The Muslim Public Affairs Centre (MPAC), Nigeria, has asked the Federal Government to explain why Palestine, Gaza and the two-state solution were absent from Nigeria’s national address at the 81st United Nations General Assembly. In a statement released on Friday, the group’s Executive Chairman, Disu Kamor, said the omission marked a notable change from Nigeria’s…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended his country’s military operations in Iran, Gaza and elsewhere in the Middle East during a contentious address to the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday. Dozens of delegates walked out as Netanyahu approached the podium in protest of Israel’s conduct in the region. The Israeli leader responded by calling…
US President Donald Trump used his address to the United Nations General Assembly to deliver a stark message to Iran, warning that he could “annihilate” the Islamic Republic if efforts to end the conflict fail. Speaking before world leaders in New York on Tuesday, Trump said he was weighing two paths: pursuing a peace agreement…
Cuba’s delegation walked out of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump described the island as a “failed state” and predicted the fall of its communist government. The incident occurred during Trump’s address to the 81st UN General Assembly in New York, where he sharply criticised Cuba’s government and said…
US President Donald Trump is set to address the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday as the months-long war with Iran continues to shape global diplomacy, energy markets and security discussions. Trump is attending the opening of the general debate of the 81st UN General Assembly, which runs from September 22 to…
