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Russia, China veto UN resolution on reopening Strait of Hormuz

Bahrain FM Al Zayani said the failure to pass the UN resolution for reopening the Strait of Hormuz 'sends the wrong signal to the world'.

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07 April, 2026
A view of the United Nations Security Council.
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UN expected to vote on watered-down Hormuz resolution on Tuesday

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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.
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UN set to vote on a watered-down proposal to open Strait of Hormuz

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03 April, 2026
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Lebanon to complain to Security Council over Israeli assault

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26 March, 2026
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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
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UN Security Council demands Iran halt attacks on Gulf states

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12 March, 2026
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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.
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Egypt calls for stronger Africa role on UN Security Council

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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)
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Aoun tells UN delegation Lebanon will not accept war with Israel

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05 December, 2025
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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...
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UN Security Council to visit Syria, Lebanon next week

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26 November, 2025
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UN kicks off process to elect next secretary-general

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

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18 November, 2025
Search efforts for the bodies of Israeli captives continue in Gaza on November 13, 2025. (Photo by Khames Alrefi/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Palestinians split over UN Gaza vote, Ben-Gvir issues threats

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18 November, 2025
A general view of the United Nations Security Council members voting during a meeting on the situation in the Middle East at the UN headquarters in New York on 10 June 2024
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UN Security Council set to vote on Trump's Gaza peace plan

The New Arab Staff
17 November, 2025
The draft resolution would see an international force under US command take control of Gaza
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Palestinian factions reject US Gaza plan ahead of UN vote

The New Arab Staff
17 November, 2025
The UN Security Council holds a meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question at United Nations Headquarters in New York City, U.S. February 25, 2025
Gaza ceasefire deal
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Israel ramps up pressure ahead of UNSC vote on Gaza force

The New Arab Staff
16 November, 2025
The UN Security Council holds a meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question at United Nations Headquarters in New York City, U.S. February 25, 2025
Gaza War
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Russia tables rival plan as US seeks UN Gaza resolution

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 November, 2025
Results of voting on draft resolution on 'Safety and...
Russia
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Russia proposes UN resolution on Gaza in challenge to US draft

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14 November, 2025
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Syria
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UN Security Council votes to lift sanctions on Syria's Sharaa

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 November, 2025