News
The Gaza ceasefire offers a rare opportunity to end one of the most destructive phases of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the UN deputy Middle East envoy has said. Security Council THURSDAY....
Food
The taste and beneficial properties of yogurt make it a favorite product all over the world. Recipes for its fermentation are numerous and are being developed in different countries and...
News
Hanna Tetteh, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, said that while some progress has been made in implementing a U.N.-backed agreement political roadmap divisions between the House of Representatives and...
Events
As the world prepares to mark the sixtieth anniversary of Nostra Aetate—the groundbreaking Vatican II declaration that transformed the Catholic Church’s relationship with other religions—the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome...
News
“There is little information available on the details or how the agreement will be implemented. However, we call for all crossing points into Gaza to be opened immediately so that...
United Nations
“There is a very positive, jubilant mood in Gaza this morning and there was overnight,” said Olga Cherevko from the UN aid coordination office, OCHA. “There were people whistling and...
News
President Trump announced on social media Wednesday evening that Hamas had agreed to release all hostages held inside Gaza “very soon,” while Israel agreed to a gradual withdrawal of its...
Human Rights
Today, with the backing of the UN, one of those former detainees, Syrian human rights defender Riyad Avlar, is working to find out what happened to those who did not...
Europe
The European Commission is moving ahead with proposals that would give Brussels sweeping new control over how Member States tax and regulate tobacco, despite significant opposition at the national level....
FORB
On 26 August, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in the case Erikas Rutkauskas v. Lithuania that the religious freedom of a religious minister of Jehovah’s Witnesses had been...
