The United Nations Security Council is to hold an emergency meeting to address earlier hugely deadly airstrikes by the Israeli regime against the refugee-packed city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. The closed-door meeting was requested by Algeria, which is currently a non-permanent member of the Council. A Security …
Read More »Iran UN envoy: Israel impunity challenges legitimacy of international law
Criticizing the UNSC for failing to condemn the Israeli attack on Iran’s consulate, Iran’s Envoy and Permanent Representative to the UN said that the impunity enjoyed by Israel challenges the legitimacy of international law. Amir Saeed Iravani made the remarks while speaking at a United Nations General Assembly meeting on …
Read More »Iran’s FM Calls on UNSC to Guarantee Lasting Ceasefire in Gaza
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian called on the UN Security Council and all governments to guarantee a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, and prevent the expulsion of Palestinians from their homeland. Amir Abdollahian was scheduled to attend a high-level meeting of the UN Security Council about the implementation of Resolution …
Read More »UNSC condemns attack on Kandahar’s Shia Mosque
ABNA: Condemning the terrorist attack on Bibi Fatima Mosque in Kandahar province of Afghanistan, the UN Security Council (UNSC) called on the international community to fight against terrorism. The attack marked the second consecutive week that a Shia Mosque in the country has been targeted, following a blast last Friday …
Read More »US Appeal for Extension of Arms Ban on Iran Falls Flat at UNSC
Russia and China rejected it outright
Read More »Abbas Says US Offers Palestinians ‘Swiss Cheese’ State
RT: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas criticized the Trump’s Middle East plan and urging the Security Council to firmly reject it. The UNSC gathered in New York on Tuesday to discuss the decades-long conflict between Palestinians and Israelis, and the much-hyped ‘deal of the century’ plan unveiled by the US President …
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