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WHO officials congratulate China on 20-day streak of zero local COVID-19 cases
Sep 08, 2020 11:45Several senior World Health Organization (WHO) officials on Monday congratulated China on a 20-day streak of zero locally transmitted cases on the mainland.
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Iran calls on WHO to make efforts to end the illegitimate US sanctions
Sep 08, 2020 11:40Health Minister Saeed Namaki has written to the World Health Organization (WHO) chief, asking for global efforts towards ending America’s “unilateral and illegitimate” sanctions against Iranians amid a deadly coronavirus pandemic.
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Iran eyes military exports as arms embargo expires: Defense Minister
Sep 06, 2020 01:29Iran’s defense minister has said that the country eyes arms sales as UN sanctions on the Islamic Republic expire in October.
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Conflict in Syria requires political solution without foreign interference: Lavrov tells UN envoy
Sep 04, 2020 00:42Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has stressed the need for a political solution to the conflict in Syria, saying the settlement of the conflict must be in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 2254 and without foreign interference.
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President Rouhani: US failure over anti-Iran Security Council resolution unprecedented in UN history
Sep 03, 2020 11:51President Hassan Rouhani has called the United States’ defeat last month to have the UN Security Council ratify a resolution it had drafted to extend an anti-Iran arms embargo an unprecedented fiasco for Washington at the world body.
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UN condemns US sanctions on ICC officials
Sep 03, 2020 08:46The United Nations has condemned "unprecedented" sanctions imposed by the United States on International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor over investigation into US war crimes in Afghanistan.
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It is common belief that US cannot trigger sanctions snapback against Iran: China
Sep 03, 2020 08:45The Chinese ambassador to Tehran has stressed the US ineligibility to trigger the so-called snapback provision in the 2015 nuclear deal aimed at re-imposing UN sanctions against Iran, describing the fact as a “common belief.”
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Libya arms embargo totally ineffective: UN official
Sep 03, 2020 07:09A United Nations (UN) official has warned of “blatant” violations of the arms embargo on conflict-ridden Libya, where warring sides have been receiving direct and indirect support from foreign patrons.
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Venezuela invites UN, EU observers to monitor upcoming polls
Sep 03, 2020 06:53Venezuela has invited observers from the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU) to monitor the upcoming parliamentary elections in the country.
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China ready to work with Russia to preserve WWII victory: President Xi
Sep 03, 2020 04:38Chinese President Xi Jinping says his country is ready to work with Russia to firmly safeguard the victory of the Second World War and protect justice and fairness in the world.