RAMALLAH: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will hold an extraordinary session of the Islamic Conference of Information Ministers (ICIM) in Istanbul, Republic of Turkiye, on 24 February 2024, to discuss joint efforts to confront the Israel…
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US vetoes Algerian resolution on Gaza, Algeria stresses Council cannot afford passivity in face of what is unfolding in Gaza
NEW YORK: During the UN security meeting today on the situation in the Gaza Strip, the United States vetoed the latest resolution that was put forward on behalf of Arab States by Algeria, which demanded ‘an immediate humanitarian ceasefire that must b…
Read moreUS offers an alternative draft resolution on Gaza at UNSC after vetoing the Algerian resolution
NEW YORK: After vetoing the Algerian resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield offered an alternative draft resolution, claiming that the Algerian-proposed draft will not bring about a durable peace.
That’s why…
Read moreRussia at UNSC after US veto of Gaza resolution : US is giving Israel ‘a license to kill’
NEW York: After the US vetoed the Algerian-proposed draft resolution on Gaza, Russian Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said today addressing the UN Security Council that Washington continues to provide Israel with ‘a license to kill’.
He said: ‘Algeria or…
Read moreQatar expresses regret over failure of UNSC to adopt Algerian resolution on Gaza
NEW York: Speaking on behalf of the Gulf Cooperation Council at UNSC, Qatar’s Ambassador Alya Ahmed Saif Al-Thani expressed regret at the failure of the Security Council to adopt the resolution submitted by Algeria on Gaza.
Addressing the UN Security…
Read moreMoroccan Sahara Issue No Longer on AU Agenda, as the Union’s Summit Made No Reference to National Question (FM)Palestine’s UN observer addressing UNSC: US veto of Algerian draft resolution on Gaza is not only regrettable but it’s also absolutely reckless
Addis Ababa – The Moroccan Sahara issue is no longer on the agenda at the African Union, as the 37th Summit of Heads of State and Government, the supreme body of the pan-African institution, made no reference or quotation on the national question, sai…
Read moreIsraeli forces demolish building under construction near Jerusalem
JERUSALEM: Israeli occupation bulldozers Tuesday began demolishing a building under construction in the town of Beit Hanina, north of occupied Jerusalem.
Local sources reported that the occupation forces began early in the morning demolishing an eigh…
Read morePM Shtayyeh calls for an international investigation into Israeli crimes against Palestinian children and women
RAMALLAH: Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh called today for immediate measures and an international investigation into crimes committed against Palestinian children and women at the hands of the occupation army in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and in …
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