's speech is an orchestration of emptiness - opinion
It was not a plan; it was punctuation. It did not change the sentence; it changed the emphasis. And emphasis, in our age of clip and caption, is not nothing.
