UN SECURITY COUNCIL

Chad jails hundreds in mass trial over deadly protests

A court during a mass trial in Koro Toro prison in Chad has handed out jail terms of between two and three years to more than 260 people out of a total of 401 arrested over anti-government protests in October, while defense lawyers have argued that the trial was “illegal”. A total of 401 people […]

Kuwait’s Emir calls for settling “unacceptable & damaging” Gulf dispute

The Emir of Kuwait has called for the settlement of the Gulf dispute that he described as “unacceptable” and “damaging”. Addressing the opening session of parliament’s new term on tuesday, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah said the damaging 30-month-old dispute between Qatar and its Gulf neighbors “is no longer acceptable” and must be resolved. The Gulf […]

2021 elections: High turnout in Sahara provinces translates inhabitants’ commitment to their Moroccanness

The high voters’ turnout in the Moroccan southern provinces during the general elections held on Sept.8 translates the attachment of the inhabitants of these provinces to their Moroccan identity, said Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Omar Hilale, in letters sent to the UN Secretary-General and to the President and members of the Security […]