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World
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Region
4/5/2023 11:48:49 AM
Iran has named an ambassador to the United Arab Emirates nearly eight years after his predecessor left, as a thaw in relations with the Gulf Arab states picks up pace.
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Business
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Economy
4/4/2023 8:40:21 PM
Russian ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia late on Monday stressed the need to "de-dollarize" the world economy after the West's sanctions against Russia caused concerns about the reliability of the dollar-based international payment system.
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World
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War in Ukraine
4/3/2023 12:25:56 PM
Russian tactical nuclear weapons will be deployed close to Belarus' borders with NATO neighbors, the Russian ambassador to Belarus said Sunday amid simmering tensions between Russia and the West over Moscow's war in Ukraine.
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World
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Region
4/2/2023 9:41:30 PM
The United Nations' Yemen envoy warned on Sunday the war-ravaged country faces a "critical time" and urged steps towards lasting peace, exactly a year since a truce has dramatically reduced fighting.
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World
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Region
4/2/2023 8:49:13 PM
Israel’s antisemitism envoy said Sunday that she was fired by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, citing her criticism of its planned judicial overhaul as a possible cause.
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COP27
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Climate change
3/31/2023 9:57:52 PM
Dr Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for Egypt and UN Special Envoy on Financing the 2030 Sustainable Development Agendaو emphasised the need to scale up public-private partnerships to bridge the financing gaps of development and climate action.
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World
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War in Ukraine
3/31/2023 3:10:48 PM
Russia "should not be" a permanent member of the UN Security Council, US ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield said in an interview with AFP.
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Business
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Economy
3/30/2023 7:22:35 PM
UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for Egypt and UN Special Envoy on Financing the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, Dr Mahmoud Mohieldin, emphasised that climate progress hinges on addressing sustainable development challenges.
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World
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International
3/29/2023 12:42:08 PM
Sweden said Wednesday it was summoning the Russian ambassador after he said it and neighboring Finland would become a "legitimate target" of "retaliatory measures" -- including military ones -- if they join NATO.
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World
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Region
3/27/2023 6:46:55 PM
Turkey's foreign ministry summoned the French ambassador to “strongly condemn” the French senate's decision to host Syrian Kurdish groups that Ankara considers to be terrorists, the Turkish state-run news agency reported Monday.
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World
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Region
3/24/2023 11:18:16 PM
Algeria’s ambassador to France, recalled home in February, will be returning to his post in the coming days, President Emmanuel Macron’s office said Friday in a sign that the latest diplomatic spat between the two countries has been resolved.
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World
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International
3/20/2023 6:50:52 PM
The United States envoy for the Serbia-Kosovo dialogue on Monday welcomed the European Union-facilitated deal on normalizing relations between neighboring Kosovo and Serbia as an “important and historic agreement.”
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World
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Region
3/15/2023 10:43:25 PM
The U.N. special envoy for Yemen said Wednesday that intense diplomatic efforts are underway to end the eight-year war in Yemen. He cited new regional and international momentum, including the recent restoration of diplomatic ties between Saudi Arabia and Iran, which back rivals in the conflict.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
3/13/2023 9:15:37 PM
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry stressed on Monday the importance of reviving the political process and settling the crisis in Syria as soon as possible in accordance with relevant international resolutions, most importantly UN Security resolution 2254.
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World
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Region
3/11/2023 8:05:27 PM
UN envoy Abdoulaye Bathily called on rival administrations in conflict-torn Libya Saturday to agree terms for elections "by mid-June", pushing for the long-delayed ballot to be held by year end.
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World
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Region
3/8/2023 11:46:33 AM
The UN Middle East peace envoy urged Israel and the Palestinians Wednesday to calm surging violence in the occupied West Bank, a day after the latest Israeli raid killed at least six people and and wounded two dozen others.
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World
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Region
3/1/2023 10:56:48 AM
The Security Council has an obligation to find ways to "provide protection" for Palestinian civilians, the population's ambassador to the United Nations pleaded Tuesday after Israeli settlers attacked a town in the occupied West Bank.
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World
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Region
2/28/2023 11:11:56 PM
Libya's parliament hit back Tuesday at the UN envoy to the war-torn country after he criticized its failure to agree on a legal basis for elections and proposed an UN-led initiative.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
2/27/2023 6:05:35 PM
The success of urban development and the shift towards smart green cities requires investment in human capital and advanced technology, in addition to localising development and the good management of the wealth of data of smart cities, said Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN climate change high level champion for Egypt and UN special envoy on financing 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.
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World
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International
2/26/2023 2:32:08 PM
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will help kick off the latest and longest-ever session of the U.N.'s top human rights body on Monday, with Iran's foreign minister, a senior Russian envoy, and the top diplomats of France and Germany among scores of leaders set to take part.
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