Arab states tell Security Council to use enforcement powers to make Israel comply with ceasefire resolution

NEW YORK CITY: The group of Arab countries at the UN on Friday called on the Security Council to invoke Chapter 7 of the UN Charter, to force Israel to implement an immediate ceasefire in Gaza for the remainder of Ramadan and allow humanitarian workers to freely distribute aid and prevent a looming famine in … Read more

EU states tell bloc’s bank to lend more for defense

BRUSSELS, Belgium: EU leaders on Thursday agreed to “take work forward” on a plan to use the profits from frozen Russian central bank assets to arm Ukraine, as Kyiv pleaded for more ammunition for its outgunned forces.More than two years into Moscow’s war against its neighbor, Kyiv’s troops are struggling to hold back the Russian … Read more

Saudi deputy minister meets Organization of African, Caribbean, & Pacific States chief

RIYADH: US singer China Moses wowed the audience when she took to the stage in Riyadh. The musician’s performance was the third of cultural and creative hub Fenaa Alawwal’s Safar Nights concert series. She was joined by band members Jerome Cornelis on guitar, bassist and musical director Lawrence Insula, Tom Lartigue on keyboards, and Ebow … Read more