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Zarif defends Iran’s voting rights as Guterres set to get reelected as UN chief
Jun 09, 2021 09:55Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif wrote a letter to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres earlier this month, criticizing the United Nations’ decision to deprive Iran of its voting rights.
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Malaysian Muslim group slams UN’s double standards on Israeli demolition of Palestinian homes
Jun 09, 2021 02:48A Malaysian Muslim group has lashed out at the United Nations for its double standards concerning Zionist entity’s demolition of Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank.
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Security Council votes to reelect Guterres as UN chief for second term
Jun 09, 2021 00:00The United Nations Security Council has voted to reelect Antonio Guterres as the UN secretary general, assuring a second term for the Portuguese statesman that will keep him in office until 2027.
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In letter to UN, Eritrea blames US for destabilizing Ethiopia’s Tigray region
Jun 08, 2021 15:12Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh has blamed the United States for “stoking further conflict and destabilization” in Ethiopia’s Tigray through interference and intimidation in the northern region.
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Thousands fled violence after Burkina Faso massacre: UN
Jun 08, 2021 12:32More than 3,300 people have fled their homes in a village in northern Burkina Faso following the country's worst massacre in six years, the United Nations said.
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Zarif urges end to Saudi-led war on Yemen at meeting with UN envoy
Jun 08, 2021 10:39Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says war is not a solution to the crisis in Yemen, stressing that the Saudi-imposed blockade on the impoverished country must end.
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Iran decries revocation of Tehran’s General Assembly voting rights
Jun 07, 2021 04:17Iran has condemned a UN decision to temporarily revoke Tehran’s voting rights in the General Assembly over its outstanding contributions to the world body.
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Agricultural sector in Gaza suffers $204 million in losses due to Israeli onslaught
Jun 04, 2021 07:39Palestinian agricultural authorities say the total losses that the sector suffered as a result of the recent Zionist entity’s military offensive on the Gaza Strip are estimated to stand at $204 million.
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US sanctions exemplify war crimes, crimes against humanity: Takht Ravanchi
Jun 04, 2021 05:19Iran’s permanent ambassador to the United Nations says the United States’ illegal and unilateral sanctions targeting the country are cases in point for “war crimes and crimes against humanity.”
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US economic terrorism prevents Iran from paying for food, let alone UN dues: Zarif
Jun 03, 2021 13:02Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has criticized the United Nations’ decision to deprive Tehran of its voting rights in the 193-member General Assembly due to arrears, saying the UN ignores the fact that US sanctions prevent Iran from paying even for food.