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: U.N.
Ex-U.N. Assembly chief indicted in U.S.
Former U.N. General Assembly president John Ashe was indicted Tuesday by U.S. authorities on charges of accepting more than a million dollars in bribes from Chinese real estate developers. Ashe, from Antigua and Barbuda, president of the assembly from September
U.S. to raise Iran missile test at United Nations on Wednesday
The United States plans to raise Iran’s recent missile test in the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday, U.N. diplomats said, after Washington declared that the launch had violated a U.N. ban on ballistic missile tests by Tehran. Iran said
Sudan begins releasing blocked supplies for Darfur peacekeepers
Sudan has begun releasing food rations and other supplies for international peacekeepers in the conflict-torn Darfur region, though some of the more than 200 shipping containers have yet to be cleared by Khartoum, the U.N. said on Wednesday. The blocked
U.N. envoy: Libya political process ‘will go on’
U.N. envoy Bernardino Leon insisted Wednesday that efforts to clinch a political deal to end rampant insecurity in Libya will carry on although several parties have rejected his proposals. “The process goes on. There is no chance for small groups
U.S., allies demand U.N. action after Iran missile test
The United States, Britain, France and Germany called on Wednesday for the United Nations Security Council’s Iran sanctions committee to take action over a missile test by Tehran that they said violated a U.N. ban. In a letter containing details
Iran grants U.N. nuclear watchdog greater access
Iran on Sunday notified the International Atomic Energy Agency that it would apply a protocol granting inspectors greater access to its nuclear sites, a further step in the implementation of a historic deal struck with world powers, the U.N. nuclear
U.N. threatens sanctions over Libya
The U.N. Security Council on Saturday threatened to impose sanctions on those who block a peace deal for Libya that has run into hurdles over the formation of a unity government. U.N. envoy Bernardino Leon has put forward proposals for
Yemen govt invited to U.N.-brokered peace talks
The Yemeni government has been invited to take part in a new round of U.N.-brokered talks with rebels to end the country’s seven-month-old conflict, spokesman Rajih Badi said Saturday. “We have received an invitation from U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon,
Iran: none of its missiles designed for nuclear capabilities
Iran said on Saturday that its recent test launch of a long-range missile does not violate U.N. Security Council resolutions as claimed by the United States and France. “Our missile tests have nothing to do with Resolution 2231, which only
France says Iran missile test ‘worrying’ violation of U.N. resolution
Iran’s test of a ballistic missile earlier this week was a clear violation of a U.N. Security Council resolution and sends “a worrying message,” French Foreign Ministry spokesman Romain Nadal said on Thursday. Iran tested a new precision-guided ballistic missile
Libya rival forces oppose U.N.-proposed peace deal
Libya’s rival parliament and government both showed opposition to a U.N.-proposed peace deal installing a unity government Monday, with one lawmaker saying it would deepen rifts in the country. “This government is rejected… it will deepen differences between the Libyan
Syria opposition to boycott U.N. talks, cites Russia strikes
Syria’s key opposition National Coalition said Sunday it would boycott talks proposed by U.N. peace envoy Staffan de Mistura over concerns about his plan and Russia’s air strikes in the country. The National Coalition has “decided not to participate in
North Korea at U.N. calls for peace treaty
North Korea’s foreign minister told the United Nations on Thursday that a peace treaty was urgently needed to prevent a repeat of the military standoff that rattled Asia two months ago. Tensions soared on the Korean peninsula in August following
Pakistan’s Sharif urges formalized Kashmir truce with India
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif called on Wednesday for cooperation, not confrontation, with on-and-off foe India and said the two nuclear-armed countries should formalize a cease-fire in disputed Kashmir. In an address to the U.N. General Assembly, Sharif said cease-fire
Four Britons fighting in Syria placed on U.N. sanctions list
The United Nations has imposed sanctions on four British citizens who are fighting with Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants in Syria, following a request from the British government. The U.N.’s updated sanctions list named the two men
Hungary asks U.N. for global quotas on migrants
Hungary called Tuesday for the United Nations to set global quotas on accepting migrants, saying it was unfair for Europe to take so many refugees fleeing Syria. Hungary, whose hardline approach on migrants has been widely criticized by other governments
Migrant Mediterranean arrivals this year pass half-million mark: U.N.
More than half a million migrants and refugees have crossed the Mediterranean to Europe so far this year – 383,000 of them arriving in Greece, the United Nations said on Tuesday. At the same time, some 2,980 people have perished
S.African peacekeeper killed, four wounded in Sudan’s Darfur
One South African peacekeeper was killed and four wounded when a convoy they were escorting came under fire in Sudan’s Darfur region, the U.N.-African Union peacekeeping mission said on Monday. The attack took place on Sunday near Mellit, in North
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