Tag: United Nations

No one can insult Erdogan, not in Turkey
- By Alaina
- . December 21, 2020
Of late Turkey has made frequent headlines with respect to its stamping down on freedom to speech and expression. Many journalists, activities and political leaders

UN official urges Security Council to focus on South Sudan
- By Alaina
- . December 19, 2020
A series of intercommunal fighting and flooding has severely impacted various areas of South Sudan since 2019. It has resulted in massive destruction of livelihoods

UK lawmakers question Saudi regime over mysterious case of missing princes and dissenters
- By Alaina
- . December 18, 2020
UK and European lawmakers questioned Saudi Arabia over unlawful detention of many Saudi princes, especially Mohammed bin Nayef was taken into custody in 2017 on

UN court orders life sentence to Hezbollah militant for the assassination of Lebanese premier Hariri
- By Alaina
- . December 12, 2020
On Friday, an UN-backed court gave a life sentence to a Hezbollah member, who was convicted for the assassination of former Lebanese premier Rafik Hariri.

Britain Identifies Allergic Reaction To Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine
- By Alaina
- . December 11, 2020
Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine may not be advisable for those with history of anaphylaxis to a medicine or food, confirms the British medicine regulator. While all

Iran accused of supplying weapons to Libya, violating UN arms embargo
- By Alaina
- . December 10, 2020
Iran has been accused of supplying arms to Libya, escalating the conflict and violating the UN arms embargo. The allegations were made on the basis

Threats to the peace process in Libya
- By Alaina
- . December 8, 2020
The United Nations announced yesterday that it is examining the “worrying” reports from Libya, urging the parties to respect the ceasefire agreements to ensure the

More demonstrations in Iraq, clashes and victims
- By Alaina
- . December 1, 2020
Thousands of Iraqis took to the streets in the southern Iraqi city of Nassiriya after a citizen died of injuries sustained in clashes last week

Iran breaches 2015 nuclear deal, but says open to follow guidelines if US lifts sanctions
- By Alaina
- . November 20, 2020
On Tuesday, UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) confirmed that Iran has surpassed its assigned uranium-enrichment limit. The assessment carried out earlier

The Libyan dialogue, what worked and what didn’t
- By Alaina
- . November 17, 2020
From November 9, the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum brought together seventy-five Libyan personalities in the Tunisian capital, under the auspices of the United Nations Support