NEW YORK, July 17 — The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is set to hold an emergency session today following Israeli airstrikes on the Suwayda region and Damascus in Syria, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported.

NEW YORK, Nov 17 — The UN Security Council is set to hold a briefing session on Monday on the situation in the Middle East.

RIYADH, Nov 12 — An Arab-Islamic summit in Saudi Arabia on Monday called on the United Nations (UN) Security Council to issue a binding resolution enforcing an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and facilitating urgent access to humanitarian aid, Anadolu Agency reported.

BEIRUT, Sept 30 — Lebanon is ready to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which involves deploying the Lebanese army south of the Litani River, Anadolu Agency reported, quoting caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Monday.

CAIRO, June 11 — The Palestinian group Hamas, its ally the Islamic Jihad group and the rival Palestinian Authority of President Mahmoud Abbas welcomed a UN Security Council resolution backing a proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza.

HAMILTON, June 11 — The UN Security Council yesterday adopted a resolution that supports a Gaza ceasefire proposal announced by US President Joe Biden.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 — Malaysia has called on all involved parties to exercise restraint and cease provocative acts that could further heighten conflicts in the Middle East region.

ANKARA, March 26 — Hamas on Monday welcomed a United Nations (UN) Security Council resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, Anadolu Agency reported.

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 21 — Malaysia expressed profound disappointment as the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) failed to address the dire situation in the Gaza Strip.

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SEOUL, Jan 25 — North Korea said it has tested its new strategic cruise missile yesterday, state media KCNA reported today, confirming what the South Korean military said the day before.

JAKARTA, Jan 24 — Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi has outlined three crucial points concerning the Middle East, focusing primarily on the urgent need to stop the flow of arms to Israel.

NEW YORK, Jan 23 — Malaysia demands accountability for Israel’s clear violations of international law in Gaza, said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.

ISTANBUL, Dec 10 — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday reiterated his call to reform the United Nations (UN) Security Council, where the United States (US) vetoed a resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza the previous day.

JAKARTA, Nov 17 — Asean defence ministers have raised their growing concerns over the escalating situation in the Middle East during the 17th Asean Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) and 10th ADMM-Plus meetings, according to the chairman’s statement.

ISTANBUL, Nov 7 — China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have jointly called for the United Nations (UN) Security Council to adopt an “actionable” resolution on Palestine.

NEW YORK, Dec 28 — The UN Security Council urged the Taliban in Afghanistan to reverse policies and practices Tuesday that further exclude women from public life.

NEW YORK, Dec 22 — The UN Security Council must always act with caution over Myanmar, said a Chinese envoy on Wednesday after the council adopted a resolution on Myanmar that demands an immediate end to all forms of violence throughout the country and urges restraint and de-escalation of tensions.

NEW YORK, Dec 20 — The UN Security Council is likely to vote on Wednesday on a draft resolution demanding an immediate end to violence in Myanmar and urging its military junta to release all political prisoners, including ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, diplomats said.

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 10 — The UN Security Council will vote on Friday on a proposal by Ireland and the United States to give humanitarian efforts a blanket exemption from UN sanctions, addressing aid groups' concerns about the impact of such measures on their work.