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Yemen government suspends participation in peace talks

Yemen's government suspended its participation in talks with Iran-backed rebels Tuesday for the second time this month

Islamic State slave markets sell girls at any price, alleges UN envoy

Teenage girls abducted by Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria are being sold in slave markets "for as little as a pack of cigarettes," the UN envoy.

UN envoy back in Yemen as crisis deepens

The U.N. envoy to Yemen has returned to Sanaa and resumed contacts with political players to find a way out of a deepening crisis caused by a Shiite rebel takeover.

Up to 700 children killed or injured in Iraq since beginning of year: UN envoy

Up to 700 children have been killed or maimed in Iraq since the beginning of the year, said a UN envoy.

Declare Boko Haram a terrorist group, says Nigeria's UN envoy

Nigeria, which is serving a two-year term on the council, asked the committee monitoring sanctions against al-Qaida to add Boko Haram to the list of organisations subject to an arms embargo and asset freeze.

Syrian minister slams UN envoy Lakhdar Brahami

Following Brahimi's press conference here, in which he said "there are unacceptable practices both by the government and the armed opposition", al-Zoubi unleashed a barrage of criticism against him, reports Xinhua.

UN envoy to discuss Syria war with Turkey Foreign Minister

The UN's envoy on Syria is meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Saturday to discuss the 19-month Syrian civil war.