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US blocking Iran’s payment of UN membership dues: Zarif
Jan 22, 2021 13:55Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Friday said the government has allocated funds for the payment of its dues to the UN, but Washington is preventing Tehran from paying its contributions.
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US must immediately remove 'inhumane, unlawful' bans against Syrians: Iran
Jan 21, 2021 10:24Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations has slammed the US sanctions against the Syrian nation as “political, unlawful, and inhumane”, calling for the immediate removal of those bans.
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Shipwreck off Libya leaves over 40 refugees dead: UN
Jan 21, 2021 05:42At least 43 migrants from West Africa perished in the first major shipwreck off the Libyan coast this year, the United Nations said Wednesday, adding that 10 people were rescued.
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US decision to sanction Yemen’s Ansarullah badge of pride for movement: Spokesman
Jan 20, 2021 12:33Yemen’s Ansarullah movement has slammed a recent decision by the United States to designate the popular group as “terrorist” and impose illegal sanctions on some of its leaders, saying the move is in fact a “badge of honor” for the movement.
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Sudan deploys troops to Darfur to contain tribal violence
Jan 20, 2021 11:57Sudan's transitional government has deployed military units to the conflict-ridden Darfur region in an attempt to help restore calm there following three days of tribal violence.
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Israeli settlements in occupied Palestine constitute intl. law violation: UN chief
Jan 20, 2021 07:46UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the Israeli regime’s recent plan to construct hundreds of new settler units in the occupied West Bank, saying such structures are considered illegal under international law.
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Iran paying UN membership dues despite US sanctions: FM spokesman
Jan 18, 2021 06:19The spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry says the country has regularly paid its UN membership contributions during past years despite unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States on Tehran, which have made financial transactions difficult for the Islamic Republic.
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Huge fire guts Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh, destroys belongings
Jan 15, 2021 06:05Thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar have been left without shelter after a huge fire swept through an overcrowded camp in southeast Bangladesh.
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UN official: US blacklisting of Ansarullah means 'death sentence to hundreds of thousands'
Jan 15, 2021 05:55A top UN official has called on the US to reverse its controversial decision to designate Ansarullah as a “terrorist” organization, warning that such a move literally means giving a “death sentence to hundreds of thousands” in Yemen.
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Syria asks UN Security Council to halt Israeli occupation of Golan Heights, stop settlement activities
Jan 14, 2021 18:26Syria has called on the United Nations Security Council to pressure Israel to end its decades-long occupation of the Golan Heights, affirming that the region is an “inseparable” part of the Arab country and will remain so.