Security Council

Yemen's Army achieved nitable advance in provinces

Aden - Abdel Ghani Yahia

The leadership of the coalition forces in support of legitimacy in Yemen stressed targeting senior Houthi leaders during the past few days. It said that it will reveal the details of these operations after confirming the information that it is currently gathering and said that Houthi militias are using "Sam-7" missiles. The coalition’s leadership considered that the peace opportunity with the IranianRead more

U.S. uses veto against resolution to withdraw recognition

Washington - Adel Salama

The United States vetoed on Monday a draft resolution at the United Nation Security Council calling for reversing President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The remaining 14 council members voted in favor of the Egyptian-drafted resolution, which did not specifically mention the US or Trump but which expressed “deep regret at recent decisions concerningRead more

Russia vetoes UN resolution on extending Syria gas attacks probe

United Nations - Muslimchronicle

Russia on Tuesday vetoed a US-drafted resolution that would have extended for a year the mandate of a panel investigating who is behind chemical weapons attacks in Syria. It was the ninth time that Russia has used its veto power at the Security Council to block action targeting its Syrian ally. source: AFPRead more

UN Security Council to hear Kofi Annan brief on Myanmar

United Nations - Muslimchronicle

The Security Council will on Friday hold an informal meeting on Myanmar to hear former UN chief Kofi Annan provide details of a report on the plight of Rohingya Muslims, diplomats said. The UN's top political affairs official, Jeffrey Feltman, will travel to Myanmar on Friday for four days of talks on the crisis. More than 500,000 people, mostlyRead more

UN mission to monitor Colombia's truce with ELN

Bogota - Muslimchronicle

The Security Council on Thursday tasked the UN mission in Colombia with monitoring a days-old ceasefire between the Bogota government and the country's last guerrilla group, the ELN. Reached last month, the truce with the National Liberation Army went into force on Sunday, building on the historic peace deal with the FARC rebels, Colombia's oldest guerrilla group. The councilRead more

Security Council Condemns N Korea's Ballistic-missile Launch

New York - Arab Today

The U.N. Security Council strongly condemned North Korea's latest ballistic-missile launch, demanding that the Asian country immediately cease further actions in violation of the U.N. relevant resolutions and comply fully with its obligations under these resolutions. The council expressed in a statement issued Thursday its utmost concern over Pyongyang's "highly destabilizing behavior and flagrant and provocative defiance" of the SecurityRead more

UN bewails Israeli defiance of Security Council's call to stop settlements

United Nations - Arab Today

Israel took no steps to comply with a Security Council call to stop all settlement activity in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, and instead authorized “a high rate” of settlement expansions in violation of international law, the United Nations said Friday. UN envoy Nickolay Mladenov told the council the large number of settlement announcements and legislation action by IsraelRead more

Qatar Stresses Importance of UN Security Council Refor

New York - Arab Today

The State of Qatar stressed the importance of reforming the United Nations Security Council in light of the current challenges and conflicts. Addressing the UN General Assembly Intergovernmental Negotiations on Security Council Reform, HE Qatar's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani said that the important and significant role of the Security Council makesRead more

Russia will veto Syria sanctions over chemical weapons

New York - Arab today

Russia said Friday it will use its veto to block a proposed UN resolution drafted by the United States, France and Britain that would impose sanctions on Syria for the use of chemical weapons. "I just explained our position very clearly to our partners. If it is tabled we will veto it," Russian Deputy Ambassador Vladimir Safronkov told reporters followingRead more