Headlines
  • In a statement on Saturday, the head of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) denounced Iranian strikes on Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan, accusing Tehran of war crimes for attacking infrastructure facilities in Kuwait.
  • In a written statement broadcast on state television on Saturday, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Majotaba Khamenei vowed to teach "unforgettable lessons" to the United States.
  • In a statement released on Saturday, the United Arab Emirates' foreign ministry voiced "deep concern" over the regional developments and demanded "immediate de-escalation."
  • According to a statement released by U.S. Central Command on Saturday, two American service members were killed on Friday, while a third is still missing.
  • Iran's most recent strikes on Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan are being denounced by Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a "flagrant violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the targeted countries."
  • Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran's deputy foreign minister, said on Saturday that Iran has suspended its obligations under the Memorandum of Understanding and accused the United States of breaking the terms of the agreement made last month.

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November 20, 2018

Special Event on UN International Day...

María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, President of the seventy-third session of the General Assembly, addresses the special even on 19 November to mark United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

November 19, 2018

Putin’s Monastery Visit

President of Russia Vladimir Putin visited one of the largest and most famous male monasteries in Russia – the Holy Dormition Pskovo-Pechersky Monastery of Pskovo region of Russia

Fresh protest Erupts in Sabarimala

Sabarimala on the boil since the supreme court of India allows women to enter the temple and Hindu organisations vehemently opposing it

November 17, 2018

The PM’s Maldives Visit

The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi attending the Inauguration Ceremony of the new president  Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, in Male

The First Snow of the Season

First snow of the season falls on the Japanese Peace Bell

Creators for Change International Day for...

Participants of a special event held on the occasion of International Day for Tolerance that included a screening of international short films from YouTube’s 2018 Creators for Change programme

November 16, 2018

Meeting of Committee on Exercise of...

Meeting of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People

November 14, 2018

The PM’s Speech

The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi delivering the keynote address at the Singapore Fintech Festival

A Warm Handshake

Vladimir Putin met with the Prime Minister of Thailand Prayut Chan-Ocho in Singapore.He is
taking part in the plenary meeting of the Russia-Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit.

United Nations Security Council Considers situation...

Josephine Mbela (on screen) of the Congolese Association for Access to Justice, addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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