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Africa’s industrial development: Turning challenges into opportunities
Sep 26, 2019 06:07Despite growth rates in Africa still not having reached the 7.0 percent that would be required to pull the continent’s populations out of poverty, optimism for Africa has not diminished.
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Pres. Rouhani censures UN silence on US economic terrorism against Iranian nation
Sep 26, 2019 04:55President Hassan Rouhani has slammed the United Nations for keeping mum on the crimes the US has been committing against the Iranian nation through an economic terrorism campaign, calling on the world body to break the silence and shoulder its responsibilities.
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Iran’s Hormuz initiative guarantees regional security: Iran’s Zarif
Sep 26, 2019 04:48Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has underlined the need for regional cooperation to ensure security in the Persian Gulf, calling on the countries in the region to join Tehran’s HOPE initiative to that effect.
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Lebanon’s President Aoun urges world leaders to work on safe return of Syrian refugees
Sep 26, 2019 03:30Lebanese President Michel Aoun has calls on world leaders to work on safe return of Syrian refugees, stressing that addressing the issue is “not the sole responsibility of Lebanon.”
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Pompeo addresses anti-Iran summit associated with terror groups, blames Iran for terrorism
Sep 26, 2019 02:55US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has addressed a gathering of notorious anti-Iran terrorist groups in a bid to urge action against Iranian "aggression."
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President Rouhani to unveil details of Hormuz Peace Initiative at UN
Sep 25, 2019 09:55President Hassan Rouhani is to deliver a speech at the 74th United Nations General Assembly session within hours about the Islamic Republic's stance on the latest regional and international developments.
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UNGA and politics of multilateralism
Sep 25, 2019 08:28United Nations' member states have a decision to make in order to keep the hope of multilateral diplomacy alive. They need to ask whether they are a part of the solution and whether they can bring solutions to the table that address all pressing issues and others they feel so acutely on the planet, such as the ability to do free trade and invest across borders in local currencies and without the fear of being coerced or sanctioned.
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Trump threatens to tighten US sanctions against Iran
Sep 24, 2019 13:28US President Donald Trump has threatened to tighten sanctions against Iran during his third address to the United Nations, accusing the Islamic Republic of “menacing behavior” in West Asia.
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Saudi Arabia blocking approval of UN oceans report
Sep 24, 2019 08:55Oil giant Saudi Arabia is blocking the adoption of a major UN report on oceans and climate change by challenging an earlier UN assessment highlighting the need to slash carbon emissions caused by burning fossil fuels, multiple sources told AFP.
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'Syria respects political solution, but fight to continue'
Sep 23, 2019 09:41Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem has held a “positive and constructive” meeting with the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, in Damascus.