Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism
:: Egypt’s foreign ministry spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements at the UN General Assembly this week where he urged the UN to “handle the suspicious death of More »
Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities are a test of international resolve in the face of destructive acts that More »
Saudi Crown Prince says attacks on oil facilities are a ‘dangerous escalation’
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the recent attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities represented a “dangerous escalation not only toward the Kingdom but also the entire world.” The Crown More »
Tag Archives: Security Council
W Sahara group warns of war if UN leaves
Rebels seeking independence for Western Sahara warned Thursday that “the shortest way to the resumption of war” is if the UN ends its peacekeeping mission in the disputed territory — and they say that’s Morocco’s aim. The Polisario Front’s UN
Syria ceasefire agreement comes into effect
A cessation of hostilities in Syria came into effect at the agreed time of midnight on Saturday (2200 GMT Friday), under a U.S.-Russian plan whichwarring sides in the five-year conflict have said would to commit to. Syria’s government and insurgents
UNSC condemns attack on Saudi embassy in Iran
The U.N. Security Council on Monday strongly condemned an attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran and its consulate in Mashhad by angry protesters. The statement by the 15-member council made no mention of the execution of Nimr al-Nimr and
U.N. adopts resolution to target ISIS finances
Finance ministers from the U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted on Thursday a wide-ranging resolution aimed at ramping up sanctions against ISIS and cutting off its revenue flows. U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew led the council’s first-ever meeting of finance ministers,
U.N. formally kicks off race for next secretary-general
The United Nations formally kicked off the race for the next secretary-general on Tuesday and the world body’s 193 members were encouraged to consider putting forward a woman for the top job that has been held by a man for
Security Council condemns ‘barbaric, cowardly’ Paris attacks
The United Nations Security Council condemned the “barbaric and cowardly terrorist attacks,” which claimed at least 160 lives in Paris on Friday. “The Security Council underlined the need to bring the perpetrators of these terrorist acts to justice,” the 15-member
Yemen’s U.N. letter calls for ground intervention
As U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sought to secure a pause in Yemen’s war, Yemen sent a letter to the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday, urging the international community “to quickly intervene by land forces to save” the
Kerry urges Houthis, allies to enter talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday urged Houthi rebels in Yemen and those who have “influence over them” to come to the negotiating table and end the unrest in conflict-torn country. “This has to be a two-way street,”
Jordan circulates U.N. resolution aimed at ending Yemen fight
Jordan circulated a draft U.N. resolution Tuesday aimed at halting the escalating conflict in Yemen, where Houthi Shiite rebels and their allies are fighting supporters of the country’s embattled president. A U.N. diplomat said the draft Security Council resolution calls
U.N. body to blame for Syria’s worst year: rights groups
As the Syrian conflict reaches its fifth year, aid agencies said on Thursday that 2014 was the worst of the Syrian conflict so far and that three United Nations Security Council resolutions aimed at alleviating the suffering had failed. In
Houthis storm presidential palace in Yemen
Yemen’s Shiite Houthi rebels stormed the presidential complex in the capital Sanaa on Tuesday following clashes that left at least two dead, Al Arabiya correspondent reported. Guards at the presidential palace housing the main office of President Hadi told Reuters
Abbas calls for ‘urgent’ Security Council session
In a televised speech broadcasted from the Qatari capital of Doha on Sunday, Palestinian Mahmoud Abbas called Sunday for an immediate session of the U.N. Security Council, as the Palestinian toll on the 13th day of Israel’s Gaza offensive rose
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