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UN Security Council Calls for De-escalation in Lebanon

This is Beirut, 2024-10-11 14:33 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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At the UN Security Council meeting, the international community called for de-escalation in response to the intensifying clashes between Israel and Hezbollah. Over one million people are displaced in Lebanon, and Israeli airstrikes targeting Hezbollah are causing numerous civilian casualties, worsening the humanitarian crisis. The UN Security ...

Israel-Hezb: Between Moralistic Stance and Strategic Challenge

Michel Touma, 2024-10-11 14:06 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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It could simply be media posturing, but the reality is that news outlets and social media networks continue to circulate reports of proposed truces or ceasefires. A halt to hostilities, or at least a pause in the ongoing military escalation, would certainly be timely — especially when considering the humanitarian crisis triggered by ...

Iran Says It Is 'Fully Prepared to Defend Its Sovereignty'

This is Beirut, 2024-10-11 11:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iran said it is "fully prepared to defend its sovereignty" if its arch-foe Israel attacks, as it has threatened to do in response to a barrage of about 200 missiles. The Islamic republic launched the missiles at Israel on October 1 in retaliation for the killing of two of its closest allies, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah leader Hassan ...

Mikati Reveals Intensified Communications Ahead of UN Security Council Meeting

This is Beirut, 2024-10-10 12:39 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati disclosed that diplomatic communications have escalated in recent hours in anticipation of the UN Security Council meeting, with the aim of securing a renewed ceasefire and applying increased pressure to halt Israeli strikes in Lebanon. "There are ongoing contacts between the United States and France, which ...

Members of UN Security Council Condemn Israeli Attempt to Ban UNRWA

This is Beirut, 2024-10-10 10:33 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Members of the United Nations Security council warned Israel on Wednesday against proceeding with a law aimed at curbing the UN's Palestinian refugees agency. Israel has long been at odds with the agency known as UNRWA and alleged that some of its employees were involved in the October 7 Hamas attacks that triggered the war in Gaza. The Foreign ...

Joumblatt Unveils Initiative for Implementation of 1701

This is Beirut, 2024-10-07 18:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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During meetings with the crisis cells in West Aley and Choueifat-Khaldeh on Monday, former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Joumblatt presented a national initiative aimed at halting the ongoing Israeli aggression against Lebanon. The central focus of the plan is the full implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which calls ...

UNSC Condemns Iran's Israel Attack, Calls For End of Hostilities

This Is Beirut, 2024-10-02 19:48 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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UN chief Antonio Guterres on Wednesday condemned Iran's missile attack against Israel, following criticism by Israel that he hadn't specifically called out Tehran when he initially condemned the "broadening conflict." "As should have been obvious yesterday in the context of the condemnation I expressed," Secretary-General Guterres told an ...

Russia Criticized at UN Security Council Over Ukraine Strikes

This Is Beirut, 2024-07-09 19:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Russia came under fire at the UN Security Council on Tuesday for conducting "systemic attacks" on Ukraine's medical facilities after a wave of deadly strikes across the country. President Volodymyr Zelensky said 38 people across Ukraine were killed — including four children — and 190 were wounded in the wave of nearly 40 missiles that ...

Greece, Pakistan, Somalia, Among Incoming UN Security Council Members

This Is Beirut, 2024-06-06 21:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia were elected by secret ballot Thursday at the United Nations General Assembly to serve on the Security Council for the 2025-2026 term. The top UN panel, charged with maintaining international peace and security, is comprised of 15 nations, including five veto-wielding permanent members: Britain, ...

UN Security Council: Haiti's Situation Is 'Critical'

This Is Beirut, 2024-03-07 11:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Haiti's spiraling security situation has become "critical,” said the UN Security Council on Wednesday, March 6, as armed gangs threaten a full-scale civil war. The UN Security Council expressed its concern over the deteriorating situation in violence-gripped Haiti on Wednesday, as Washington ramped up pressure on absent Prime Minister Ariel ...

Questions Arise Over Russia's Plane Crash Narrative

This Is Beirut, 2024-01-26 13:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Uncertainties persisted on Thursday surrounding the military plane crash that Russia claimed resulted in the deaths of numerous captured Ukrainian soldiers ahead of a planned prisoner exchange, with Moscow and Kyiv trading accusations at the UN Security Council. Russia blamed Ukrainian forces for downing the IL-76 transport plane over the ...

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