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Washington rebuffs French UN resolution urging Gaza ceasefire as Netanyahu says Israel ‘determined’ to continue fighting

Posted on May 22, 2021May 22, 2021By Editor

US diplomats have vowed to reject a French-backed UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate end to hostilities between Tel Aviv and Palestinian fighters, insisting it will “undermine” efforts to reach a ceasefire. … Read More >Washington rebuffs French UN resolution urging Gaza ceasefire as Netanyahu says Israel ‘determined’ to continue fighting

UN Middle East envoy warns of ‘full-scale war’ in Gaza as diplomats claim US is holding up Security Council statement

Posted on May 15, 2021May 15, 2021By Editor

An eruption of violence in Israel and Gaza is headed for “full-scale war,” a top UN envoy warned, even as Washington reportedly resists efforts to issue a similar call for deescalation in the UN Security Council. … Read More >UN Middle East envoy warns of ‘full-scale war’ in Gaza as diplomats claim US is holding up Security Council statement

‘Double standards’: North Korea condemns UN’s attempts to strip its ‘right to self-defense’ after latest missile tests

Posted on March 31, 2021March 31, 2021By Editor

North Korea has accused the UN Security Council (UNSC) of double standards for labeling Pyongyang’s latest missile tests as a violation of UN resolutions, stating it’s an attempt to remove the “right of our state to self-defense.” … Read More >‘Double standards’: North Korea condemns UN’s attempts to strip its ‘right to self-defense’ after latest missile tests

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Russia & China join forces to demand crunch UN Security Council talks over ‘political turbulence’ as Moscow slams ‘destructive’ US

Posted on March 25, 2021March 25, 2021By Editor

UN officials must meet to head off growing threats to world peace, diplomats from Beijing and Moscow have insisted, in a joint statement published on Tuesday, with Russia saying both states are concerned about American behavior. … Read More >Russia & China join forces to demand crunch UN Security Council talks over ‘political turbulence’ as Moscow slams ‘destructive’ US

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Russia Urges New UNSC Members to Objectively View Syrian Chemical Dossier, Envoy to UN Says

Posted on February 4, 2021February 4, 2021By Editor

Russia called on the five new UN Security Council member states to objectively treat the Syrian chemical dossier and note the country’s readiness to cooperate with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia said. … Read More >Russia Urges New UNSC Members to Objectively View Syrian Chemical Dossier, Envoy to UN Says

Syria Pens Letter to UN Demanding Accountability for Israel Over Latest Round of Airstrikes

Posted on January 25, 2021January 25, 2021By Editor

Syria’s Foreign Ministry sent letters to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the Security Council and the UN’s Human Rights Council in the wake of the latest Israeli air attack on the war-torn country. … Read More >Syria Pens Letter to UN Demanding Accountability for Israel Over Latest Round of Airstrikes

Israeli Attacks on Syria Undermine Regional Stability, Damascus Says

Posted on December 26, 2020December 26, 2020By Editor

Israel’s repetitive attacks against Syria undermine regional stability, violate UN Security Council resolutions and will not be left without an appropriate response, the Syrian Foreign Ministry said on Friday. … Read More >Israeli Attacks on Syria Undermine Regional Stability, Damascus Says

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Dream of alliance from Lisbon to Vladivostok dies: German efforts to create a Europe without Russia forged a Europe against Russia

Posted on December 22, 2020December 22, 2020By Editor

German-Russian friendship is over with ‘Ostpolitik’ dead and buried. Future relations will largely be based on confrontation, as Moscow no longer cares what Berlin thinks and Germany has lost its unique leverage with Russia. … Read More >Dream of alliance from Lisbon to Vladivostok dies: German efforts to create a Europe without Russia forged a Europe against Russia

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Russia says US ‘violating international law’ by backing Morocco’s claims to Western Sahara in deal normalising ties with Israel

Posted on December 12, 2020December 12, 2020By Editor

One of Russia’s top diplomats has told journalists that Washington’s move to back Morocco’s claims to sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara undermines international efforts in the region. … Read More >Russia says US ‘violating international law’ by backing Morocco’s claims to Western Sahara in deal normalising ties with Israel

‘Stop the threat’: Saudi Arabia blames Houthis for Aramco missile attack in letter to UN Security Council

Posted on November 24, 2020November 24, 2020By Editor

Saudi Arabia has told the United Nations Security Council that Yemen’s Houthi militia is behind the missile attack at a petroleum facility in Jeddah owned by its Aramco oil company on Monday, in a formal letter seen by reporters. … Read More >‘Stop the threat’: Saudi Arabia blames Houthis for Aramco missile attack in letter to UN Security Council