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US decision to sanction Yemen’s Ansarullah badge of pride for movement: Spokesman
Jan 20, 2021 09:03Yemen’s Ansarullah movement has slammed a recent decision by the United States to designate the popular group as “terrorist” and impose illegal sanctions on some of its leaders, saying the move is in fact a “badge of honor” for the movement.
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Sudan deploys troops to Darfur to contain tribal violence
Jan 20, 2021 08:27Sudan's transitional government has deployed military units to the conflict-ridden Darfur region in an attempt to help restore calm there following three days of tribal violence.
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Israeli settlements in occupied Palestine constitute intl. law violation: UN chief
Jan 20, 2021 04:16UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the Israeli regime’s recent plan to construct hundreds of new settler units in the occupied West Bank, saying such structures are considered illegal under international law.
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Iran paying UN membership dues despite US sanctions: FM spokesman
Jan 18, 2021 02:49The spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry says the country has regularly paid its UN membership contributions during past years despite unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States on Tehran, which have made financial transactions difficult for the Islamic Republic.
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Huge fire guts Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh, destroys belongings
Jan 15, 2021 02:35Thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar have been left without shelter after a huge fire swept through an overcrowded camp in southeast Bangladesh.
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UN official: US blacklisting of Ansarullah means 'death sentence to hundreds of thousands'
Jan 15, 2021 02:25A top UN official has called on the US to reverse its controversial decision to designate Ansarullah as a “terrorist” organization, warning that such a move literally means giving a “death sentence to hundreds of thousands” in Yemen.
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Syria asks UN Security Council to halt Israeli occupation of Golan Heights, stop settlement activities
Jan 14, 2021 14:56Syria has called on the United Nations Security Council to pressure Israel to end its decades-long occupation of the Golan Heights, affirming that the region is an “inseparable” part of the Arab country and will remain so.
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China logs first virus death in 8 months as WHO huddles on new strains
Jan 14, 2021 10:28China recorded its first COVID-19 death in eight months on Thursday, as experts huddled to discuss worrying new strains of the coronavirus that are spreading rapidly around the globe.
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Four UN peacekeepers killed, five injured in Mali attack
Jan 14, 2021 08:43Four United Nations (UN) peacekeepers have lost their lives and five others sustained injuries after their convoy struck an explosive device and came under fire in central Mali.
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Iran: US blacklisting of Yemen’s Ansarullah will kill political process, talks
Jan 13, 2021 14:28Iran has hit out at a US decision to designate Yemen’s Ansarullah movement as a terrorist organization, warning that the move will impede a political solution to the conflict in the impoverished West Asian country.