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Iran FM in Geneva to hold talks with UN officials over Palestine situation
Nov 17, 2023 10:27Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian of Iran is on an official visit to the Swiss city of Geneva. During his visit, the top Iranian diplomat held talks with UN and international Red Cross officials regarding the war in Gaza. His trip is aimed at finding a solution for ending the siege on the Gaza Strip and facilitating the delivery of humanitarian aid.
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Iran: US ups intensity of Gaza war by supporting Israel; Palestinian resistance ‘liberating, legitimate’
Nov 16, 2023 07:11Iran's foreign minister says the United States is increasing the intensity of the Israeli regime's ongoing genocidal war on the Gaza Strip with its all-out support for the occupying regime.
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FM: US sending internationally-banned munitions to Israel to be used in Gaza war
Nov 15, 2023 13:55Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has slammed the United States over its supply of internationally-banned munitions, like white phosphorus bombs, to Israel to be used against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.
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Flights grounded at Geneva airport due to staff industrial action
Jun 30, 2023 10:20Flights have been canceled at Geneva Airport (GVA) as its staff extended their industrial action in protest to a salary freeze.
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Unilateral sanctions hamper women’s empowerment, Iranian official warns
Jun 24, 2023 08:45Director General for International Affairs of Iran’s Vice Presidency for Women and Family Affairs, Khadijeh Karimi, says unilateral Western sanctions and coercive, unlawful measures hinder the empowerment, growth and prosperity of women in various spheres.
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FM: JCPOA status quo, product of US policies, miscalculations
Feb 28, 2023 13:22Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has blamed the United States for the stalemate in talks aimed at reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), saying the current situation is due to Washington’s policies and miscalculations.
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More than 1,000 line up for food in rich Geneva amid virus shutdown
May 10, 2020 06:04More than 1,000 people lined up on Saturday to get free food parcels in Geneva, underscoring the impact of the coronavirus epidemic on the working poor and undocumented immigrants even in wealthy Switzerland.
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Climate protesters block Geneva's private jet terminal
Nov 17, 2019 03:42Dozens of climate change activists peacefully locked Geneva airport's private jet terminal on Saturday, November 16.
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'Yellow Vests' rally in front of UN office in Geneva
Feb 20, 2019 15:31Around a thousand 'Yellow Vest' protesters from France and Switzerland gathered in front of the United Nations office in Geneva to denounce the violence of the French police during Yellow Vest demonstrations.
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UN envoy discusses new Syria constitution body with Iran, Turkey, Russia FMs
Dec 18, 2018 14:04The foreign ministers of Iran, Russia and Turkey have held talks with the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura on the composition of a Syrian constitutional committee.