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Syria: UN Chief Decries 'Collective Failure' as Turkey Urges Political Solution to Conflict

This is Beirut, 05/12 22:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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UN chief Antonio Guterres said Thursday that the escalating conflict in Syria is the result of a "chronic collective failure" of diplomacy, as he called for an end to fighting. After being dormant for years, the Syrian civil war exploded back into life last week as Islamist-led rebels launched an offensive against the forces of ...

UN Chief Slams US Decision to Supply Ukraine with Landmine

This is Beirut, 25/11 13:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres slammed on Monday the "renewed threat" of anti-personnel landmines, days after the United States said it would supply the weapons to Ukrainian forces battling Russia's invasion. In remarks sent to a conference in Cambodia to review progress on the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Treaty, Guterres hailed the work of ...

Putin Warns of Attempts to Defeat Russia Ahead of BRICS Summit

This is Beirut, 24/10 16:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Thursday against "illusory" attempts to defeat Russia on the battlefield, ahead of his first meeting with UN Secretary-General António Guterres in more than two years, for talks set to focus on the conflict in Ukraine. Putin was speaking in the Russian city of Kazan on the final day of the BRICS summit, ...

Guterres Stirs Controversy by Visiting Russia for BRICS Summit

This is Beirut, 23/10 11:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Russia on Wednesday to attend the BRICS summit, marking his first visit to the country in over two years, which has drawn scorn from Ukraine. The gathering is the largest diplomatic forum in Russia since the launch of its full-scale military offensive on Ukraine in 2022, and President Vladimir ...

UN Chief Warns of "Catastrophe" if Israel Ban UNRWA

This is Beirut, 09/10 12:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The UN chief warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of a humanitarian "catastrophe" over Israeli legislation that could prevent the UN agency for Palestinian refugees from operating. Speaking to reporters, Antonio Guterres said he had written to Netanyahu about draft laws in the Israeli parliament that "could prevent UNRWA from continuing its ...

Gaza: Guterres Warns Against a Full Offensive on Rafah

This Is Beirut, 26/02 12:06 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A full-scale Israeli military operation in Rafah would deliver a death blow to aid programs in Gaza, where humanitarian assistance remains "completely insufficient," UN chief Antonio Guterres warned on Monday. Speaking before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Guterres said that Gaza's southernmost city, where more than 1.4 million ...

US Vetoes UN Security Council Resolution Calling for Gaza Ceasefire

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-08 18:32 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The United States on Friday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have called for an immediate ceasefire in the intense fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. The United States' deputy representative at the UN, Robert Wood, said the resolution was "divorced from reality" and "would have not moved the needle forward on the ...

UN Security Council to Vote on Gaza Ceasefire

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-08 13:41 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The UN Security Council, under pressure from Secretary-General António Guterres, will vote on an immediate ceasefire in Gaza Friday. The outcome of the session is uncertain amid Israel's relentless bombardment, severe restrictions on essentials items, and escalating violence in Gaza and the West Bank. The UN Security Council will meet on Friday ...

Urban Fighting Rages in Gaza as War Enters Third Month

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-07 21:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Intense urban combat persisted in and around Gaza's largest cities on Thursday, as the deadliest conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas entered its third month. Heavy urban combat raged in and around Gaza's biggest cities on Thursday, as the bloodiest-ever war between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas entered its third month ...

Israel-Hamas Battles Rage on in South Gaza

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-06 23:31 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israeli forces clashed on Wednesday with Hamas militants in Gaza's main southern city, while the UN warned of an imminent complete breakdown in public order. This comes after nearly two months of war triggered by deadly attacks on Israel. Israeli forces battled Hamas militants in Gaza's main southern city on Wednesday, as the UN warned a complete ...

Guterres Invokes Article 99 in Rare Move

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-06 22:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)