Headlines- According to US President Donald Trump, he may issue an order "very soon" to strike Iran's Pickaxe Mountain, which is reported to host nuclear facilities.
- The war in Iran, US President Donald Trump said, is "small potatoes" and "not a big thing" for the United States, as the US has "essentially" taken over Iran.
- In a post on his X account on Thursday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei accused that the US was "deliberately attacking civilian targets".
- According to a Nigerian environmental NGO, an attempt to illegally tap oil from a cargo vessel in the country's south resulted in at least 37 deaths.
- The Israeli police has blocked humanitarian aid from reaching an occupied West Bank village that has been under siege by settlers for weeks, while Israeli police have killed a Palestinian man in Jerusalem.
Tag: Middle East
UN Secretary-General Briefs Press on Visit...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrives at a stakeout to brief reporters on his visit to Syria, Jordan, and Cyprus. He is joined by Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed.
UN President of Security Council Briefs...
Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain and President of the United Nations Security Council for the month of April, briefs reporters after the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Nadav Tamir Executive Director of J Street Israel, briefs the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Ibrahim Olabi, Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations, addresses the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East (Syria).
In Syria,Search for Missing American Journalist...
Family members and hostage aid groups are are taking the search to look for missing journalist Austin Tice to Damascus as President Bashar al-Assad’s long rule in Syria has ended. They are searching for the American in abandoned prisons.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Tanja Fajon, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia, addresses the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
Amar Bendjama, Permanent Representative of the Democratic Republic of Algeria and President of the United Nations Security Council for the month of January 2025, chairs the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East (Syria).
Permanent Representative of Israel Briefs Press...
Danny Danon, Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations, briefs reporters prior to the United Nations Security Council meeting on the Middle East.
A Beirut Nightclub Provides Refuge to...
Once a luxurious nightclub in Beirut, Skybar was a place to be see and be seen. It now homes to over 400 displaced persons who are seeking refuge from Israel’s ground operation in south Lebanon and airstrikes in Hezbollah-controlled suburbs of Beirut.
UN Security Council Meets to Discuss...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres (centre) addresses the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East.