22 Sep 2023 Source: Agencies By Al Mayadeen English A joint statement issued by Beijing and Damascus says both sides are vehemently opposed to all kinds of hegemony and power politics. China has urged on Friday relevant nations to swiftly eliminate all “unlawful and unilateral” sanctions imposed against Syria, state-run Chinese news agency Xinhua reported, citing a […]
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China calls for lifting ‘unlawful, unilateral’ sanctions against Syria
France calls on Israel to end ‘all unilateral measures likely to fuel tensions’
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna told her Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen on Wednesday that it is important for Israel to end "all unilateral measures likely to fuel tensions" with the Palestinians, according to a statement issued by the French Foreign Ministry. Colonna also "stressed the need to end the policy of settlement activity, which is illegal under […]
EU worried about Israel’s unilateral measures
The envoys of several EU countries have expressed concerns about Israel's unilateral measures that will undermine the two-state solution, Haaretz reported on Sunday. Since the Israeli election results were made known in November, EU states have expressed their fear that a far-right coalition government led by Benjamin Netanyahu will take unilateral measures that harm the […]
Iran calls economic warfare, unilateral sanctions crimes against humanity
TEHRAN- Unilateral sanctions placed on countries by certain arrogant Western countries have been harshly condemned as “crimes against humanity” by the secretary of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights. The comments were made by Kazem Gharibabadi at a meeting he had on Monday in Tehran with Eref Malkoc, the Turkish head of the Organization of […]
Menendez: Cuba Responded to Biden’s ‘Unilateral Concessions’ by Increasing Repression, Including ‘Death Penalty for Free Speech’
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Jose Diaz-Balart Reports,” Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) criticized the Biden administration for lifting some restrictions on Cuba by saying that the day that the policy changes were announced, the Cuban Views: 0
Germany’s Scholz warns UK against ‘unilateral’ change to post-Brexit accord in Northern Ireland
London says the deal is “not tenable” in its current form and Northern Irish unionists are refusing to take part in a power-sharing administration unless it is scrapped. Views: 0
U.N. Security Council must push multilateral approach to peace, and end unilateral, biased approach
Rashid Khalidi was asked to brief the Security Council last week on the “new juncture” in the question of Palestine. Here are his remarks, from May 27, 2021, published with permission. Video of his speech is at 1:06 here. Mr. President, distinguished members of the Security Council: I am deeply grateful to the Council and to […]
Does Canada’s Unilateral Sanctions Regime Violate International Law?
Above photo: iStock. Sanctions constitute a form of collective punishment and could be considered a war crime under the Fourth Geneva Convention. Is Canada breaking international law when it applies to unilateral coercive economic measures, commonly referred to as sanctions? Most countries and international law experts believe sanctions are only legitimate when approved by the […]
China, Iran, And North Korea Seek Support At The UN Against Unilateral Force
By Michelle Nichols, Reuters. March 13, 2021 Above photo: The United Nations logo is seen at the 2019 United Nations Climate Action Summit at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 23, 2019. Lucas Jackson/Reuters. New York City – China, Russia, North Korea, Iran and others are seeking support for a coalition to defend the […]
Iran’s Zarif urges UN to unite against U.S. unilateral actions
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Iran to sue Boeing for unilateral cancellation of deal
“The Islamic Republic will seriously pursue the cancellation of the Boeing agreement through international, legal and judicial tribunals,” MP Taqi Kabiri who is a member parliament’s economic commission said on Friday. Kabiri’s comments came two days after the aerospace giant said it would not fulfill a December 2016 contract to sell 80 aircraft to national flag carrier IranAir, effectively aborting a pair […]
ELN announces unilateral ceasefire for Colombia’s congressional elections
nsnbc : Colombia’s leftist National Liberation Army (ELN), on Monday, announced a unilateral ceasefire in March to allow peaceful congressional elections. ELN PR photo […]
Unilateral bans negatively affects global economic cooperation: Iran’s UN envoy
Press TV – Iran’s UN envoy has spoken against any imposition of unilateral economic sanctions against world nations, saying such “coercive” restrictive measures would leave a negative impact on developing countries and the entire global economic cooperation. Gholam-Ali Khoshroo, Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative at the UN, made the remarks in an address to the […]
China is opposed to unilateral actions against North Korea, claims Hua Chunying
nsnbc : Hua Chunying, spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of the people’s Republic of China, said sanctions against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea […]
Colombia’s ELN might declare unilateral ceasefire for Pope’s visit in September
nsnbc : Colombia’s leftist National Liberation Army (ELN) may declare a temporary unilateral ceasefire for the occasion of the visit of Pope Francis to […]
Bolivian president calls US ‘threat to international law, UN’ over ‘unilateral’ Russia sanctions
EEUU nuevamente pretende imponer sanciones unilaterales contra Rusia. Éstas son contrarias al derecho internacional. Bolivia la rechaza. — Evo Morales Ayma (@evoespueblo) July 29, 2017 “The United States again seeks to impose unilateral sanctions against Russia. They contradict international law. Bolivia rejects them,” Morales tweeted. Con este tipo de sanciones, EEUU se ratifica como una […]
US Imposes New Unilateral Sanctions On Venezuela
Senator Marco Rubio stood on the Senate floor Thursday and lambasted the eight judges for aiding and abetting Venezuela’s democratically-elected President Nicolas Maduro for supposedly “murdering” protesters amid weeks of opposition-spurred violent demonstrations. The Republican senator from Florida also accused the government of carrying out a “coup.” The Supreme Court justices added to the sanctions […]
Azerbaijan launched wide-scale attack along contact line with breakaway republic Nagorno-Karabakh
Attack Repelled; Casualties Include 12-Year-Old Artsakh Boy Azerbaijan launched a full-blown attack on multiple positions on the Nagorno-Karabagh (Artsakh, NKR) contact line overnight on April 1-2. The Azerbaijani army employed tanks, military helicopters, drones, and various caliber weapons in an assault targeting the Line of Contact on the southern, southeastern, and northeastern fronts. The […]
Obama’s Wrong about Unilateral Military Action — Just Ask Abraham Lincoln
David Gray AdlerHistory News Network September 19, 2011 The one hundred fiftieth anniversary of the firing on Fort Sumter has triggered renewed interest in the constitutional issues that emerged during the Civil War. The examination has been anything but antiquarian; indeed, from coast to coast, participants in discussions and debates have wondered at the […]