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US Sanctions UN Rights Expert for Palestinian Territories

This is Beirut, 09/07 22:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday announced Washington was sanctioning the United Nations special expert on the Palestinian territories, following her criticism of Washington policy on Gaza. "Today I am imposing sanctions on UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese for her illegitimate and shameful efforts ...

Thousands of Syrian Refugees to Return from Lebanon

This is Beirut, 09/07 16:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Thousands of Syrian refugees are set to return from Lebanon this week as part of the first United Nations-backed plan that offers financial incentives for repatriation, Reuters reported on Wednesday. The initiative comes as Syria’s new Islamist-led government, which replaced President Bashar al-Assad in December, says all citizens are welcome ...

UN Chief Condemns Russia’s Largest Drone and Missile Attack on Ukraine

This is Beirut, 05/07 16:50 - Reading : less than a minute

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned, on Saturday, Russia's biggest drone and missile attack yet in the three-year war in Ukraine. "The Secretary-General strongly condemns the latest series of large-scale drone and missile attacks by the Russian Federation," Guterres said in a statement referring to the assault Friday and also calling ...

Syria Ready to Work With US to Return to 1974 Disengagement Deal With Israel

This is Beirut, 04/07 17:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Syria said on Friday it was willing to cooperate with the United States to reimplement the 1974 disengagement agreement with Israel, which created a UN-patrolled buffer zone separating the two countries' forces. In a statement after a phone call with his US counterpart Marco Rubio, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani expressed Damascus's ...

Nuclear Inspectors Have Left Iran: UN Nuclear Watchdog

This is Beirut, 04/07 15:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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UN nuclear watchdog inspectors left Iran on Friday, the agency said, after the Islamic republic officially suspended its cooperation with the agency. "An IAEA team of inspectors today safely departed from Iran to return to the agency headquarters in Vienna, after staying in Tehran throughout the recent military conflict," the International Atomic ...

Iran Says Remains Committed to Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

This is Beirut, 03/07 17:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran on Thursday affirmed its commitment to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty as it accused Germany of "malice" over its criticism of Tehran's decision to suspend cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog. "Iran remains committed to the NPT (Non-Proliferation Treaty) and its Safeguards Agreement," Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a post ...

Ailing S.Sudan President Prepares Volatile Succession

This is Beirut, 03/07 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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With South Sudan's President Salva Kiir undergoing medical tests abroad after years of rumors about his health, analysts say a long-gestating plan has been set in motion to secure his succession. Kiir returned from at least 10 days in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday, with state media saying he had been "exploring new avenues for ...

PM Salam: Lebanon Intensifying Efforts to Implement UN Resolution 1701

This is Beirut, 02/07 12:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam affirmed on Wednesday that the government is stepping up efforts to implement United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701. Speaking during a session of the Economic and Social Council, Salam stressed the state’s commitment to asserting sovereignty across all Lebanese territory, curbing the illegal ...

Salam Reaffirms Support for UNIFIL and Calls for Mandate Extension

This is Beirut, 01/07 18:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Prime Minister Nawaf Salam reaffirmed Lebanon’s full commitment to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 during a meeting Tuesday with the commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), General Diodato Abagnara, and a delegation from the peacekeeping mission. Salam emphasized the Lebanese government’s commitment ...

UN says Iran Post-War Aid Budget Needs to be Doubled

This is Beirut, 01/07 15:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The most senior UN official in Iran said Tuesday the organisation's humanitarian and development aid budget to the country would need to be doubled following the war with Israel. Stefan Priesner, the UN resident coordinator in Iran, said he hoped the international community would step up with more funding. "We are now doing the budgeting" for ...

Rwanda, DR Congo Sign Peace Deal in US After Rebel Sweep

This is Beirut, 28/06 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo signed a peace agreement Friday in Washington to end fighting that has killed thousands, with the two countries pledging to pull back support for guerrillas -- and President Donald Trump boasting of securing mineral wealth. "Today, the violence and destruction comes to an end, and the entire region ...

UN Working for Ceasefire in Besieged Sudan City

This is Beirut, 27/06 22:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday he has been in contact with the warring sides in Sudan to try to reach a ceasefire in the besieged and starving city of El-Fasher. Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has agreed in principle to such a humanitarian pause, his ruling Transitional Council said. But the opposing paramilitary ...

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