Latest in Tag: UN security council Highlight
Latest in Tag: UN security council
Egypt chosen to head UN Counter-Terrorism Committee
Egypt was unanimously voted to lead the chairmanship of Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) in the UN Security Council in January 2016
Egypt elected as UN Security Council non-permanent member
Government efforts to acquire membership
‘Libyan people cannot endure terrorism until political solution reached’: Al-Sisi
Meanwhile, UN claims “important progress” in Libyan peace talks
Houthi spokesperson slams GCC as UNSC seeks Yemen escalation
‘Egypt’s military to stay out of conflict unless Bab El-Mandab straight threatens Suez Canal navigation’, say experts
Egypt continues to push for UN Security Council membership in international meetings
Egypt reaffirms desire to be key regional security player at international conference as it seeks support of African countries in its bid
Libya’s neighbours push for political process as crisis deepens
Islamist dominated GNC appoint rival PM as international community calls for calm
Rape in Congo can be a death sentence to women
By Dr. CĂ©sar Chelala Rape as a weapon of war continues to take a heavy toll on women’s lives in today’s conflicts around the world. A high proportion of the women who are victims of rape end up infected with sexually transmitted diseases and infections, including HIV. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is …
Russia ‘will not permit’ no-fly zone over Syria
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov calls potential move “illegal”
Jordan, Lebanon playing with ‘fire’: Syrian daily
Jordan has opened its borders in recent days (allowing) passage of jihadists… whereas before it was satisfied with just facilitating the movement of elements trained on its territory by US intelligence
Britain snubs Brahimi’s plan at the Arab League
President of the Syrian opposition requests weapons
IAEA says Iran clean-up of Parchin site ‘ongoing’
The IAEA wants Iran to grant access to Parchin, which it visited twice in 2005 but wants to examine again
Russia opposes ‘unbalanced’ new UN draft on Syria
By Dmitry Zaks / AFP MOSCOW: Russia said Friday it opposed an “unbalanced” Washington-backed UN draft resolution on Syria because it failed to call for a simultaneous halt in violence by the government and rebels. The warning came amid tense consultations over a draft resolution aimed at showing the Damascus regime that world opinion had turned …
High-level meetings Monday on Syria and Mideast
By AP UNITED NATIONS: High-level meetings on Syria and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are expected to take place Monday on the sidelines of a ministerial meeting of the UN Security Council on the challenges from the “Arab Spring.” British Foreign Secretary William Hague, whose country holds the council presidency this month, invited foreign ministers from the …