UN General Assembly

General Assembly refuses Trump's decision over Jerusalem

Quds - Nasser Al Assad

The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday approved a resolution banning a change in the “character, status or demographic composition of the city of Jerusalem”, in a clear rejection of US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize the city as the capital of Israel, despite his administration’s threats to punish countries voting against his decision. The decision came asRead more

Yemen’s Hadi accuses Houthi militants of confiscating wealth

Aden - Abdel Ghani Yahia

Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi said coup militias control about 70 percent of the war-torn country’s national income resources, such as taxes and revenues of companies and public factories and yet demand the government to pay salaries of state employees in the provinces under their control. Iran-aligned Houthis along with loyalists backing deposed president Ali Abdullah Saleh overran Yemen’s capitalRead more

ICC Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, participates in the 72nd session

London - Muslimchronicle

Last week, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “Court”), Mrs Fatou Bensouda, participated in the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly (“UNGA”) held at the UN Headquarters in New York, United States. With over 190 Heads of State and Ministerial led delegations present, the Prosecutor’s participation presented a unique, efficient and cost-effective opportunity to engageRead more

MPs & academics praises new roadmap to resolve Libyan crisis

Tripoli - Fatima Saadawy

Libyan parliamentary and academic figures expressed a conditional welcome to the Libyan roadmap, which was presented by United Nations Envoy to Libya Ghassan Salameh before the UN General Assembly in New York, pointing out that the success of this plan is linked to the compliance of the dialogue committees to amend the political agreement without objections. Salameh outlined an actionRead more

Trump describes Iran deal as the worst in American history

Washington - Adel Salama

Mr Trump said the 2015 nuclear deal negotiated by his predecessor, Barack Obama, was "an embarrassment" and hinted that he may not recertify the agreement when it comes up for a mid-October deadline. He said: "I don't think you've heard the last of it.” The Iran nuclear deal was forged two years ago following extensive talks between the gulf nationRead more

Hamas agrees to steps toward Palestinian unity

Gaza - Muslimchronicle

Hamas said Sunday it had agreed to steps toward resolving a decade-long split with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah, announcing it would dissolve a body seen as a rival government and was ready to hold elections. The statement comes after Hamas leaders held talks with Egyptian officials last week, and with the Gaza Strip run by the Palestinian Islamist movementRead more

Global agency needed to organize marine protection

Jakarta - Muslimchronicle

The world needs an independent global agency to organize marine protection, Indonesian Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti said in the UN Ocean Conference in New York, United States. "The designated agency should monitor the marine life including fishes and coral reefs living in it, particularly from the practice of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing," she noted in aRead more

Amnesty International calls Morocco to cancel death sentence

Morocco - Jamila Omar

Director General of Amnesty International in Morocco Mohamed Al Sektawy called the Moroccan government for implementing the recommendations of the Equity and Reconciliation Commission related to the cancellation of death sentences for all ages. He criticized the Moroccan approach in this regard, saying that it adopts policies fully contradicting with the statements issued by the Moroccan officials. He added, inRead more

Azhar imam receives UNGA president

Cairo - Arab Today

Al Azhar Grand Imam Sheikh Ahmed el Tayyeb received here Saturday President of the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly Peter Thomson, who arrived in Cairo yesterday on a three-day visit. Thomson's visit to Egypt is part of his African tour that took him also to Ethiopia and Senegal. The meeting tackled Al Azhar's role in spreading theRead 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