Close ad

UN condemns IS beheadings of Egyptian Christians

AFP , Monday 16 Feb 2015

Ban Ki-moon
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks at a news conference in Riyadh February 8, 2015 (Photo: Reuters)

The UN Security Council on Monday condemned the beheadings of 21 Egyptian Christians by Islamic State militants in Libya as "heinous and cowardly."

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon also denounced the killings, which were shown on a video posted Sunday on the Internet.

Short link:

 

Also In Politics

# UPDATED: 'There will be no member in Parliament against the will of the voters': National Elections Authority
# President El-Sisi calls on NEA to thoroughly review electoral incidents, protect voters' 'true will'
# Egypt’s NCHR, Danish rights institute draft recommendations for new asylum law framework
# El-Sisi approves new Criminal Procedure Law after parliament’s endorsement of amendments
# Egypt begins vote count as voting concludes in 1st phase of House elections
# Voting smooth in 1st phase of Egypt House elections; minor delay in Badrasheen
# Egyptian voters head to polls for final day of 1st phase in 2025 House elections
# NEA reports smooth voting, no violations on first day of parliamentary elections

#