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KSRelief has implemented 257 projects, 166 for Yemen

New York - Muslimchronicle

The UN was urged on Saturday to take action against Iran for breaking an arms embargo by illegally supplying missiles to Houthi militias in Yemen. The calls followed a UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution late on Friday that condemned “in the strongest possible terms” last week’s Houthi ballistic missile attack targeting Al-Yamamah Royal Palace in Riyadh. All 15 council membersRead more

King holds visit to Saudi Arabia to discuss developments

Riyadh - Saeed Al Ghamedi

After the American recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on Wednesday, Arab and Islamic nations have held summits and urgent meetings to discuss mechanisms of responding to the U.S. decision. King Abdullah II bin al-Hussein is expected to arrive in Riyadh to convene with Saudi King Salman bin Abdel Aziz and Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salaman. The Saudi-JordanianRead more

UNSC reform urged

New York - Arab Today

The Arab States Group in the United Nations has reiterated call a proper representation of Arab countries in the UN Security Council (UNSC). The Arab countries are seeking proper representation of all geographic and regional blocs in the UNSC, both in the permanent and non-permanent categories, Kuwait's Ambassador to the United Nations Mansour Al-Otaibi said at a meeting for intergovernmentalRead more

UNSC adopts resolution to protect infrastructures

New York - Arab Today

The UN Security Council (UNSC) has unanimously adopted a resolution to face challenges posed by terrorist attacks against critical infrastructures. Resolution 2341 was adopted during an open debate held Monday at the Security Council calling upon Member States to consider developing or further improving their strategies for reducing risks to critical infrastructure from terrorist attacks, according to Kuwait News AgencyRead more

Khaled denounces US attempts to reach decisions on settlements in absence of Palestinian side

Ramallah - Arab Today

Member of the Executive Committee of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and Head of the Palestinian Expatriates Affairs Department, Tayseer Khaled, on Monday condemned US attempts to reach agreements with Israel on settlements in the absence of the Palestinian side, and called on the US administration to respect the international law and decisions on Israel’s settlement activities in the occupied WestRead more

UN Special Coordinator, considers all Israeli settlement illegal

Bethlehem - Arab Today

On saturday, Un Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nikolay Mladenov, expressed that the United Nations view on Israeli settlements activities are that they are illegal and the growing number of settlements is concerning. During a briefing, Mladenov said that the continued breach of resolution #2334 adopted by the UNSC in December 2016, pronouncing the illegality of continuedRead more

Ashrawi meets with the International Labour Organization Delegation

Ramallah - Arab Today

PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi met with a delegation of International Labour Organization (ILO) representatives, including Frank Hagemann, Deputy Regional Director for the Arab States, Ludek Rychly, Senior Social Dialogue Specialist, Steven Kapsos, Head, Data Production and Analysis Unit, Katerine Landuyt, Legal Standard Specialist, Tareq Haq, Senior Employment Policy Specialist, Mounir Kleibo, Representative, ILO Jerusalem, Rasha El-Shurafa, ProgrammeRead more

Israel wants settlements, not peace

Reuters - ArabToday

Israel is above international law, or so it seems. On December 23, the United Nations Security Council passed resolution 2334, re-affirming the illegality of Israeli settlements. The vote was significant for two reasons: Unlike previous UNSC resolutions targeting Israel, it was not vetoed by the Obama administration, who decided to abstain. Secondly, it demonstrated an international consensus on the illegalityRead more

UNSC slams attack on UN monitoring team near Nigeria-Cameroon border

United Nations - ArabToday

The UN Security Council on Thursday condemned "in the strongest terms" an attack against a United Nations monitoring team near the Nigeria-Cameroon border on Jan. 31. "The members of the Security Council called on the Governments of Nigeria and Cameroon to swiftly investigate these attacks and bring the perpetrators to justice," the 15-nation UN body said in a press statementRead more