Saudi Embassy in Vienna warns about Austria's face cover ban

The Saudi Embassy in Vienna is alerting its citizens to recent Austrian legislation banning face covers in public and is calling on them to observe the law.

Astana Joint Statement affirms commitment to preserving Syria as independent and democratic state

The final Joint Statement of Astana meeting affirmed commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic as a multi-ethic, multi-religious, non-sectarian and democratic state.

Ban Ki-moon commends Bosnia and Herzegovina on peace and stability on twentieth Dayton Accords anniversary

 UN, 21 November 2015 – On the twentieth anniversary of the Dayton Peace Accords, which ended the most devastating conflict in Europe since the Second World War, the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today congratulated the people and Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina on the consolidation of peace and political stability, as well as on the socio-economic progress achieved during the past twenty years.