You are here

  • Home
  • UN chief calls strikes on Beirut and Tehran ‘dangerous escalation’
War on Gaza

UN chief calls strikes on Beirut and Tehran ‘dangerous escalation’

UN chief calls strikes on Beirut and Tehran ‘dangerous escalation’
Demonstrators wave flags during a protest on July 31, 2024 in Beirut’s Burj Al-Barajneh camp for Palestinian refugees, denouncing the killing of the leader of the militant Hamas group. (AFP)
Short Url

https://arab.news/n8zhu

Updated 31 July 2024
AFP
Follow

UN chief calls strikes on Beirut and Tehran ‘dangerous escalation’

UN chief calls strikes on Beirut and Tehran ‘dangerous escalation’
  • “Efforts should instead be leading to a ceasefire in Gaza” and “the release of all Israeli hostages,” spokesman Stephane Dujarric said
Updated 31 July 2024
AFP
Follow

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday denounced strikes on Beirut and Tehran as a “dangerous escalation,” after Israel targeted a top Hezbollah commander in Lebanon and Hamas said its political chief was killed in Iran.
“The Secretary-General believes that the attacks we have seen in South Beirut and Tehran represent a dangerous escalation at a moment in which all efforts should instead be leading to a ceasefire in Gaza” and “the release of all Israeli hostages,” spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in a statement.

Topics: War on Gaza Beirut Hezbollah Iran UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Israel

Related

World reacts to killing of Hamas leader Haniyeh in Tehran
Middle-East
World reacts to killing of Hamas leader Haniyeh in Tehran
Update Hezbollah confirms that top commander was killed in Israeli strike in Beirut
Hezbollah confirms that top commander was killed in Israeli strike in Beirut

Japanese prime minister praises Saudi Arabia’s role in addressing the Gaza crisis

Japanese prime minister praises Saudi Arabia’s role in addressing the Gaza crisis
Updated 14 sec ago
Arab News Japan
Follow

Japanese prime minister praises Saudi Arabia’s role in addressing the Gaza crisis

Japanese prime minister praises Saudi Arabia’s role in addressing the Gaza crisis
  • PM Ishiba made the remarks during a telephone summit with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
  • Ishiba stated that he would like to strengthen the strategic partnership between Japan and Saudi Arabia
Updated 14 sec ago
Arab News Japan

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba hailed “Saudi Arabia’s leadership on Gaza” and expressed his determination to continue working with the Kingdom to bring stability to the Middle East.

Ishiba made the remarks during a telephone summit with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday, during which he expressed his hope that Saudi Arabia would continue to play a leading role in stabilizing the global oil market.

The Foreign Ministry in Tokyo said the crown prince expressed his wish to deepen cooperation with Japan in various fields, including politics, economics, security, and potentially technology transfer and cultural exchange.

Ishiba said he would like Japan and Saudi Arabia to expand cooperation to areas including clean energy, advanced technology, and entertainment.

With 2025 marking the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, Ishiba reiterated his commitment to peace and stability in the region. He stated that he would like to strengthen the strategic partnership between Japan and Saudi Arabia and work even more closely together to promote these values. The crown prince also affirmed his commitment to these goals, stating that Saudi Arabia attaches great importance to its relations with Japan and welcomes further cooperation.

The Foreign Ministry added that both leaders shared their concerns about conflicts in the Middle East and the need for all parties involved to exercise maximum restraint. Ishiba said he appreciated Saudi Arabia’s leadership on Gaza, and the two leaders agreed to continue working closely together to achieve stability in the Middle East.

Topics: War on Gaza Japan Shigeru Ishiba

Related

Saudi crown prince meets Japanese prime minister on sidelines of G20 Summit video
Saudi Arabia
Saudi crown prince meets Japanese prime minister on sidelines of G20 Summit
Japanese Prime Minister begins Arab tour with Saudi visit
Saudi Arabia
Japanese Prime Minister begins Arab tour with Saudi visit

Syrian state media: Israel attacked town near Lebanon border

Syrian state media: Israel attacked town near Lebanon border
Updated 1 min 21 sec ago
AFP
Follow

Syrian state media: Israel attacked town near Lebanon border

Syrian state media: Israel attacked town near Lebanon border
Updated 1 min 21 sec ago
AFP

DAMASCUS: An Israeli strike hit a Syrian town near the border with Lebanon on Tuesday, Syrian state media said, less than a week after deadly strikes on the same area.
“An Israeli aggression targeted the industrial zone in Al-Qusayr” in Homs province, the official SANA news agency said. There was no immediate news of casualties or damage.

Since the beginning of the Syrian civil war in 2011, Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes in Syria mainly targeting army positions and Iran-backed fighters including from Hezbollah.
The Israeli military has intensified its strikes on Syria since it launched its war on Hezbollah in neighbouring Lebanon.
Israeli authorities rarely comment on the strikes, but have repeatedly said they will not allow arch-enemy Iran to expand its presence in Syria.

Topics: Syria

Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says war death toll at 43,391

Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says war death toll at 43,391
Updated 56 min 37 sec ago
AFP
Follow

Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says war death toll at 43,391

Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says war death toll at 43,391
  • The toll includes 17 deaths in the previous 24 hours
Updated 56 min 37 sec ago
AFP

GAZA STRIP: The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on Tuesday that at least 43,391 people have been killed in the year-old war between Israel and Palestinian militants.
The toll includes 17 deaths in the previous 24 hours, according to the ministry, which said 102,347 people have been wounded in the Gaza Strip since the war began when Hamas militants attacked Israel on October 7, 2023.

Topics: War on Gaza Death toll Israel Hamas

Related

Over 100 patients to be evacuated from Gaza, WHO says
Middle-East
Over 100 patients to be evacuated from Gaza, WHO says
Update Israeli strikes in Gaza, West Bank leave dozens dead
Middle-East
Israeli strikes in Gaza, West Bank leave dozens dead

Greece says migrant arrivals rising in south-east islands

Greece says migrant arrivals rising in south-east islands
Updated 05 November 2024
AFP
Follow

Greece says migrant arrivals rising in south-east islands

Greece says migrant arrivals rising in south-east islands
  • At the end of October, several hundred migrants set up tents and cardboard houses outside the local government offices of the city of Rhodes, sparking anger among residents
  • Rhodes mayor Alexandros Koliadis told Rodiaki that the island lacks the personnel, police officers and coast guard needed to register the arrivals before transferring them to camps
Updated 05 November 2024
AFP

ATHENS: Some islands in the southeast of the Aegean sea, including Rhodes, are seeing an increase in migrants arriving by boat from Turkiye, Greek migration and asylum minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos said Tuesday.
“The southeast of the Aegean and the island of Rhodes are experiencing migratory pressure right now,” he said on public television station ERT, though he said the increase does not appear to be linked to rising tensions in the Middle East.
At the end of October, several hundred migrants set up tents and cardboard houses outside the local government offices of the city of Rhodes, sparking anger among residents and local authorities.
According to local media Rodiaki, more than 700 migrants arrived during the last week of October.
Rhodes mayor Alexandros Koliadis told Rodiaki that the island lacks the personnel, police officers and coast guard needed to register the arrivals before transferring them to camps on the mainland or in other islands.
Previously, Aegean islands further north such as Lesbos and Samos had received the brunt of migrants crossing from Turkish shores.
Crete, which has likewise seen an increase in arrivals from Libya, also needs to build facilities to process migrants.
Greece has seen a 25 percent increase this year in the number of people fleeing war and poverty, with a 30 percent increase alone to Rhodes and the south-east Aegean, according to the Migration Ministry.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees says 48,158 arrivals have been recorded so far in 2024, of which around 42,000 arrived by boat and 6,000 by crossing the land frontier with Turkiye.
“The camps on the islands have an occupancy rate of 100 percent. But on the mainland they are only 55 percent full, which provides a margin in the event of an increase in arrivals on the islands,” Panagiotopoulos said.

Topics: Greece Turkiye migrants

Related

Europe’s human rights watchdog urges Cyprus to let migrants stuck in UN buffer zone seek asylum
World
Europe’s human rights watchdog urges Cyprus to let migrants stuck in UN buffer zone seek asylum
Tunisia coastguard recovers bodies of 16 migrants
Middle-East
Tunisia coastguard recovers bodies of 16 migrants

Sudan files AU complaint against Chad over arms: minister

Sudan files AU complaint against Chad over arms: minister
Updated 05 November 2024
AFP
Follow

Sudan files AU complaint against Chad over arms: minister

Sudan files AU complaint against Chad over arms: minister
  • Chad last month denied accusations that it was “amplifying the war in Sudan” by arming the RSF
Updated 05 November 2024
AFP

PORT SUDAN: Sudan’s army-backed government on Tuesday accused neighboring Chad of supplying arms to rebel militias, likely referring to the paramilitary forces it is battling.
The northeast African country has been engulfed by war since April 2023, when fighting broke out between the regular army, led by de facto ruler Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commanded by his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.
Justice minister Muawiya Osman said Burhan’s administration had lodged the complaint against Chad at the African Union.
Speaking to reporters, including AFP, Osman said the government demanded compensation and accused Chad of “supplying arms to rebel militias” and causing “harm to Sudanese citizens.”
“We will present evidence to the relevant authorities,” he added from Port Sudan, where Burhan relocated after fighting spread to the capital, Khartoum.
Chad last month denied accusations that it was “amplifying the war in Sudan” by arming the RSF.
“We do not support any of the factions that are fighting on Sudanese territory — we are in favor of peace,” foreign minister and government spokesman Abderaman Koulamallah said at the time.
The United Nations has been using the Adre border crossing between the two countries to deliver humanitarian aid.
Sudan had initially agreed to keep the crossing open for three months, a period set to expire on November 15. Authorities in Khartoum have yet to decide whether to extend the arrangement.
The Sudanese war has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced more than 11 million, including 3.1 million who are now sheltering beyond the country’s borders.

Topics: Sudan

Latest updates

Japanese prime minister praises Saudi Arabia’s role in addressing the Gaza crisis
Japanese prime minister praises Saudi Arabia’s role in addressing the Gaza crisis
Ito’s Bayern debut further delayed after foot surgery
Ito’s Bayern debut further delayed after foot surgery
Madinah research center releases map of 50 prominent archaeological sites
Madinah research center releases map of 50 prominent archaeological sites
Syrian state media: Israel attacked town near Lebanon border
Syrian state media: Israel attacked town near Lebanon border
Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says war death toll at 43,391
Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says war death toll at 43,391

Search form

Print Edition
Read pdf version Subscribe now
© 2024 SAUDI RESEARCH & PUBLISHING COMPANY, All Rights Reserved And subject to Terms of Use Agreement.