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A view of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in the Persian Gulf port city of Bushehr of Iran
Iran nuclear programme
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Iran refuses to allow IAEA access to nuclear facilities

The UN on Friday warned that it had 'lost continuity of knowledge' of Iran's nuclear facilities since the US and Israel launched the war in February.

The New Arab Staff
11 July, 2026
Germany
UN Security Council
Voices

Thanks to Israel, Germany is now an international pariah

Emad Moussa

Emad Moussa

16 June, 2026
Olive trees uprooted by Israeli forces lie across farmland in the village of Blida, southern Lebanon, on October 20, 2025
Lebanon
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Lebanon accuses Israel of using herbicide as a weapon

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14 June, 2026
Hamas accused the Trump-appointed Board of Peace of adopting the Israeli narrative on Gaza [Getty]
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Hamas rejects Board of Peace report on Gaza truce stalling

The New Arab Staff
19 May, 2026
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US-Israel war on Iran
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US, Gulf allies press UN to condemn Iran over Hormuz attacks

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 May, 2026
Espen Barth Eide, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Representative of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee addresses virtually Security Council meeting on The situation in the Middle East
United States
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US and Bahrain push UN-backed action for Strait of Hormuz

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 May, 2026
France's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot speaks during the 11th Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
France
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French FM says Iran must make 'major concessions' to end crisis

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27 April, 2026
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Strait of Hormuz
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Russia, China veto UN resolution on reopening Strait of Hormuz

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 April, 2026
A view of the United Nations Security Council.
US-Israel war on Iran
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UN expected to vote on watered-down Hormuz resolution on Tuesday

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 April, 2026
Members of the Security Council voted for a resolution that calls for humanitarian pauses between Israel and Hamas on 22 December 2023.
Strait of Hormuz
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UN set to vote on a watered-down proposal to open Strait of Hormuz

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 April, 2026
Lebanon [Getty]
Lebanon-Israel conflict
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Lebanon to complain to Security Council over Israeli assault

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 March, 2026
Gulf states
US-Israel war on Iran
Perspectives

Gulf states have a right to defend themselves against attacks

Fadel Abdulghany

Fadel Abdulghany

26 March, 2026
: Bodies of four people who lost their lives in an Israeli airstrike targeting a police vehicle in the Nuseirat Refugee Camp are brought to Al-Awda Hospital, as eight others are injured and relatives mourn, in Gaza City, Gaza, on March 22, 2026.
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Israeli attacks hit Gaza shelters and aid site despite ceasefire

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25 March, 2026
Jamal Fares Alrowaiei, Bahrain ambassador to the United Nations attends a United Nations Security Council meeting
United Nations
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UN Security Council demands Iran halt attacks on Gulf states

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 March, 2026
Trump
Trump's Board of Peace
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Trump's Board of Peace: A humiliating insult to Palestinians

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Ghada Karmi

27 January, 2026
Osama Abdel Khalek, Permanent Representative of Egypt to the United Nations, attends a Security Council meeting on 8 August 2022.
Egypt
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Egypt calls for stronger Africa role on UN Security Council

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 December, 2025
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (R) receives a delegation, including UN Security Council President Samuel Zbogar (L) and reps. of UNSC member countries, at the Baabda Presidential Palace, Lebanon on December 05, 2025. (Lebanon Presidency/Handout/Getty)
Lebanon-Israel conflict
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Aoun tells UN delegation Lebanon will not accept war with Israel

The New Arab Staff
05 December, 2025
US Gaza
UN Security Council
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Iraq 2.0? How UN Security Council put Gaza under US occupation

Shahd Hammouri

Shahd Hammouri

04 December, 2025
Leader of new Syrian administration, Ahmed al Sharaa...
UN Security Council
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UN Security Council to visit Syria, Lebanon next week

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 November, 2025
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
Antonio Guterres
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UN kicks off process to elect next secretary-general

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 November, 2025
The UN Security Council's resolution gives international legitimacy to Trump's controversial Gaza 'peace plan' [Getty]
Gaza ceasefire deal
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Trump puts himself in control of Gaza: What did the UN say?

The New Arab Staff
18 November, 2025