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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
10/25/2023 11:38:00 PM
Israel escalated its bombardment across the Gaza Strip for the 19th day; more homes were destroyed; the Palestinian death toll climbed to 6,500 and 17,400 wounded; Sisi warned against an Israeli ground invasion; Macron is sending a French navy ship to aid Gaza hospitals.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
10/25/2023 11:20:39 PM
Russia and China used their veto right in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday against a draft resolution submitted by the United States on the current conflict in the Gaza Strip because it did not call for an immediate ceasefire.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
10/19/2023 11:27:27 PM
The US veto on a UN Security Council resolution calling for a "humanitarian pause" in the Israel war on Gaza will have "monstruous consequences", Russia said on Thursday.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
10/18/2023 6:44:53 PM
The United States vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on Wednesday calling for a "humanitarian pause" in the raging Israeli war on Gaza, as the text did not respect Israel's right to defend itself, the US ambassador said.
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World
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Africa
8/31/2023 10:16:36 AM
Russia on Wednesday vetoed an attempt to keep inside military-run Mali a team of UN experts who had charged that foreign forces -- a veiled reference to Moscow-linked Wagner mercenaries -- were involved in widespread abuses.
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World
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Region
7/11/2023 7:15:04 PM
Russia blocked a nine-month extension of a key Syria aid route at the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday that allows for the delivery of aid overland from Turkey into rebel-held areas of Syria.
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Business
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Tech
5/23/2023 6:52:19 PM
Facebook owner Meta has sold animated graphics firm Giphy at a significant loss after the UK competition regulator ordered it to divest the startup over competition concerns.
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World
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Region
2/20/2023 10:20:09 AM
The Biden administration has convinced Israel and the Palestinian authorities to agree to a six-month freeze in Israeli settlement expansion to forestall a likely US veto of a contentious UN Security Council resolution that would have condemned Israel for settlement expansion and demanded a halt to future activity.
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World
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War in Ukraine
12/6/2022 5:29:46 PM
A rift between the European Union and member state Hungary deepened Tuesday when Budapest vetoed an 18 billion euro ($18.93 billion) financial aid package to Kyiv, exacerbating a dispute over the rule of law under Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his outlook over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
11/29/2022 10:45:00 PM
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World
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Region
7/22/2022 5:39:24 PM
Russia defended its veto of a U.N. resolution that would have extended humanitarian aid deliveries to 4.1 million Syrians in the rebel-held northwest from Turkey for a year, insisting that its demand for only a six-month extension was essential and accusing Western nations of using ``sly'' tactics and trying ``to govern the world.''
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World
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Region
6/21/2022 9:42:19 AM
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on late Monday called for the Security Council to extend its authorization of cross-border aid into northwest Syria by a year -- a policy that veto-holding Russia has criticized.
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World
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International
5/31/2022 9:18:39 PM
The United States warned Tuesday that it will try again to toughen UN sanctions if North Korea tests a nuclear weapon, after a bid last week was vetoed by China and Russia.
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World
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Region
4/30/2022 9:55:44 PM
The divided UN Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution extending its political mission in Libya by just three months, with Russia vetoing a longer prolongation until a new UN envoy is appointed.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
2/27/2022 1:17:51 PM
Ukraine's president says Russia should be thrown out of the United Nations Security Council following its invasion of his country.
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World
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International
12/27/2021 3:22:38 PM
Polish President Andrzej Duda on Monday vetoed a controversial media ownership law that critics said was aimed at silencing the US-owned news channel TVN24.
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World
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International
12/13/2021 8:31:01 PM
Russia on Monday vetoed a first-of-its-kind UN Security Council resolution casting climate change as a threat to international peace and security, sinking a years-long effort to make global warming more central to decision-making in the UN's most powerful body.
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World
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Region
5/19/2021 6:04:25 PM
Raising diplomatic pressure on the US, France had proposed a 'short and simple' resolution calling for a halt to hostilities and access for humanitarian aid
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Sports
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World
3/24/2021 9:54:52 PM
The United States, who missed out on a place at the 2012 and 2016 Games, have advanced to Sunday's regional qualifying semi-finals, where a victory will secure a place at the Olympics.
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World
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International
1/2/2021 10:09:01 PM
The Corporate Transparency Act was included in the US defense appropriations bill passed into law by Congress late Friday, overriding President Donald Trump's veto
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