Press TV - The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution condemning Israel for Palestinian civilian deaths in the besiegedGaza Strip. The resolution, forward by Algeria and Turkey on behalf of Arab and Muslim countries, garnered a strong majority of 120 votes in the 193-member assembly, with 8 votes against and 45 abstentions ...

JERUSALEM (Ma'an) -- The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution demanding Palestinian sovereignty over natural resources under Israeli occupation. The draft solution, Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied ...

Lineup for opening morning of general assembly marking 70th anniversary of United Nations presents possibility of rhetorical fireworks in New York It promises to be a rhetorical battle of the titans, on a scale not seen for at least a decade. On a Monday morning in late September, Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin, Hassan Rouhani, Xi Jinping and Franois ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Irans Foreign Ministry spokeswoman slammed a UN resolution on the alleged human rights violations in the country, saying the resolution is based upon biased and non-authentic sources. The UNGA approved the resolution based on a recent report by UN Human Rights Rapporteur on Iran Ahmed Shaheed. In reply, Marziyeh Afkham condemned ...

The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly adopted an Arab-backed resolution urging Israel to join the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). The assembly approved of the resolution in a 161-5 vote, with 18 countries abstaining, on Tuesday. The United States and Canada were among the countries that opposed the resolution. The resolution ...

A top Iranian diplomat has called for a global campaign against narcotics trafficking, describing drug trade as the worlds most lucrative and widespread organized crime. Iran's Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations Gholam Hossein Dehqani made the remarks in a session of the United Nations General Assembly's Third Committee on Tuesday. The Islamic ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will leave Tehran for New York on September 22 to attend the 69th annual session of the United Nations General Assembly, to which he will also deliver a speech. President Rouhani will reportedly fly to the US after attending a military parade in Tehran, to be held on the occasion of the Sacred Defense ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama is not scheduled to meet Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in New York during the United Nations General Assembly next week, though the U.S. leader remains open to such a meeting, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is likely to hold bilateral talks with Iranian ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will travel to New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly, the government spokesman announced on Wednesday, adding that no plan has been made for a meeting between presidents of Iran and the US. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the cabinet's weekly session in Tehran, Mohammad ...

Iran sent new signals on Tuesday that it was seeking to subvert the Western sanctions on its contentious nuclear energy program, adding uncertainties in advance of another round of negotiations next week in New York before the United Nations General Assembly. The Iranians said they had been engaged in talks with Russia, a member of the group of big ...

(Reuters) - Israel is lobbying world powers anew against any Iranian nuclear deal that would let Tehran retain potential bomb-making technologies, a senior Israeli official said on Wednesday as another deadline for the international diplomacy loomed. Negotiators hope for a comprehensive agreement by Nov. 24 under which Iran, which denies seeking nuclear ...

Daily look at Irans late-breaking news and upcoming events:   Rouhani condemns sanctions as aggression against Iran Iranian President Hassan Rouhani deplored the current sanctions on Iran as an aggression against his nation, and stressed that his administration will stand tough against those who have imposed these embargoes. Iran foreign ...

(Reuters) - The six global powers will discuss ways to reach a comprehensive nuclear deal with Iran on the sidelines of theUnited NationsGeneral Assembly in New York in September, the European Union's foreign policy chief said on Saturday. Talks aimed at curbing Iran's nuclear program in exchange for ending sanctions began in February. But Iran and ...

Nasim�� Despite being in the spot light at United Nations General Assembly, Palestine, Al-Quds and its challenges remains as before.     By Nasim Online   The Iran Project is not responsible for the content of quoted articles.

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)has voted to adopt a resolution against the Islamic Republic of Iran. The resolution, which was approved on Wednesday with 86 votes in favor, 36 against and 61 abstentions, expresses concern over alleged human rights violations in Iran. The anti-Iran draft resolution had been approved in November with 83 ...

TEHRAN (ISNA)- The UN General Assembly Disarmament and International Security Committee approved a draft resolution submitted by Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and included three proposals by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on nuclear disarmament. The draft was ratified wining 129 votes. 28 countries opposed the draft and there was 19 abstentions. Rouhani's ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Iran's only Jewish lawmaker says he will be part of President Hasan Rouhani's delegation to the United Nations. Siamak Moreh Sedgh, who represents Iran's Jewish community in the country's parliament, told The Associated Press on Thursday that he will accompany Rouhani on his visit to New York. Moreh Sedgh says he is just waiting ...

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says he has held "constructive" talks with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon regarding the Wests standoff with Iran over its nuclear energy program. Following a Thursday meeting with Ban at the UN headquarters in New York, Zarif told reporters that the two sides exchanged views on different international ...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has preached a message of moderation and cooperation a sharp departure from his predecessor, known for his anti-West tirades. The first timeIran's former president,Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, spoke at theUnited Nations, he believed that his fellow heads of state were rapt with attention. "I felt that all of a sudden the ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton are due to meet in New York on Monday, sources said on Thursday. Zarif and Ashton will meet on the sidelines of the upcoming UN General Assembly meeting in New York on September 23, informed sources said on Thursday. The Iranian foreign ...