Arab and International

13 Out of 15 UNSC Members Reject US Bid to Snapback Iran Sanctions

Saturday, 22 August 2020

A new report says 13 countries of the 15-member United Nations Security Council (UNSC) have expressed their opposition to the US push to trigger the so-called snapback provision in the 2015 nuclear deal aimed at reinstating UN sanctions against Iran,...

‘US Attempts to Renew Sanctions on Iran Lack Legal Basis’

Friday, 21 August 2020

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said that the US initiatives to renew the UN Security Council’s resolutions on sanctions against Iran lack legal basis and will inevitably fail. The United States’ push to reimpose sanctions aga...

The Guardian: Saudi Yellow Cake Stokes US Congressional Fears

Thursday, 20 August 2020

Congressional Democrats have asked the US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, to provide information about China’s alleged role in building a uranium processing facility in Saudi Arabia. According to the Guardian Newspaper that published the news, on W...

US Pressuring UK to Support Sanctions on Iran: Reports

Thursday, 20 August 2020

The United States is putting pressure on the United Kingdom to get London’s support to reimpose sanctions against Iran, the Times newspaper reported on Thursday. US President Donald Trump told reporters on Wednesday that he had asked Secretary of S...

At least 45 migrants killed when boat capsizes off coast of Libya

Thursday, 20 August 2020

At least 45 migrants died off the Libyan coast on Wednesday, when a boat carrying dozens of migrants bound for Europe capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya, the United Nations said. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and...

Democrat Officially Nominate Biden for President at Convention

Thursday, 20 August 2020

Former US Vice President Joe Biden officially won the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination after a virtual roll call vote at the party’s national convention, during which a lineup of speakers hammered President Donald Trump on leadership. Bid...

Israeli aircraft launch series of raids on Gaza

Wednesday, 19 August 2020

Israeli enemy aircraft on Tuesday evening launched several raids on agricultural lands and sites for the Palestinian resistance in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli enemy aircraft bombed an agricultural land in Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza C...

Hillary Clinton Says It’s in US interest to Rejoin JCPOA

Tuesday, 18 August 2020

Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton criticized the administration of US President Donald Trump for abandoning the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, saying it is in America’s interest to return to the multinational agreement. During an Atlantic Counc...