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Eight countries lost vote at UN over unpaid dues
Eight countries that include Iran, Venezuela and Sudan have lost their right to vote at the United Nations because of unpaid dues.
A total of 11 countries are behind in their payments, Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday in a…
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Iranian weapons shipments prolonging the war in Yemen, US envoy says
The Houthi offensive in Marib is fueled by “the illegal flow of weapons” to the group from Iran, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US ambassador to the UN, said on Wednesday.
She told fellow members of the Security Council that “while we…
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Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet welcomes Sudan dialogue initiative
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday welcomed the UN-brokered Sudanese dialogue initiative, and said it supports everything that would unite and maintain security, stability and development in Sudan.
The comments were made following a weekly Cabinet…
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Saudi Arabia’s king receives letter from Algerian president
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman received a written message from Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday.
The letter dealt with “the strong and solid relations that bind the two countries and peoples,…
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UN expresses ‘great concern’ over Houthis’ use of Hodeidah ports for warfare
The UN on Tuesday expressed “great concern” over allegations that the ports of the Yemeni city of Hodeidah are being used for warfare by the Houthi militia, as the UN Mission to support the Hodeidah Agreement demanded access for inspection.…
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Lebanese judge issues travel ban for central bank governor
A Lebanese judge Tuesday issued a travel ban for the country’s central bank governor, state-run National News Agency and a lawyer said.
The move comes after a corruption lawsuit accused him of embezzlement and dereliction of duty during…
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Israel not bound by any nuclear deal with Iran, Bennett says
Israel will take action against Iran if it needs to, regardless of any nuclear agreement between Tehran and world powers, the Israeli prime minister warned on Monday.
Naftali Bennett spoke as talks continued in Vienna on reviving the…
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Israel weighs extending detention of sick Palestinian teen
Israel is considering whether to extend the detention of a 17-year-old Palestinian with a rare neuromuscular disorder who has been held without charge for nearly a year in what authorities refer to as administrative detention, his father…
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Iraq takes back 111 Daesh-linked families from Syria
Iraqi authorities have repatriated 111 Iraqi families linked to the Daesh group from a Kurdish-run camp in northern Syria, a local official said on Monday.
They arrived on Saturday and were transferred to Al-Jadaa camp south of Mosul, in…
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Libyan security forces break up protest sit-in by migrants
Libyan security forces raided and violently broke up a protest sit-in by migrants outside a shuttered UN community center in the capital of Tripoli, activists and migrants said on Monday.
The troops came on Sunday night, smashed up the…
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