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New UN special envoy hopes to convene Syrian constitutional committee soon
Feb 15, 2019 11:33United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen hopes to convene the first session of a UN-sponsored Syrian Constitutional Committee in the Swiss city of in Geneva “as soon as possible” early next year in a bid to begin a viable peace process to the country's nearly eight-year-old conflict.
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UN Security Council condemns ‘in strongest terms’ attack on IRGC forces
Feb 15, 2019 09:45The United Nations Security Council has condemned “in the strongest terms” a “heinous and cowardly” terrorist attack in southeastern Iran, which killed 27 IRGC personnel and wounded 13 others Wednesday.
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UN court to rule on Iran’s $2bn worth of frozen assets in US
Feb 13, 2019 08:01The top court of the United Nations at The Hague will rule Wednesday on an appeal by Iran to redeem more than $2 billion in frozen assets in the US which is trying to clog any artery of livelihood of Iranians.
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UN chief still willing to mediate in Venezuela
Feb 12, 2019 07:52United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has renewed his offer to help mediate “serious negotiations” between the elected government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and opposition figure Juan Guaido, who has declared himself “interim president” of Venezuela.
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UN urges access to grain stocks in Yemen’s Hudaydah
Feb 11, 2019 14:24The United Nations (UN) has warned that there is an urgent need for making grain warehouses accessible in the Red Sea port city of Hudaydah and that the sustenance stored there is “at risk of rotting.”
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Khashoggi 'victim of brutal killing by Saudi officials': UN probe
Feb 08, 2019 03:45A UN-led probe into Jamal Khashoggi's murder has concluded that the Saudi dissident was the victim of a “brutal and premeditated killing” planned and perpetrated by the kingdom's officials.
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Days of foreign intervention in Latin America long gone: UN
Feb 07, 2019 09:50United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the days of foreign intervention in Latin America are “long ago gone,” expressing hope that no foreign forces would enter Venezuela, after US President Donald Trump repeated his threats of taking military action against the South American country.
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Yemen's Ansarullah, ex-govt. representatives meet aboard UN ship
Feb 03, 2019 08:38A United Nations-appointed committee tasked with monitoring a ceasefire in the Yemeni city of Hudaydah has started its new meeting aboard a ship anchored off the key port city.
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UN rejects Venezuela’s Guaido, will only cooperate with recognized government of Maduro
Feb 01, 2019 16:24The United Nations (UN)’s Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has rejected an aid request by Venezuela’s self-proclaimed “interim president” Juan Guaido, stressing that the body only cooperates with the country’s recognized government led by President Nicolas Maduro.
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UN: Bahrain’s Sheikh Salman, colleagues targeted due to their political views
Feb 01, 2019 12:09The United Nations’ human rights agency says prominent Bahraini opposition figure Sheikh Ali Salman and two of his colleagues have been given life sentences by the regime because of their political viewpoints, while Manama has attempted to portray their case as one of espionage.