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United States Lifts Sanctions on Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa

This is Beirut, 07/11 21:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United States on Friday lifted sanctions imposed on Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, a day after the United Nations Security Council made a similar decision, ahead of his scheduled meeting next week with U.S. President Donald Trump. According to a notice published on the U.S. Treasury Department’s website, Washington removed the ...

Western Sahara: The Diplomatic Battle Rages On

This is Beirut, 07/11 19:25 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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The resolution extends the mandate without resolving the dispute. On October 31, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2797, extending MINURSO’s mandate—the United Nations Mission for the Organization of a Referendum in Western Sahara established in 1991—for one year. The resolution passed with eleven votes in favor, none against, and ...

UN Warns 'Intensified Hostilities' Ahead in Sudan Despite RSF Backing Truce Plan

This is Beirut, 07/11 18:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The United Nations warned on Friday of "intensified hostilities" ahead in Sudan, despite paramilitary forces endorsing a truce proposal from mediators after more than two years of war with the regular army. "There is no sign of de-escalation," UN human rights chief Volker Turk said in a statement. "Developments on the ground indicate clear ...

Former Jihadist Syrian Leader Makes Unprecedented White House Visit

This is Beirut, 07/11 14:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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President Ahmed al-Sharaa will become Syria's first leader to pay an official visit to the White House on Monday, a crowning achievement for the ex-jihadist who, since taking power, has ended his country's isolation. Sharaa, whose rebel forces ousted longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad late last year, will meet President Donald Trump during the ...

Leaders Turn up the Heat on Fossil Fuels at Amazon Climate Summit

This is Beirut, 07/11 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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World leaders will meet for a second day of climate talks in the Brazilian Amazon on Friday after fiery speeches and renewed criticism of Big Oil marked the opening session. Dozens of ministers and several heads of state and government, including those of Spain, Germany and Namibia, will meet in Belem just before the United Nations' (UN) annual ...

UN Lifts Sanctions on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa Ahead of Historic White House Visit

This is Beirut, 06/11 22:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United Nations Security Council voted in favor of a US resolution on Thursday to lift sanctions on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa ahead of his White House visit next week. "(The Council) decides that Ahmed al-Sharaa...and (Interior Minister) Anas Hasan Khattab are delisted from the ISIL and Al-Qaida Sanctions List," said the ...

UN Human Rights Council to Hold Emergency Session on Sudan’s El-Fasher Crisis

This is Beirut, 06/11 19:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The UN Human Rights Council announced Thursday that it would hold an urgent session next week on the situation in Sudan's violence-ravaged western city of El-Fasher after it was overrun by paramilitaries. The United Nations' top rights body said in a statement that it would "hold a special session on the human rights situation in and around El ...

The U.S. Urges the UN to Lift Sanctions on Syria’s President

Paul Guillot, 06/11 16:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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According to a draft obtained by The Associated Press, the U.S. is asking the Security Council to remove a set of sanctions imposed on Ahmad al-Sharaa and his Interior Minister Anas Hasan Khattab. The resolution could be put to a vote as early as Thursday. To pass, it must secure at least nine votes and avoid a veto from any of the five permanent ...

Hezbollah’s Obstinate Defiance: A State Within a State

This is Beirut, 06/11 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Hezbollah issued an unprecedented “open-letter” on Thursday, addressed to President Joseph Aoun, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam as well as to the Lebanese people. It presents itself as a solemn political message in defense of Lebanon’s sovereignty and unity. Yet behind its polished language about “national ...

Five Things to Know About 'Forest COP' Host City Belem

This is Beirut, 06/11 09:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The eyes of the world are on Belem, a gateway city to the Brazilian Amazon playing host to what has been dubbed the "Forest COP" climate conference starting Monday. The city of 1.4 million got its name from Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus Christ. In Portuguese, it translates as Belem. Under a law promulgated Tuesday by President Luiz Inacio ...

Fears of a New Conflict Between Eritrea and Ethiopia

This is Beirut, 06/11 09:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of "preparing to wage war", Eritrea retorts that its neighbor's words were fuelling "dangerous conflicts", and analysts fear another war is brewing in the volatile Horn of Africa. What does Ethiopia want? For months, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been demanding access to the sea for his landlocked country ...

US Circulates Draft UN Resolution for Trump's Gaza Plan

This is Beirut, 06/11 09:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States on Wednesday presented a draft UN Security Council resolution to partner nations aimed at bolstering President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan, including by greenlighting an international security force, Washington's mission said. US Ambassador Mike Waltz shared the draft with the 10 elected members of the Security Council and ...

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