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UN policies expand theatre of Yemen war into UAE
Jan 20, 2022 19:35The United Nations Organization is supposed to be strictly neutral and to spare no efforts in brokering peace between or among its member states without taking sides with any party. This appears fine on paper, especially on the UN Charter, but in practice the so-called World Body has long deviated from its goals and allowed itself to be used as a tool for serving the vested interests of some of its founding members, especially the US.
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Over 300 mln COVID-19 cases confirmed all over world: WHO
Jan 20, 2022 07:23The COVID-19 total caseload all over the world has surpassed 330 mln, while the death toll has reached 5.55 mln, the World Health Organization (WHO) stated.
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UN Security Council’s inaction has emboldened Israeli regime: Iran
Jan 20, 2022 05:19Iran condemns the United Nations Security Council’s refusal to take the Israeli regime to task over its war crimes and crimes against humanity targeting the Palestinian people.
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Iran hails ‘significant’ progress in empowering women despite US sanctions
Jan 19, 2022 02:51Iran hails making considerable progress towards empowering women and girls, despite the United States’ illegal and inhumane sanctions targeting the country.
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COVID pandemic 'nowhere near over:' WHO chief
Jan 18, 2022 15:39The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, the World Health Organization chief said Tuesday, cautioning against a narrative that the fast-spreading Omicron variant is risk-free.
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Saudi-led coalition impounds Yemen-bound oil tanker despite UN clearance
Jan 16, 2022 15:31The Saudi-led coalition, which has been waging a devastating war on Yemen since 2015, has impounded another oil tanker bound for the war-ravaged country, deepening the suffering of the Yemeni nation.
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US, Zionist entity preventing Syria from returning to normal
Jan 16, 2022 08:11Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has warned that the US military presence and Israeli regime strikes in Syria are hindering a political solution to the crisis gripping the West Asian country, calling on the United Nations to act against such unlawful activities.
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In letters to UN, Palestine envoy urges swift intl. action to end Israel's oppression in West Bank
Jan 16, 2022 04:12Palestine's Envoy to the United Nations Riyad Mansour has slammed Israel's continued acts of aggression against the Palestinian people in the occupied West Bank, urging the international community to take swift action to put an end to the regime's systematic attacks.
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Iran backs UN efforts to protect Syria sovereignty, promote peace, stability: Diplomat
Jan 16, 2022 03:33A senior Iranian diplomat says the Islamic Republic has always supported and will continue to back all efforts by the United Nations to strengthen Syria's national sovereignty and territorial integrity, encourage intra-Syrian talks and promote peace and stability in the war-ravaged Arab country.
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Iran UN envoy blames cruel US sanctions for UN voting right suspension
Jan 15, 2022 02:30Iran’s ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations says the cruel and unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States are to blame for the suspension of the Islamic Republic’s right to vote at the United Nations General Assembly.