United Nations

Emboldened by Trump and Netanyahu, settler terrorism is spiking

Mar 07, 2021 14:14

In 2020, the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OCHA) recorded 772 incidents of settler violence. So far, in 2021, the OCHA has reported 152 acts of settler violence.
Yemeni Foreign Ministry criticizes biased UN, international statements over Ma’rib battle

Mar 07, 2021 05:01

The Yemeni Foreign Ministry has called on the UN and other international organizations to take a rational approach to the ongoing battle in Ma’rib Province, which has been the scene of large-scale operations by the Yemeni troops and allied Popular Committees fighters against Saudi-sponsored militants.
Russia dismisses Western attempts to abuse Syria's so-called chemical file

Mar 05, 2021 12:36

Russia has ripped Western countries for their continued use of Syria's so-called chemical file to exert more pressure on the war-ravaged West Asian country, despite the fact that the Damascus government has completely and irreversibly dismantled its chemical weapons production facilities and stockpiles.
Myanmar police open fire on protesters to add one more to the fatalities

Mar 05, 2021 09:51

According to eye witnesses and media reports, Myanmar police opened fire on peaceful protesters in Mandalay on Friday, leaving one person dead.
UN experts call on Saudi Arabia to free three young Shia activists

Mar 04, 2021 03:35

UN human rights experts have urged Saudi Arabia to release three young Shia Muslims detained for allegedly taking part in anti-regime protests when they were minors, citing torture and unfair trials.
Zarif, Guterres discuss Yemen crisis, stress end to Saudi aggression

Mar 03, 2021 02:38

Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres have called for the start of peace talks in Yemen in order to put an end to the protracted Saudi-led aggression and blockade against the war-ravaged country.
Yemen: Saudi oil giant in crosshairs if Ma’rib oilfields attacked

Mar 02, 2021 16:39

Yemen warns of attacking the Saudi Arabian oil giant’s facilities if a Riyadh-led coalition waging a war against the country strikes oilfields in a western province that is being liberated by Yemeni forces.
UN: Over 16 million people in war-torn Yemen to go hungry this year

Mar 01, 2021 04:20

A UN humanitarian agency has warned that more than 16 million people in Yemen would go hungry this year as Saudi war and siege continue to take heavy toll on the impoverished nation.
European states, UN urge Israel to halt arbitrary demolitions in West Bank

Mar 01, 2021 04:13

The United Nations as well as European member states of the UN Security Council have called on Israel to stop its ongoing demolitions of Palestinian homes and buildings of Bedouin communities in the occupied West Bank.
Syria urges UN Security Council to swiftly end US aggression after recent strike on resistance forces

Feb 28, 2021 04:54

Syria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has urged the United Nations Security Council to assume its responsibility and put an immediate end to US acts of aggression against the Arab country.