UN Security Council
‘He’s no Abraham Lincoln’: Libya UN envoy warns against backing eastern commander
Middle East
April 29, 2019
‘He’s no Abraham Lincoln’: Libya UN envoy warns against backing eastern commander
PARIS, France (Reuters) – The United Nations envoy for Libya on Monday warned countries tempted to continue backing eastern strongman…
World powers demand halt to Libya advance
Middle East
April 6, 2019
World powers demand halt to Libya advance
Libyan forces under Khalifa Haftar battled their way to the south of Tripoli on Friday, prompting the UN Security Council…
UN envoy urges Libya rivals to unite at April conference
Middle East
March 22, 2019
UN envoy urges Libya rivals to unite at April conference
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Libya on Wednesday urged rival factions to seize the “crucial opportunity” of…
Yemenis bury children killed in Hajjah air strikes
Middle East
March 15, 2019
Yemenis bury children killed in Hajjah air strikes
SANAA (Reuters) – Hundreds of mourners in northern Yemen on Thursday buried 17 civilians, including nine children, killed in air…
Venezuela’s Guaido, Pence agree to tighten noose on Maduro
World
February 26, 2019
Venezuela’s Guaido, Pence agree to tighten noose on Maduro
US Vice President Mike Pence and Venezuela opposition leader Juan Guaido agreed on a strategy to tighten the noose around…
Britain to ban Lebanon’s Hezbollah as terrorist group
Middle East
February 25, 2019
Britain to ban Lebanon’s Hezbollah as terrorist group
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Monday it plans to ban all wings of Hezbollah due to its destabilizing influence…
Hodeida truce ‘dead duck’ if rebel breaches persist: coalition
Middle East
December 19, 2018
Hodeida truce ‘dead duck’ if rebel breaches persist: coalition
A hard-won truce in the battleground Yemeni city of Hodeida will collapse if rebel violations persist and the United…
UN Security Council mulls Myanmar action; Russia, China boycott talks
World
December 18, 2018
UN Security Council mulls Myanmar action; Russia, China boycott talks
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The UN Security Council is considering action to push Myanmar to work with the United…
Egypt discusses UN peacekeeping operations in Africa
Egypt
November 27, 2018
Egypt discusses UN peacekeeping operations in Africa
Permanent Representative of Egypt to the United Nations Mohamed Edrees participated in a session held by the UN Security Council…
As Tripoli violence rises, France wants sanctions on militias
Middle East
September 25, 2018
As Tripoli violence rises, France wants sanctions on militias
NEW York (Reuters) – France said on Monday it wanted the UN Security Council to implement sanctions on militias…