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: UNITED NATIONS
Syria proposes humanitarian Aleppo ceasefire
The Syrian regime is willing to suspend its aerial bombardment of Aleppo for six weeks to allow for a localized humanitarian ceasefire, a U.N. diplomat said Tuesday. Staffan de Mistura, the United Nations’ special envoy to Syria, announced the initiative
UNSC urges Yemen’s Houthis to cede power
Yemen’s Houthi militia was urged by the U.N. Security Council on Sunday to cede power and release President Abdrabbo Mansour Hadi. The 15 members of the council voted unanimously to adopt a resolution drafted by Britain and Jordan to that
U.N. to urge Houthis to step aside in Yemen
The U.N. Security Council is due to adopt a resolution Sunday urging the Shiite militiamen behind a power grab in Yemen to step down, release government officials and negotiate, diplomats said. Calling for the militia, known as Houthis, to act
U.N. envoy: “Yemen is on the brink of war”
The U.N. special envoy to Yemen, Jamal Benomar, told Al Arabiya News Channel and its sister channel al-Hadath late on Wednesday that the country was close to entering a civil war. “We believe the situation is very dangerous. Yemen is
U.N. envoy to report to Security Council on Syria mission
U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura said Wednesday he will discuss his peace efforts with the Security Council, following a visit to Syria where he met President Bashar al-Assad. State news agency SANA said the talks between the envoy and Syria’s
U.N. chief hails Saudi Arabia as ‘very important partner’
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has praised Saudi Arabia as a “very important partner” in peace building, security and humanitarian work. The U.N. chief was speaking to MBC presenter and producer Mouna ElHaimoud on the sidelines of the UAE Government
Hadi must be restored as Yemen president: UN chief
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Sunday for the restoration of Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi’s authority after Houthi militia seized power. “The situation is very, very seriously deteriorating, with the Houthis taking power and making this government vacuum,”
U.N. plan for local ceasefires in Syria ‘frozen’: diplomats
A United Nations plan for local ceasefires in Syria is deadlocked, with Damascus feeling it does not need to make concessions to disparate armed groups, Western diplomats familiar with the talks said. Since October, U.N. Syria mediator Staffan de Mistura
U.N. picks new Gaza war inquiry chief
The president of the U.N. Human Rights Council appointed on Tuesday U.S. judge Mary McGowan Davis as the new head of the U.N. inquiry into the Gaza war. The appointment came after Professor William Schabas quit on Monday, following Israeli
New fighting near Libyan oil port as U.N. seeks to restart talks
style=”text-align: center;”> New clashes erupted on Tuesday between Libyan rival factions fighting for control of the country’s biggest oil port Es Sider, killing several people, both sides said. The fighting came a day after the United Nations said it was
U.N. ‘alarmed’ by photos of ISIS labels on its Syria food aid
style=”text-align: center;”> The United Nations food agency expressed alarm over images circulating on social media showing its food aid being distributed from boxes bearing the logo of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The World Food Programme said
At least 1,375 Iraqis killed in January, most of them civilians
Fighting and other violence in Iraq killed at least 1,375 people including 790 civilians in January, the United Nations said on Sunday. The dead included 585 members of the Iraqi army which is struggling to rebuild itself after Islamic State
New Iran U.N. envoy expected to get U.S. visa: sources
Iran’s newly appointed U.N. ambassador is set to receive a U.S. visa so he can take up that key post, diplomatic sources said on Wednesday, likely removing a major strain on Tehran’s tense relations with Washington. Washington had infuriated Iran’s
Spain: Israeli fire killed peacekeeper in south Lebanon
Spain on Wednesday said Israeli fire had killed a Spanish U.N. peacekeeper serving in south Lebanon and called on the United Nations to fully investigate the violence. The Security Council condemned the death of the Spanish corporal who died from
U.N. rights chief faults Israel, Palestinians over Gaza war justice
Israel and the Palestinians have failed to adequately investigate the full range of apparent human rights violations committed during the Gaza war last summer, the U.N. human rights chief said in a report seen by Reuters on Wednesday. Zeid Ra’ad
UNSC slams ‘heinous’ Libya hotel attack
The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday strongly condemned the “heinous” attack on a hotel in Tripoli that left nine dead and said those behind the terrorist act should face justice. Five foreigners — an American, two Filipinas, a French citizen
New U.N. program sends 54 convoys to Syria
The United Nations says it has carried out 54 aid deliveries to Syrians through newly-authorized convoys from neighboring countries since July, helping around 600,000 people in rebel-held territory. The latest monthly report on the humanitarian situation in Syria will be
Saudi U.N. envoy: Muslim communities should not be blamed for extremism
Saudi Arabia refused to ascribe the responsibility of Islamist extremism to the world’s Muslim communities, the Kingdom’s ambassador to the United Nations said on Thursday. Addressing the U.N. General Assembly in New York Ambassador Abdallah Al-Mouallimi said that those who
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