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Calls for UNRWA closure in Gaza 'short-sighted', says agency chief
Feb 13, 2024 12:44The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has denounced “short-sighted” calls to have the agency dismantled amid the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.
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Raeisi stresses need for Iran's enhanced interaction with world tourism bodies
Feb 12, 2024 11:56Iran's President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi has highlighted the significance of promoting tourism industry, stressing the need for the country's enhanced interaction with international organizations active in the sector.
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Israel blocks food for 1.1mn Palestinians in besieged Gaza, UNRWA warns
Feb 11, 2024 02:58The Israeli regime has been holding up food aid for over one million Palestinians starving in the besieged Gaza Strip, the main UN aid agency to Palestinians has warned.
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Today, UN needs fundamental reform: FM
Feb 09, 2024 13:10Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says unilateralism is the root cause of many crises around the world, and it is fundamentally essential to promote multilateralism and carry out structural reforms at the United Nations and its Security Council.
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Israel strikes on Rafah 'recipe for disaster': UNRWA
Feb 09, 2024 11:47The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) warns that the illegal Zionist entity’s bombardment of the overcrowded border town of Rafah would be a "recipe for disaster."
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‘Age of chaos’: UN chief warns of ‘dangerous’ Security Council divisions over Gaza war
Feb 08, 2024 05:32UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned of “dangerous” divisions within the Security Council over Israel’s ongoing war on the Gaza Strip, expressing concerns that the world is entering an “age of chaos.”
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Palestinian ambassador censures UNSC for failing to address Gaza crisis
Feb 08, 2024 04:46The Palestinian ambassador to the UN has criticized the Security Council for its inaction in the face of the ongoing Israeli genocidal war on Gaza, expressing disappointment over the body's inability to fulfill its mandate to protect peace and security.
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Language of threat won’t work against Iran: Envoy
Feb 07, 2024 10:26Iran’s permanent ambassador to the UN says the country will not be frightened by threats and stands ready to defend itself as the United States ratchets up its anti-Iran rhetoric.
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Iran rejects ‘baseless’ US claims intended to justify illegal strikes
Feb 07, 2024 06:38Iran has dismissed as “baseless” the accusations leveled by the United States at the Iranian Armed Forces in a bid to justify its recent illegal airstrikes on Iraq and Syria.
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Israeli attacks on Rafah could result in ‘large scale’ loss of civilian lives: UN
Feb 07, 2024 03:28The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says Israeli attacks on Rafah, a small city in southern Gaza on the border with Egypt, could lead to large-scale loss of civilian lives.