Washington employs a blatant double standard, which is both evident and hypocritical

March 30th, 20240 By Jamal I. Bittar After numerous unsuccessful efforts spanning five months during Israel's destructive conflict in Gaza, the United Nations Security Council finally approved a resolution on Monday, urging for an immediate ceasefire. The United States, previously the sole obstacle to such a decision, opted not to veto the resolution...

Syria’s U.N. representative claims U.S. is providing Syrian armed groups with chemical weapons

August 18th, 20231 Syria’s representative to the United Nations said that the U.S. has provided armed groups in western Syria with chemical weapons, training the groups to use the weapons to launch a possible false flag attack during a U.N. Security Council session on Wednesday, August 9.  “U.S. occupation forces provided terrorists in Al-Tanf with...

End of hegemony: U.N. must reflect changing world order

October 7th, 20180 There is a rational explanation of why India and Brazil, two countries with vast populations and large and growing economies, are not permanent members of the U.N. Security Council (UNSC). The Council — made up of five permanent and 10 rotating members — was designed to reflect a world order that was birthed from the horrific...

America spits on the graves of Palestinians dying for freedom

May 18th, 20180 The actions of the Trump administration concerning the Palestinian people have become more shameful by the day. In December, President Trump announced his intention to fulfill his ill-guided campaign promise to move the American embassy to Jerusalem, gifting Israel a de facto recognition of the Holy City as its capital. Not only did...

U.N. Security Council condemns Houthi missile attacks on Saudi Arabia

March 30th, 20180 UNITED NATIONS — On Wednesday, the United Nations Security Council condemned a barrage of missile attacks against Saudi Arabia by Yemen's Houthi group and expressed grave concern at reports of violations of an U.N. arms embargo on Houthi leaders. In a statement, the 15-member Security Council expressed alarm at a Houthi threat to...

Fighting intensifies in eastern Ghouta as UN pleads for ceasefire

February 23rd, 20180 The United Nations Security Council will vote on Friday on a draft resolution demanding a 30-day truce in Syria to allow aid deliveries and medical evacuations, but it was not immediately clear if the text had won the support of Syrian ally Russia. The vote comes as warplanes pounded eastern Ghouta, the last rebel enclave near Syria's...