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UN Syria envoy says constitutional talks in peril
Middle East
January 30, 2021
UN Syria envoy says constitutional talks in peril
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria voiced deep frustration on Friday that the Syrian Constitutional Committee…
Exclusive: UN report accuses Yemen government of money-laundering, Huthis of taking state revenue
Middle East
January 28, 2021
Exclusive: UN report accuses Yemen government of money-laundering, Huthis of taking state revenue
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Independent UN sanctions monitors accused Yemen’s government, in a report seen by Reuters on Tuesday, of…
Blinken says taking close look at designation of Yemen’s Huthi movement
Middle East
January 28, 2021
Blinken says taking close look at designation of Yemen’s Huthi movement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said the State Department was taking a “very urgent…
UN: Yemen’s warring sides resume talks on prisoner exchange
Middle East
January 24, 2021
UN: Yemen’s warring sides resume talks on prisoner exchange
CAIRO (AP) — Yemen’s warring sides Sunday resumed United Nations-backed negotiations over a prisoner swap, the world body said, more…
US State Department says working to conclude Huthi terrorist designation review
Middle East
January 23, 2021
US State Department says working to conclude Huthi terrorist designation review
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US State Department has initiated a review of the terrorist designation of Yemen’s Huthi movement and…
Pope urges more nations to join UN treaty banning nuclear weapons
World
January 20, 2021
Pope urges more nations to join UN treaty banning nuclear weapons
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Wednesday urged more nations to join a UN treaty banning nuclear weapons, saying…
‘Extreme urgent need’: Starvation haunts Ethiopia’s Tigray
World
January 17, 2021
‘Extreme urgent need’: Starvation haunts Ethiopia’s Tigray
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — From “emaciated” refugees to crops burned on the brink of harvest, starvation threatens the survivors of…
Libya talks make progress towards new temporary government, UN says
Middle East
January 17, 2021
Libya talks make progress towards new temporary government, UN says
TUNIS (Reuters) – A Libyan political dialogue arranged by the United Nations has made progress towards agreeing a new transitional…
UN says US blacklisting of Yemen group may hinder bid to avert oil spill
Middle East
January 16, 2021
UN says US blacklisting of Yemen group may hinder bid to avert oil spill
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United Nations is concerned that a US plan to blacklist Yemen’s Houthi movement on Tuesday…
China: WHO experts arriving Thursday for virus origins probe
World
January 11, 2021
China: WHO experts arriving Thursday for virus origins probe
BEIJING (AP) — Experts from the World Health Organization are due to arrive in China this week for a long-anticipated…