UN General Assembly

Egypt denounces escalation in Lebanon in Arab-Islamic committee meeting with UN chief

Thu, 26 Sep 2024 - 02:13 GMT

Abdelatty cautioned against the spillover of conflict and potential regional descent into war

AL Council urges Security Council to intervene to stop genocide in Gaza

Thu, 04 Jul 2024 - 10:32 GMT

The council assigned the Arab group in New York with mulling steps to freeze the participation of Israel in the UN General Assembly because it does not abide by principles of the UN Charter and poses threats to international security and peace.

Egypt welcomes General Assembly voting to grant Palestine “full membership” in UN

Fri, 10 May 2024 - 05:30 GMT

Egypt welcomes the UN General Assembly voting in favor of a draft resolution to grant Palestine “full membership” in the United Nations, with a total of 143 ‘yes’ countries’ votes.

General Assembly adopts draft resolution to grant Palestine “full membership” in UN

Fri, 10 May 2024 - 03:49 GMT

The UN General Assembly voted, on Friday, in favor of a draft resolution to grant Palestine “full membership” in the United Nations, with a total of 143 ‘yes’ countries’ votes.

President Sisi welcomes Arab Resolution Adopted by UNGA

Fri, 27 Oct 2023 - 11:21 GMT

Egypt’s president Abdel Fattah al Sisi welcomed on Friday the United Nations General Assembly adopting of Arab Resolution calling for ending violence in Gaza.

FM Shoukry meets members of CFR on sidelines of UNGA

Fri, 22 Sep 2023 - 07:54 GMT

Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met Friday with members of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) on the sidelines of the 78th UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.

World Youth Forum hails UNGA resolution to welcome its contributions

Sat, 02 Sep 2023 - 04:45 GMT

The World Youth Forum (WYF) has praised the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption of a resolution welcoming the contributions of the forum, which is held in Sharm El-Sheikh city.

Memory of the day: Egypt reopens the Suez Canal in 1957

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 - 09:24 GMT

In the following lines, ET sheds light on the most important world events that took place on March 8.

Memory of the day: Convention of El-Arish signed in 1800

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 - 10:54 GMT

In the following lines, ET sheds light on the most important world events that took place on January 24.

Memory of the day: United Nations holds its first General Assembly in London in 1946

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 - 09:46 GMT

In the following lines, ET sheds light on the most important world events that took place on January 10.

Egypt’s FM Sameh Shoukry meets Indian, Rwandan counterparts on the sidelines of UNGA 76

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 - 03:43 GMT

Egypt’s foreign minister Sameh Shoukry meet, Tuesday with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on the sidelines of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 76) as they discussed several issues of mutual concern according to spokesperson Ahmed Hafez.

Sisi addresses UN role, peace in Arab region at UNGA 73

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 - 09:14 GMT

President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi on Tuesday said “UN’s stature and role are in dire need for boosting,” during his speech at the high-level General Debate of UNGA 73.

Egyptian expats welcome Sisi during 5th visit to U.S.

Fri, 21 Sep 2018 - 10:45 GMT

The Egyptian community in New Work is enthusiastically getting ready to receive President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi during his 5th visit to the United States.

US decision to stop aid to UNRWA to top talks of Arab FMs - AL

Thu, 06 Sep 2018 - 06:20 GMT

The 150th ordinary session of the Arab League will discuss the the current attempts to end the role of the UNRWA

Arab Parliament holds 2nd session over U.N. General Assembly

Sat, 23 Dec 2017 - 06:26 GMT

The Arab Parliament will hold the second session on December 24 at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo to discuss the U.N.’s resolution about Jerusalem.

Arab League hails UN resolution over Jerusalem

Fri, 22 Dec 2017 - 01:49 GMT

The Arab League welcomed on Friday the UN General Assembly’s resolution on Thursday.

U.N. approves Egyptian resolution on terrorism’s impact

Wed, 22 Nov 2017 - 07:29 GMT

Egypt's permanent delegation to the U.N. managed to reach a resolution on the impact of terrorism on human rights.

UN calls on Iranian militia fighters to exit Syrian conflict

Wed, 15 Nov 2017 - 06:04 GMT

The UN General Assembly has passed a resolution against serious human rights violations in Syria, mostly the Iranian militias to leave Syria.

United Nations celebrates its 72nd anniversary

Tue, 24 Oct 2017 - 08:18 GMT

The United Nations chief called on all people around the world to overcome their differences to address global challenges that go beyond national borders.

Video of Qatari FM audacity goes viral

Wed, 20 Sep 2017 - 12:47 GMT

Social media users widely circulated an edited video of the Qatari FM where he attempts to shake hands with his Saudi counterpart and then poses for pictures.

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