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US exit from region will accelerate Afghan peace process: Senior Iranian official
Jan 29, 2020 03:25A senior advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the process of restoring peace and stability to Afghanistan will pick up steam without the intervention of invading countries, especially the United States.
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WHO expects coronavirus cases to rise in China
Jan 24, 2020 10:02Cases of the new coronavirus are likely to continue to rise in China and it is too soon to evaluate its severity, a spokesman for the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday (January 24).
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Top UN court orders Myanmar to protect Rohingya from acts of genocide
Jan 24, 2020 05:36The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered Myanmar to do everything in its power to prevent the genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine, where state-sponsored violence has prevailed in recent years.
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UN Security Council calls for immediate ceasefire in Libya
Jan 22, 2020 05:17The United Nations Security Council has called on warring sides in Libya to conclude a ceasefire agreement “as soon as possible” and pave the way for ending the long-running conflict in the North African country.
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Iran writes to UN: We’re not after war but reserve right to self-defense against US threats
Jan 08, 2020 02:46Iran’s United Nations mission draws the world body’s attention to the US’s repeated threats of using force against the Islamic Republic in the aftermath of Washington’s assassination of senior Iranian IRGC Commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani.
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US denies Zarif visa to attend UNSC meeting
Jan 07, 2020 08:45Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has denounced Washington's refusal to issue him a visa for attending an upcoming United Nations Security Council meeting, saying US statesmen are vastly terrified of someone going to their country and conveying the truth to the American people.
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Deadly attack on Yemen market 3rd in just over month, UN says
Dec 27, 2019 05:47The United Nations has strongly condemned the recent attack against a popular market in Yemen’s mountainous northwestern province of Sa’ada, describing it as the third deadly assault on the same location in just over a month.
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Russia says UN chief turns blind eye over US visa delays
Dec 26, 2019 03:22Russia's Foreign Ministry accused the UN secretary general of turning a blind eye to what Moscow says is US delays in issuing visas for Russian officials seeking to travel to the UN headquarters in New York.
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Religious minority MPs blast UN rights resolution against Iran
Dec 22, 2019 09:07Religious minority lawmakers at the Iranian parliament have condemned a UN human rights resolution against Tehran, calling it a conspiracy hatched by the US, Israel and their allies.
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West blocks Syria aid resolution after Russia, China veto rival plan
Dec 21, 2019 09:12The Western countries have blocked a UN Security Council resolution sponsored by Russia and China on cross-border aid deliveries to Syria, after the pair vetoed a rival motion.