US says will veto Algerian resolution calling for Gaza ceasefire
US Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, at UN headquarters in New York. (AFP) EPHREM KOSSAIFY February 18, 2024 NEW YORK: The US has said it will veto an […]
Gaza war and the paralysis of the UN Security Council
MAHA AKEEL January 12, 2024 In a TV interview during the UN General Assembly last September, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said power, especially at the Security Council, was not in his […]
An American license to kill
FAISAL J. ABBAS December 10, 2023 In Arabic, we have a famous saying that translates as “when the excuse is uglier than the sin.” This is exactly what can be […]
US protects a client state: 45 vetoes – and counting
By Thalif UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – The UN Security Council (UNSC), the most powerful political body at the United Nations, has largely remained silent or ineffective in resolving one of […]
Obama threatens to veto GOP halt on Syrian refugees
Source: RT.com Tensions rose between the Republican lawmakers and US President Barack Obama when the White House threatened to veto a GOP-proposed bill requiring additional background checks for 10,000 Syrian […]