The big question about the U.N. Security Council’s Gaza ceasefire resolution

March 30th, 20240 On March 25, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 2728, regarding the ongoing war in Gaza, by a vote of 14-0. The United States abstained rather than — as it usually does when the Israeli regime dislikes a resolution — using its "permanent member" veto. The meat of the resolution "emands an immediate ceasefire for...

Syrian court selects two candidates to appear on ballot against Assad

May 3rd, 20210 DAMASCUS — On Monday, Syria's higher constitutional court selected two obscure figures to appear on ballots standing against President Bashar al-Assad in a May 26 election, which the West rejects as a farce that will hurt diplomatic efforts to end the civil war. From a list of 51 potential candidates, the court approved just...

Syria to hold presidential election, slammed by opposition, on May 26

April 18th, 20210 DAMASCUS — Syria will hold a presidential election on May 26 that is virtually certain to return President Bashar al-Assad for a third term — an event that Washington and the opposition say is a farce designed to cement his autocratic rule. Assad's family and his Baath party have ruled Syria for five decades with the help of the...

Michigan officials, activists condemn anti-BDS bills as Gaza protest persist

June 23rd, 20181 DEARBORN – As grisly images from “Right of Return” protests along the Gaza-Israeli border become increasingly harder for the American public to ignore, lawmakers across the U.S. are reacting with anti-BDS bills that seek to hamper efforts to boycott the nation’s most significant ally in the Mediterranean – shifting the...

Russia: U.S. call for U.N. emergency session on Iran is “destructive”

January 4th, 20180 MOSCOW - Russia considers a U.S. proposal for an extraordinary meeting of the U.N. Security Council on the turmoil in Iran “harmful and destructive”, RIA news agency cited Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Thursday. “We see no role for the United Nations Security Council in this issue,” he said,...

Russia vetoes U.N. resolution on Syria alleged “chemical attack”

April 12th, 20170 NEW YORK - Russia blocked a Western effort at the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday to condemn last week's deadly gas attack in Syria and push Moscow's ally President Bashar al-Assad to cooperate with international inquiries into the incident. It was the eighth time during Syria's six-year-old civil war that Moscow has used its veto...