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Heavy clashes reported as Saudi push in Hudaydah repelled
Dec 16, 2018 08:29Saudi airstrikes and fierce clashes have shaken the outskirts of Yemen's Hudaydah despite a UN-brokered ceasefire that Yemenis already feared could collapse at any moment.
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Russia submits draft resolution to UN to preserve treaty with US
Dec 16, 2018 08:17Russia says it has submitted a draft resolution to the United Nations General Assembly to preserve the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with the United States, following a US decision to unilaterally withdraw from the Cold War-era nuclear arms agreement.
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Iran, Russia, Turkey to meet UN envoy on Syria next week: UN statement
Dec 14, 2018 18:08The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura will hold talks with senior officials from Iran, Russia and Turkey, as guarantors of the Syria peace process, in Geneva early next week, a UN statement says.
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Truce agreement victory for Yemeni nation: Abdulsalam
Dec 14, 2018 09:54Yemen’s Ansarullah movement says a ceasefire agreed between the warring sides in Yemen is a victory for the war-torn country as it will stop Saudi attacks on the strategic city of Hudaydah.
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UN chief: Yemen’s Houthis, ex-govt. agree to ceasefire in Hudaydah
Dec 13, 2018 15:31UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the Yemeni warring parties have reached an agreement on a ceasefire in the Red Sea port city of Hudaydah, as a new round of peace talks aimed at ending nearly four years of a brutal Saudi-led war on its southern neighbor came to a close in Sweden.
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US criticized at UNSC for pulling out of Iran’s nuclear deal as members stress JCPOA full implementation
Dec 13, 2018 02:05Members of the United Nations Security Council have thrown their full support for the 2015 Iran nuclear deal despite pressures by the US which was criticized at the chamber for exiting the agreement in defiance of international objection.
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UN asks warring parties to leave Hudaydah, proposes interim entity to rule Yemeni port
Dec 12, 2018 13:40The United Nations has proposed that both parties to the Yemen conflict pull out of Hudaydah, and that an interim entity be set up to run the embattled port city, a lifeline for millions of people in the war-torn country.
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Foreign minister says Turkey in talks with UN about Khashoggi murder investigation
Dec 12, 2018 01:37Turkey says it is in talks with the United Nations regarding an investigation into the gruesome murder of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Arab kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul more than two months ago.
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UNSC Resolution 2231 enforces no ban on Iran's missile program: FM Zarif
Dec 11, 2018 14:04Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 has not imposed any ban on Iran’s missile program.
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Iran welcomes Yemenis’ agreements in Sweden
Dec 11, 2018 11:32Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif announced on Tuesday that his country supports the agreements reached between Yemeni sides in the Swedish capital city of Stockholm, stressing continuation of the talks.