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Latest in Tag: security council

Al-Sisi asks UN for international intervention in Libya
Request comes day after armed forces carried out an airstrike on self-proclaimed âIslamic Stateâ in response to their killing of 21 Egyptians

Egypt strikes Islamic State in Libya
Egyptian foreign minister to discuss international procedures against terrorism with the UN after the killing of 21 Egyptians

Shoukry meets UN diplomat to discuss Egypt’s seat in UN Security Council
Terry Larson arrived in Cairo to discuss Egyptâs campaign towards a non-permanent seat in the UN Security Council

Egypt to apply for North Africa candidacy on UN Security Council
Foreign minister arrived in Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa to attend ministerial meetings as part of African Union’s 24th summit
Egypt continues to link extremism with Israeli-Palestinian conflict as it bids for UNSC seat
Recent statements by officials suggest that Egyptâs hopes for security role is based on linking international extremism with neighbouring conflict
Egypt to send doctors to Equatorial Guinea
Al-Sisi and President of Equatorial Guinea also discuss economic relations

What are Egyptâs chances of gaining UNSC non-permanent seat?
The countryâs last membership in the Security Council was in 1997.

Egypt seeks non-permanent Security Council seat
Foreign minister discussed possibility of membership with counterparts during UN Visit
Arab Parliament âputs all resources at disposalâ of Palestinian leadership under Abbas
Abbas is expected to request that the UN implement provisions of the 1967 borders, including evacuating Israeli troops from Palestinian territories

Security Council calls for ceasefire, Gaza death toll rises
UN Security Council expresses âconcernâ over Gaza crisis, Palestinian death toll surpasses 500

Israel changing Arab and Islamic identity of Jerusalem: Fahmy
Foreign minister calls for international resolutions on Jerusalem to be implemented

‘Barrel bomb’ raids in Syria’s Aleppo kill 76
A Syrian security official said the army prefers the TNT-packed barrels because they are cheaper than regular bombs, which they need import from Russia.
Egypt’s UN envoy criticises increase in Israeli settlements
Khalil says that the increase in Israeli settlers destroys any chance of achieving peace in the Middle East

Egypt supports Saudi decision rejecting UNSC seat
The Saudi government rejected the seat one day after it was elected into the UN body

Egypt pushes for WMD-free Middle East
Egyptâs Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy addressed the issue in official letters he sent to diplomats across the world

Egyptâs transition period to end next spring
Fahmy discusses roadmap, domestic affairs and foreign policy in UN address

US, Iran gear up for historic nuclear talks
The United States and Iran will Thursday have one of their highest-level meetings since the 1979 revolution

Fahmy joins a diplomatic forum on the Middle East in Paris
FM Nabil Fahmy to meet with US Secretary of State John Kerry and French FM Laurent Fabius to discuss Palestine, Syria and Egypt
Foreign ministry lobbies for support from abroad
Ministry meets with diplomats from Arab, Asian countries as well as Security Council members to advocate the stateâs account of the latest violence

Human rights groups call for accountability for Wednesdayâs violence
Amnesty International and Alkarama demand investigation of âunwarranted lethal forceâ

Security Council calls for maximum restraint in Egypt
UNSC holds a closed emergency meeting to discuss the situation in Egypt

Egypt major recipient of illicit Libyan weapons: UN report
A new report published by the United Nations says illicit arms from the Libyan civil war fuelling conflicts in the wider region

President of UN General Assembly in Cairo
Egyptian foreign minister criticises UN Security Council

Iran shrugs off UN nuclear chief’s ‘worrying’ comments
The IAEA and Iran have agreed to hold another round of talks on 13 December in Tehran

Egyptian FM meets with his Tunisian, Jordanian and British counterparts
Amr: Egypt wonât allow its relations with Israel to restrict its support of Palestinians

Strike on Iran would trigger ‘World War III’: Guards
Iran could launch a pre-emptive strike if Israel prepares to attack it

Renewed clashes between army and rebels in Sudan leaves dozens dead
The two sides fight on many fronts while their spokesmen give conflicting statements

The bitter truth; peaceful resolution in Syria ânearly impossibleâ
New special envoy to Syria admits the task ahead may be insurmountable as violence continues unabated

Morsy a catalyst for a new global political system?
The current international political system is the result of dominant power relations between the biggest nations and also the smaller ones. The way the UN is managed, global trade is conducted, and security issues are settled are all created by man, as is the UN veto system. Therefore, they are not everlasting, unquestionable formalities and …

UN unifies to condemn own Security Council on Syria
Countries to vote against the UN General Assembly resolution include some of the most isolated states in the bodyâs membership