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US Veto Blocks UN Security Council Resolution on Gaza Ceasefire

This is Beirut, 18/09 22:50 - Reading : less than a minute

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The United States on Thursday again wielded its veto and thwarted a UN Security Council call for a ceasefire in Gaza, shielding its ally Israel from meaningful diplomatic pressure. "The United States rejects this unacceptable resolution. It is beyond time that Hamas release every single hostage now and surrender immediately. The United States ...

UN Security Council to Vote on Reimposing Sanctions Against Iran

This is Beirut, 18/09 20:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The UN Security Council will vote Friday on whether to reimpose sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, the Council's presidency said, after Britain, France, and Germany triggered the process that led to the vote. The three European countries, signatories to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) intended to stop Tehran from obtaining ...

US Faces Pressure in UN Security Council Vote on Gaza

This is Beirut, 18/09 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United Nations Security Council is slated to vote Thursday on the latest call for a ceasefire and increased humanitarian access to Gaza, a move supported by a majority seeking to act despite repeated US vetoes. The 10 non-permanent members initiated discussions on the current draft resolution in late August, in response to the UN's ...

Donald Trump, Waging Battles… for Peace

Marc Saikali, 18/09 08:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Warning: the following lines may upset the delicate. Like it or not, Donald Trump keeps rewriting the script. While much of the mainstream media dedicates entire columns to tearing him down, the American president is busy bending global diplomacy to his own rhythm. A single post on X is enough to send foreign ministries into overdrive, forcing ...

UN Security Council Rebukes Qatar Strikes Without Naming Israel, Urges Calm

This is Beirut, 11/09 22:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The UN Security Council on Thursday condemned strikes on Qatar earlier this week and called for "de-escalation," without naming Israel, which carried out the attack. The Security Council "underscored the importance of de-escalation and expressed their solidarity with Qatar," said the statement, which required the agreement of all 15 council ...

Tensions on the Nile: Ethiopia’s Grand Dam Reignites Rivalries

Soumia Benmerzoug, 11/09 18:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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After 14 years of work, Ethiopia has inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the largest hydroelectric project on the continent, located on the Blue Nile near the Sudanese border. The dam is 1.8 kilometers long and 170 meters high, with a reservoir capable of storing 74 billion cubic meters of water. Its generating capacity ...

At the UN, the Snapback Reshuffles the Iranian File

Mario Chartouni, 08/09 19:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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At the end of August, the United Kingdom, France and Germany (the E3) officially triggered the snapback mechanism outlined in UN Security Council Resolution 2231, which governs the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA). This unprecedented procedure in the multilateral system stipulates that all previous UN ...

UNIFIL: Lebanese Army Expands Deployment in South in Line with Resolution 1701

This is Beirut, 08/09 17:15 - Reading : less than a minute

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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) announced on Monday that the Lebanese Army has redeployed to more than 120 positions across southern Lebanon, reinforcing state authority in line with UN Security Council Resolution 1701. In a statement on X, UNIFIL said its peacekeepers are working “closely with the Lebanese Armed Forces to ...

UNIFIL Exit: Organizing the Withdrawal of 10,000 Peacekeepers from Southern Lebanon

Soumia Benmerzoug, 01/09 20:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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On August 28, the UN Security Council voted to end the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on December 31, 2026. After nearly half a century of presence in southern Lebanon, the 10,000 peacekeepers will be required to withdraw in 2027. The operation will be complex – logistically, militarily and diplomatically. How ...

Bolton: Disarming Hezbollah Is Key to Middle East Peace

This is Beirut, 01/09 11:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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In an article to the Telegraph on Sunday, former US National Security Advisor John Bolton warned that Lebanon faces an existential choice: emerge from decades of war or again fall into civil conflict and terrorist domination. He argued that Israel’s strikes against Iran and its proxies following Hamas’s October 7 attack give Lebanon a chance ...

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