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UK may defy US warnings on Huawei cooperation: UN envoy
Apr 30, 2019 09:06UK Ambassador to the United Nations Karen Pierce says her country may continue cooperation with Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei despite security warnings by the United States.
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Iran’s foreign minister, UN chief discuss US illegal measures
Apr 25, 2019 23:39Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres talked about the US government’s illegal moves against Iran at a meeting in New York.
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Zarif addresses UN meeting on Intl. Day of Multilateralism, Diplomacy for Peace
Apr 24, 2019 12:07Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif addresses a high-level meeting at the UN General Assembly to commemorate International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace.
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UN rights boss condemns mass executions by Saudi Arabia
Apr 24, 2019 12:05The United Nations human rights chief has condemned the recent mass execution of nearly 40 people in a single day across Saudi Arabia, as a crackdown led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman against dissidents widens in the kingdom.
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Zarif leaves for New York to attend UN forum on multilateralism
Apr 23, 2019 02:53Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has traveled to the United States to attend a high-level plenary meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on multilateralism and diplomacy.
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Yemen's Ansarullah warn Saudi Arabia, UAE
Apr 23, 2019 00:31Yemen’s popular Ansarullah movement, which defends the country against a Saudi-led invasion, says it can hit “strategic targets” in the Saudi Arabia and its closest regional ally, unless the invaders observe a UN-brokered ceasefire.
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Aid charity Oxfam warns of ‘massive resurgence of cholera’ in Yemen
Apr 20, 2019 00:47Oxfam International, a confederation of 20 independent charitable organizations, has warned of a “massive resurgence of cholera” amid an escalation of violence in the war-torn Yemen, and ahead of the rainy season, which is expected to accelerate the spread of the disease.
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UN expresses alarm at Bahrain move to strip 138 of nationality
Apr 18, 2019 11:03The United Nations has expressed concern that a mass trial by a court in Bahrain that stripped nearly 140 people of their nationality this week had not met international fair trial standards.
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Yemen agreement should be implemented without delay: UNSC
Apr 18, 2019 02:37The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has called on warring parties in Yemen to withdraw from the embattled port city of Hudaydah “as soon as possible” in line with a ceasefire deal reached in December 2018.
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UN’s Libya envoy: Haftar’s actions looked like coup
Apr 16, 2019 07:45The United Nations (UN)’s envoy to Libya says self-styled commander Khalifa Haftar attempted a “coup” by issuing an arrest warrant against Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj and other officials in the country’s internationally-recognized government.