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US House Votes to Repudiate UN Resolution against Israeli Settlements

The US House of Representatives voted Thursday to condemn a UN resolution reprimanding the Zionist entity over its settlement activity, blasting last month’s move by the international body as “an obstacle to Israeli-Palestinian peace.” The congressional measure passed 342 to 80, with broad bipartisan support. It noted in particular that ...

January 6, 2017

World

UNSC Adopts Syria Peace Plan ‘Unanimously’

The UN Security Council on Saturday unanimously approved a resolution supporting a Russian-Turkish peace initiative for Syria, including an ongoing ceasefire and talks next month in Kazakhstan. The resolution aims to pave the way for talks in the Kazakhstan capital of Astana under the aegis of Russia, Iran, and Turkey. ...

January 1, 2017

World

Moscow Rejects New UN Draft Resolution on Syria’s Chemical Weapons

Moscow categorically rejected on Wednesday a UN draft resolution submitted by France and Britain in the UN Security Council, aiming at imposing sanctions in light of the recent chemical attacks in Syria. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said in a press statement that the submitted document “provides for an ...

December 28, 2016

Middle East

Israelis Consider ‘Reducing’ Ties with Nations over UN Vote

Foreign ministry of the Zionist entity said Tuesday it was “reducing” ties with nations that voted for last week’s UN Security Council resolution demanding a halt to settlement building in Palestinian territory. Refuting reports that ties had been suspended, foreign ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon said in a message to journalists ...

December 27, 2016

World

UNSC Passes Resolution Demanding End to Israeli Settlement

The UN Security Council on Friday demanded that the Zionist entity halt settlements, in a resolution adopted after the United States refrained from vetoing the contentious measure. The United States instead abstained, allowing the measure to pass by a vote of 14 in favor in the 15-member council.

December 23, 2016

World

UN Security Council Rejects Proposed Arms Embargo on South Sudan

The UN Security Council on Friday rejected a US-drafted resolution on imposing an arms embargo and sanctions on South Sudan. The measure garnered only seven votes in favor in the 15-member council, while eight countries including Russia, China and Japan abstained.

December 23, 2016

World

UN Security Council Postpones Vote on Israeli Settlements: Diplomats

The UN Security Council on Thursday postponed a vote on a draft resolution demanding that ‘Israel’ halt its settlement activities in the Palestinian territories and east Jerusalem, diplomats said. Egypt requested the delay to allow time for consultations on the measure, but no new time or date was scheduled, according ...

December 22, 2016

World

UN Security Council Unanimously Backs Sending Observers to Aleppo

The UN Security Council has unanimously passed a resolution requiring the monitoring of evacuations from Aleppo. The resolution, initially drafted by France, was originally called a “disaster” by Russia’s UN envoy Vitaly Churkin. However, Moscow and Paris came to an agreement on the text after more than three hours of ...

December 19, 2016

World

UN Expresses Fears over Further Looting of Ancient Iraqi Nimrud City

The UN’s cultural agency called for emergency measures on Thursday to prevent further looting at the historic Iraqi city of Nimrud which has been wrecked by the so-called ‘Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’ (ISIL) terrorist group. Nimrud, founded in the 13th century BC on the Tigris river about ...

December 15, 2016

World

Russian UN Envoy Confirms Agreement Reached to Let Militants Leave Aleppo ‘within Hours’

An arrangement has been reached for militants to leave the besieged areas of eastern “within hours,” Russia’s UN envoy Vitaly Churkin said, confirming earlier media reports. “My latest information is that they indeed have an arrangement achieved on the ground that the fighters are going to leave the city,” Churkin ...

December 13, 2016