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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress in the chamber of the House of Representatives at the US Capitol, on July 24, 2024, in Washington.

Analysis

From UNRWA to ICC, how Republican Congress would shift Middle East policy

Bills to cut aid for Palestinians and expedite arms sales to Israel faced Democratic pushback, but they could now easily become law.

Megan Mineiro

By Megan Mineiro

In Washington, DC, reporting on US Congress

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Four Italian UNIFIL peacekeepers injured in Lebanon as Argentina withdraws

UNIFIL announced this morning that four peacekeepers in its Italian contingent were injured by two rockets that hit their base in southern Lebanon. The rockets were likely fired by Hezbollah or affiliated groups, UNIFIL said.

A picture taken on November 10, 2019, shows an Iranian flag in Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant, during an official ceremony to kick-start works on a second reactor at the facility. - Bushehr is Iran's only nuclear power station and is currently running on imported fuel from Russia that is closely monitored by the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)

IAEA censures Iran over nuclear activity

Out of its 35 member countries, 19 voted in favor of the resolution, 12 abstained, while China, Russia and Burkina Faso voted against it.

The International Criminal Court

Germany reluctant to arrest Netanyahu after ICC warrant as France, Canada commit to uphold

The International Criminal Court on Thursday announced arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for crimes against humanity and war crimes in Gaza.

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IAEA's Grossi denies Netanyahu claim Israel hit Iran nuclear facility

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US vetoes UN resolution demanding Gaza cease-fire

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Iran offers few concessions ahead of likely censure at IAEA meeting

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi speaks during the International Conference on Nuclear Science and Technology in Isfahan, on May 7, 2024.

Who is Elise Stefanik, Trump's pro-Israel pick for UN envoy?

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In this picture taken on Oct. 19, 2021, Afghans who were forcibly deported back from Iran to Afghanistan wait in a refugee office at the border between Afghanistan and Iran.

Iran deports thousands of Afghan refugees, UN agency says

In the last week of October, Iran sent back more than 28,000 Afghans who fled across the border.

Syria Pedersen

'Big disappointment': Syrian constitutional negotiations fail again

UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen said the Syrian government's side did not present a new proposal as previously agreed.

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Dancer pushes for UNESCO to recognize Egyptian belly dancing

Egyptian dancer Amie Sultan is working to get classical belly dance recognized as Egyptian heritage globally.

Yemen protest

UN vote shuts down Yemen war crimes investigations

Twenty-one member states voted against renewing the UN Human Rights Council's mandate to investigate war crimes in Yemen.

Libya parliament

Libya’s parliament passes key elections legislation

The breakthrough follows concerns last month that the House of Representatives' vote of no confidence could be further thwart progress towards national reunification.

Prime Minister of Israel Naftali Bennett addresses the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 27, 2021, at UN headquarters in New York City.

Bennett’s UN speech stirs controversy in Israel over pandemic efforts

In his speech at the UN General Assembly, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett made it clear that he, not the health authorities, have the final say on the national campaign against the coronavirus.

Abbas addresses UN

Hamas rips into Abbas after UN speech

Hamas relations with the Palestinian Authority are getting worse, and a recent poll reveals that 78% of Palestinians want Mahmoud Abbas to resign as president.

Prime Minister of Israel Naftali Bennett addresses the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 27, 2021 at U.N. headquarters in New York City.

Israel’s Bennet makes first speech to UN

Contrary to former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett chose to deliver a straightforward, calm and gimmick-free first speech to the General Assembly.

Prime Minister of Israel Naftali Bennett addresses the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 27, 2021 at U.N. headquarters in New York City.

Israel’s Bennett endorses self-testing, booster shots over lockdowns in UN speech

The Israeli prime minister said that countries should avoid the “economic price” of lockdowns by vaccinating and offering mass testing.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi is seen on video screens as he addresses the annual gathering in New York City for the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Sept. 21, 2021 in New York City.

Sisi warns of ‘grave threat’ from Ethiopia over Nile dispute

Egypt in focus: The Nile and Climate Change; Blinken and Shoukry talk civil rights; Sex ed from "Mother Being;" Atheists, and sharks attacks…in less than 1000 words!

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Cyprus president criticizes Turkish policy in Iraq, Syria at UN summit

The ongoing Turkey-Cyprus conflict was a major theme of Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades speech at the United Nations General Assembly summit in New York.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan(R) arrives to address the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly on Sept. 21, 2021, in New York.

Erdogan says Turkish relations with US not 'healthy'

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan added that the trajectory of US-Turkey ties "does not bode well."