Shaibani "raises the new Syrian flag in front of the United Nations building in New York ... The flag had become a symbol of the revolt against Assad's repressive rule.

The timeless values of the UN Charter must remain our guide. Our shared duty is to “unite our strength” to serve “we the peoples”. October 24, was the seventieth anniversary of the United ...

United Nations Day, on 24 October, marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter. With the ratification of this founding document by the majority of its signatories ...

Mr Shaibani “raises the new Syrian flag in front of the United Nations building in New York ... The flag had become a symbol of the revolt against Mr Assad’s repressive rule.

"This flag is not a mere symbol, but rather a proclamation of a new existence," he said in his first United Nations speech. Since Assad's fall to Islamist-led forces, Israel has deployed troops in a ...