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Iran rejects US demand for UN inspectors’ access to nuclear site
Middle East
September 28, 2021
Iran rejects US demand for UN inspectors’ access to nuclear site
DUBAI, Sept 28 (Reuters) – Iran on Tuesday rejected a U.S. call to grant U.N. inspectors access to a nuclear…
North Korea launches missile as diplomat decries US policy
World
September 28, 2021
North Korea launches missile as diplomat decries US policy
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired a short-range missile into the sea Tuesday at nearly the same moment…
Egypt’s Sisi declares interest in hosting COP27 next year
Egypt
September 27, 2021
Egypt’s Sisi declares interest in hosting COP27 next year
CAIRO, Sept 20 (Reuters) – Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi officially declared on Monday his country’s interest in hosting the…
US officials: Biden aide to meet Saudi crown prince on Yemen
Middle East
September 27, 2021
US officials: Biden aide to meet Saudi crown prince on Yemen
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan is traveling to Saudi Arabia on Monday to meet…
Libya’s presidency seeks consensus on election law
Middle East
September 26, 2021
Libya’s presidency seeks consensus on election law
NEW YORK, Sept 25 (Reuters) – The head of Libya’s Presidency Council said on Saturday he would urge candidates in…
UN and Afghanistan’s Taliban, figuring out how to interact
Middle East
September 26, 2021
UN and Afghanistan’s Taliban, figuring out how to interact
It’s been little more than a month since Kalashnikov-toting Taliban fighters in their signature heavy beards, hightop sneakers and shalwar…
Concerned United Nations can only sidestep Myanmar crisis
World
September 26, 2021
Concerned United Nations can only sidestep Myanmar crisis
BANGKOK (AP) — In his speech last week to open the U.N. General Assembly, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres bracketed Myanmar with…
Saudi king tells U.N. kingdom supports efforts to prevent nuclear Iran
Middle East
September 23, 2021
Saudi king tells U.N. kingdom supports efforts to prevent nuclear Iran
DUBAI, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz told the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday that…
UN: In war, 16 million Yemenis ‘marching’ toward starvation
Middle East
September 23, 2021
UN: In war, 16 million Yemenis ‘marching’ toward starvation
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the U.N. food agency is warning that 16 million people in Yemen “are…
Mideast in shambles, but the world has moved on for now
Middle East
September 23, 2021
Mideast in shambles, but the world has moved on for now
BEIRUT (AP) — There was a time not long ago when uprisings and wars in the Arab world topped the…