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Trump fake evidence, bid to promote Iranophobia at UNSC: Zarif
Jan 29, 2018 19:55Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says US President Donald Trump is resorting to "fake evidence" to spread Iranophobia.
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US shamed itself by targeting Iran at UNSC: President Rouhani
Jan 08, 2018 14:44President Hassan Rouhani says the United States shamed itself by trying to target the Islamic Republic at a UN Security Council (UNSC) meeting it had called on the recent events inside Iran.
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Security Council-appointed panel says no missiles sent to Ansarullah, refuting Saudi claim
Nov 18, 2017 13:16A United Nations Security Council-appointed panel has said in a confidential memo that it has seen no evidence to support Saudi Arabia’s claims that missiles have been transferred to Yemen’s Ansarullah fighters by external sources.
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Russia vetoes Japan-drafted resolution on chemical attacks in Syria
Nov 18, 2017 06:43Russia has cast a second veto in the United Nations Security Council to block a resolution that sought the renewal of an international inquiry into chemical weapons attacks in Syria.
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UN Security Council reaffirms support for Iraq’s integrity after Kurdish vote
Oct 27, 2017 05:36The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has "reaffirmed" support for Iraq's territorial integrity amid tensions between the central government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in the wake of a highly controversial referendum the semi-autonomous region held last month in open defiance of Baghdad.
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Britain, Sweden urge Security Council to work for end to plight of Rohingya Muslims
Sep 14, 2017 05:06Britain and Sweden have urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to call for an end to Myanmar's crackdown on Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state.
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Security Council to vote on US-drafted resolution on North Korea
Sep 11, 2017 11:40The United Nations Security Council is set to vote on a revised US-drafted resolution to impose new sanctions on North Korea over its largest ever nuclear test just over a week ago, diplomats say.
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Lebanon to file UN Security Council complaint against Israel
Sep 09, 2017 14:34Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil says the Arab country will lodge an “urgent complaint” with the United Nations Security Council against the Zionist entity over an airstrike conducted from the Lebanese airspace on a military facility in the western Syrian province of Hama.
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US after economic pressure on North Korea as Trump cringes away from military action
Sep 07, 2017 05:10The United States is pushing for tougher UN sanctions against North Korea, including an oil embargo, a ban on textile exports and the hiring of North Korean laborers abroad as well as a travel ban and asset freeze for Kim Jong-un.
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UN Rights Council neglects duty to probe atrocities in Yemen: Report
Sep 05, 2017 19:15The UN Human Rights Office has lashed out at the global body’s Human Rights Council for neglecting its responsibility with regard to launching an investigation into the massive rights violations in Yemen.