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Iran: Canada-drafted UN rights resolution lacks legal credibility
Nov 18, 2021 10:46Iran has condemned a United Nations resolution on the human rights situation in the country, urging Canada, which is among the co-sponsors of the motion, to end its genocide of indigenous people and complicity in the Israeli regime’s crimes against the Palestinians instead of focusing on human rights in other countries.
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Over 680,000 Iranians receive third dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Nov 18, 2021 09:42The Iranian Health Ministry reported 128,634 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, saying that 103 more people have succumbed to the deadly disease in the country, and that 683,188 Iranians have received the third dose of COVID-19 vaccine booster.
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UN official claims Daesh now seems to be present across Afghanistan
Nov 18, 2021 09:16The United Nations' special envoy for Afghanistan has warned that members of the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group now seem to be present in all provinces of Afghanistan.
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UN raps executions of 10 prisoners by Saudi mercenaries as serious rights violations
Nov 18, 2021 06:28A spokesman for the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has denounced the recent executions of 10 prisoners in Yemen by Saudi-backed militants, saying the perpetrators must be brought to justice.
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Iran says UN must deal with Zionist entity in 'unbiased' manner
Nov 18, 2021 03:27Iran's permanent ambassador to the United Nations critiques the world body for refusal to deal with the Israeli regime in a "professional and unbiased" manner.
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Russia calls for Armenia-Azerbaijan border demarcation amid tensions
Nov 18, 2021 03:07The Russian Foreign Ministry has called for a demarcation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan following renewed deadly clashes between the two countries.
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Was Glasgow pact a win for climate? Time will tell
Nov 17, 2021 11:08Its ambition was clear: The U.N. climate summit was meant to secure a deal to give the world a chance to avert the worst impacts of climate change by capping global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels.
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‘Two-state solution’ the only path to guarantee Palestinian aspirations: Guterres
Nov 17, 2021 03:38United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the so-called two-state solution is the only way that can guarantee the aspirations of the Palestinian people and put an end to the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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At UNSC, Iran slams use of sanctions as ‘blind instruments’ to pressure nations
Nov 17, 2021 03:21A senior Iranian diplomat has slammed the use of sanctions as “blunt and blind instruments” to exert pressure on world states, saying reforms are needed to prevent the United Nations’ Security Council (UNSC) from resorting to embargos that merely punish an entire nation but fail to contribute to international peace.
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Russia firm says will continue military, technical cooperation with Iran under international law
Nov 14, 2021 13:03A senior Russian arms exporter says his country is firmly determined to continue military and technical cooperation with Iran, strictly observing international law and the two countries' regulations, after the termination of a decade-long UN arms embargo on Tehran.