January 6, 2016
11:19 pm

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon makes comments to the media on the situation in North Korea before the Security Council holds a closed-door meeting to discuss the next steps at the United Nations on January 6, 2016 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP)

UN plans ‘further measures’ against North Korea over H-bomb test

Ban Ki-moon calls nuclear explosion ‘deeply troubling’ and ‘profoundly destabilizing’ for region

By AFP

January 5, 2016
2:53 pm

Smoke rises as Iranian protesters upset over the execution of a Shiite cleric in Saudi Arabia set fire to the Saudi embassy in Tehran, Sunday, January 3, 2016. (Mohammadreza Nadimi/ISNA via AP)

UN Security Council condemns attack on Saudi embassy in Iran

Statement ignores Riyadh execution of Shiite cleric that sparked confrontation across Middle East

By AFP

January 5, 2016
11:45 am

Illustrative photo of a chemical weapons stockpile (photo credit: CC BY-jenspie3/Flickr)

UN watchdog finds traces of Syria sarin gas exposure

Chemical weapons agency investigating 11 incidents; won’t say where, or who was responsible for use of banned munitions

By AFP

January 5, 2016
6:53 am

Security Council condemns attack on Saudi embassy in Iran

15-member UN body doesn’t mention execution of Shiite leader by Riyadh which prompted violent protests

By AFP

January 2, 2016
3:10 am

File: In this Thursday, April 1, 2010 file photo, activists from a civil organization reenact an execution scene in front of the Saudi Arabia Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, as they protest a possible beheading of a Lebanese man accused of witchcraft in Saudi Arabia. (AP/Bilal Hussein, File)

Saudi beheadings soar in 2015 under discretionary rulings

Rights group says at least 157 people executed — compared to 90 in 2014 — many for drug-related offenses

By Aya Batrawy

December 23, 2015
1:43 am

Syrians evacuate victims following airstrikes on the town of Douma in the eastern Ghouta region, a rebel stronghold east of the capital, Damascus, on December 13, 2015. (AFP/Sameer al-Doumy)

UN renews attempt to get aid into Syria

New resolution extends authorization for humanitarian convoys to enter country without consent of Assad regime

By AFP

December 22, 2015
10:50 pm

File: In this picture taken on Saturday April 18, 2015, a displaced Kurdish family sit in the open air field near their house which was destroyed during the battle between the US backed Kurdish forces and the Islamic State fighters, in Kobani, north Syria. (AP/Mehmet Shakir)

UN demands Syria allow urgent aid to 13.5 million people

Security Council resolution says 6.5 million are internally displaced, 393,700 trapped in besieged areas

By AP

December 22, 2015
9:16 pm

The UN Security Council votes at United Nations Headquarters in New York, December 10, 2015. (AFP/Don Emmert)

UN condemns fighting by Syria and rebels on Golan

Unanimous Security Council resolution sponsored by US, Russia reveals fears of Syrian-Israeli escalation

By Agencies and Times of Israel staff

December 20, 2015
5:15 pm

Illustrative photo of Turkish soldiers, Wednesday, October 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Turkey to withdraw more troops from Iraq after US request

Move follows appeal from Obama, who asked Erdogan to help deescalate tensions in region

By AP

December 19, 2015
6:23 am

US President Barack Obama speaks on US gun violence at the White House in Washington, DC, on December 3, 2015. (AFP/Jim Watson)

Obama presses Turkey to lower tensions with Iraq

White House says leaders of both countries agree on the need to cooperate in fighting Islamic State

By AP

December 17, 2015
10:18 pm

Acting US Treasury Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Adam Szubin. (YouTube/BBC Newsnight)

UN to adopt resolution to disrupt Islamic State funds

Security Council plan encourages member nations to more actively track those doing business with jihadists

By Edith M. Lederer

December 17, 2015
4:37 pm

Iran test launch of the Emad long-range ballistic missile on October 11, 2015. (YouTube Screenshot: Press TV)

Iran: We will continue developing missiles

Regime defiant following UN report that October test violated Security Council resolution

By Times of Israel staff

December 17, 2015
10:47 am

Illustrative photo of Islamic State militants, with an IS fighter waving the group flag in Fallujah, Iraq, west of Baghdad, June 28, 2015. (Militant website of IS, via AP)

UN set to throttle Islamic State revenue stream

Finance ministers from Security Council states expected to pass measure cutting off jihadi group from international financial system

By AP

December 15, 2015
8:30 pm

A ballistic missile is seen in what Iran says is an underground base, in an undisclosed location in the country. The base is said to be buried 500 meters below ground. (Screen capture PressTV)

UN: Iran missile test in October violated resolution

Security Council says Tehran tested ballistic rocket with a nuclear capability, as it did in 2012 and 2013

By JTA

December 11, 2015
1:25 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) with Ouda Tarabin, an Israeli citizen jailed for 15 years in Egypt on charges of spying, who was released from prison on December 10, 2015. (Haim Zach/GPO, File)

When a win is not exactly a win

The release of a ‘spy’ held in Egypt for 15 years, an interception by an anti-ICBM rocket and a cancellation by Trump are all seen as successes. But maybe they aren’t

By Joshua Davidovich

Topic: UN Security Council

UN plans ‘further measures’ against North Korea over H-bomb test

Ban Ki-moon calls nuclear explosion ‘deeply troubling’ and ‘profoundly destabilizing’ for region

UN Security Council condemns attack on Saudi embassy in Iran

Statement ignores Riyadh execution of Shiite cleric that sparked confrontation across Middle East

UN watchdog finds traces of Syria sarin gas exposure

Chemical weapons agency investigating 11 incidents; won’t say where, or who was responsible for use of banned munitions

Security Council condemns attack on Saudi embassy in Iran

15-member UN body doesn’t mention execution of Shiite leader by Riyadh which prompted violent protests

Saudi beheadings soar in 2015 under discretionary rulings

Rights group says at least 157 people executed — compared to 90 in 2014 — many for drug-related offenses

UN renews attempt to get aid into Syria

New resolution extends authorization for humanitarian convoys to enter country without consent of Assad regime

UN demands Syria allow urgent aid to 13.5 million people

Security Council resolution says 6.5 million are internally displaced, 393,700 trapped in besieged areas

UN condemns fighting by Syria and rebels on Golan

Unanimous Security Council resolution sponsored by US, Russia reveals fears of Syrian-Israeli escalation

Turkey to withdraw more troops from Iraq after US request

Move follows appeal from Obama, who asked Erdogan to help deescalate tensions in region

Obama presses Turkey to lower tensions with Iraq

White House says leaders of both countries agree on the need to cooperate in fighting Islamic State

UN to adopt resolution to disrupt Islamic State funds

Security Council plan encourages member nations to more actively track those doing business with jihadists

Iran: We will continue developing missiles

Regime defiant following UN report that October test violated Security Council resolution

UN set to throttle Islamic State revenue stream

Finance ministers from Security Council states expected to pass measure cutting off jihadi group from international financial system

UN: Iran missile test in October violated resolution

Security Council says Tehran tested ballistic rocket with a nuclear capability, as it did in 2012 and 2013

When a win is not exactly a win

The release of a ‘spy’ held in Egypt for 15 years, an interception by an anti-ICBM rocket and a cancellation by Trump are all seen as successes. But maybe they aren’t

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