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At UN, Iraq and Turkey Escalate Dispute over Deadly Attack

A dispute between Iraq and Turkey over a recent deadly attack in Iraq’s northern Kurdish region escalated at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Tuesday. Iraq’s foreign minister demanded the withdrawal of all Turkish troops from his country, while Turkey’s deputy ambassador said his government will keep…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 27, 2022

Aoun Stresses Importance of Cooperation between UNIFIL, Lebanese Army

President Michel Aoun has told United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka that Beirut is committed to implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1701 because it is willing to maintain stability and security on the southern borders. Aoun and Wronecka discussed at Baabda Palace on Tuesday last week's Security Council…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 27, 2022

Russia's Lavrov urges UN reforms to raise Africa's voice

Russia’s foreign minister said his country supports reforming the U.N. Security Council to give a more powerful role to developing nations, including African countries

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2022

Iraq Submits Complaint to UN against Turkey after Attack

Iraq has filed a complaint to the UN Security Council, requesting an urgent session to discuss a deadly artillery attack this week that Baghdad blames on Turkey, the Foreign Ministry said Saturday. Wednesday’s attack on the district of Zakho in Iraq’s northern, semi-autonomous Kurdish region killed nine Iraqi tourists, including…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 23, 2022

Russia Defends Veto of Aid to Northwest Syria for One Year

Russia defended its veto of a UN resolution that would have extended humanitarian aid deliveries to 4.1 million Syrians in the opposition-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…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 22, 2022

Iraq Files Complaint with Security Council over Turkish Artillery Strikes

At least nine civilians, including women and children, were killed, and 23 others were injured in a Turkish attack on the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq. The victims of the Turkish artillery strikes included Iraqi tourists who had come to the hill village of Barakh in the Zakho district to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 21, 2022

India expresses concern over UNSG's report on Children and Armed Conflict

The released report mentions the situation in India under the category “Situations not on the agenda of the Security Council or other situations”.

The Hindu · Jul 20, 2022

UN Envoy: Syria Talks in Switzerland 'No Longer Possible'

The UN special envoy for Syria has expressed regret that talks between the government and opposition scheduled to start on July 25 in Geneva “are no longer possible,” reportedly because President Bashir Assad’s government contends that Switzerland is not neutral because of its support for European Union sanctions against its…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 19, 2022

Sharing power with the next generations

A new idea of ‘inter-generational justice’ is gaining traction as a better way of producing a more equitable global order

The Hindu · Jul 18, 2022

U.N. urges end to Haiti gangs weapons supply; China wanted embargo

The United Nations Security Council on Friday unanimously threatened targeted sanctions against criminal gangs and human rights abusers in Haiti and called on countries to stop a flow of guns to the strife-torn Caribbean country.

Reuters · Jul 15, 2022