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UN envoy, Syria FM hold 'substantial' political process talks
Apr 15, 2019 01:41United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen says he has held "detailed substantial" talks with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem on efforts to find a political solution to the country's eight-year-long war.
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UN expert: Assange not guaranteed fair trial in US; torture, death penalty possible
Apr 13, 2019 09:42WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is not guaranteed a fair trial in the United States, where he is likely to face torture and ultimately receive a death penalty, a UN torture expert has warned.
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Venezuela slams US for urging UN to recognize Guaido as new president
Apr 11, 2019 02:09Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has denounced as “arrogant” US Vice President Mike Pence for calling on the UN Security Council to recognize opposition leader Juan Guaido as the new president of the Latin American state.
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Haftar’s army downs Libyan govt. military plane
Apr 11, 2019 01:53The so-called Libyan National Army (LNA), headed by renegade Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, has shot down a military aircraft operated by the UN-backed government of Libya en route from the city of Misrata, an official says.
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UN postpones conference in Libya due to fighting
Apr 10, 2019 07:08The United Nations (UN) has postponed a conference in Libya that had been meant to discuss the possibility of holding elections in the country, as fighting between rival domestic forces continues near the capital Tripoli and elsewhere.
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UN chief warns of rising Islamophobia after Muslim massacre in New Zealand
Apr 02, 2019 13:28Speaking at one of Sunni Islam’s most prestigious universities, the United Nations chief warns about the unbridled spread of Islamophobia across the international community, weeks after a shocking terror attack that killed dozens of Muslim worshipers at two mosques in New Zealand.
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Any resolution of Syria conflict must guarantee its territorial integrity: UN
Apr 01, 2019 01:02Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres has stressed the importance of guaranteeing Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity in any resolution on the conflict in the Arab country.
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Tunisia nabs UN official on suspicion of ‘spying’
Mar 30, 2019 03:51Tunisia has arrested a United Nations (UN) official charged with monitoring alleged violations of an international arms embargo on Libya on suspicion of “spying.”
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UN: Saudi Khashoggi investigation falls short of intl. standards
Mar 29, 2019 01:30The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions, Agnes Callamard, says Saudi Arabia’s so-called investigation into the murder of prominent dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi falls short of international standards.
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Syria, world slam US for recognizing Israel’s ‘sovereignty’ over Syrian Golan
Mar 26, 2019 06:07World nations and prominent international rights groups have joined voices with Syria to condemn the recent decision by US President Donald Trump to recognize Israel’s “sovereignty” over the Golan Heights, which have been under the regime’s occupation since 1967.