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Blame Ibn Chambas – Kingmakers

Mohammed Ibn Chambas, the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General in West Africa and the Sahel,...

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G20 Foreign Ministers To Tackle Fight Against Poverty In Africa

G20 foreign ministers will discuss ways to fight poverty in Africa, strengthen governmental institutions and better...

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Nervous NATO Allies Put On Brave Face For Trump Era

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Nervous European allies put a brave face on the troubled debut of President Donald Trump's...

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South Sudan War Reaches ‘catastrophic Proportions’

A confidential UN report is warning that the war in South Sudan has reached "catastrophic proportions for civilians"...

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Thousands In Iraq Pay Homage To Victims of Baghdad Protest

Thousands of Iraqis, mostly supporters of prominent cleric Moqtada Sadr, gathered in Baghdad Tuesday to pay their...

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12 Saudis Killed In Recent Yemen Border Fighting

At least 12 Saudi soldiers have died on the southern border since early February, according to an unusual series of...

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Gambia To Remain In ICC, Notifies UN of Change

The Gambia's new government has asked the United Nations to halt the process of withdrawal from the International...

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Kenya Doctors To Hold Vigil For 7 Jailed Officials

Doctors are planning to hold month long vigils in solidarity with seven of their top union officials who were jailed...

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Aoun Makes First Egypt Visit As Lebanese President

Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Monday started his first visit to Cairo since his election in October and held talks...

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North Korea Says Ballistic Missile Test Was A ‘success’

North Korea has confirmed that it "successfully" fired a ballistic missile on Sunday in a test supervised by leader Kim...

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Heartbroken UN Chief Seeks Yemen Talks ‘resurrection’

A heartbroken United Nations chief on Sunday called for the "resurrection" of peace talks between Yemen's warring sides...

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Efforts To Fight Terrorism In Syria Cannot Succeed Without Political Solution

Efforts to fight terrorism and extremists in Syria cannot succeed without a political solution supported by its people,...

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‘Islamophobia’ Fuelling Terrorism

"Islamophobia" in parts of the world is fuelling terrorism, the head of the United Nations said on a visit to Saudi...

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Netanyahu Hails US Veto of Palestinian As Libya Envoy

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday hailed the US veto of a Palestinian to be named UN envoy to Libya, saying...

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Nigerian Airport Workers Threaten Walkout While Capital’s Runway Repaired

Nigerian airport employees may walk out over pay issues at the capital's temporary airport while the main airport's...

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Morocco’s Independence Party Leader Accuses State of Liquidating Opponents

Morocco’s Interior Ministry filed a lawsuit against the accusations of the Secretary-General of the Independent Party...

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US Blocks Appointment of Former Palestinian PM As UN Libya Envoy

The United States blocked the appointment of former Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad to be the new UN envoy to...

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UN Chief Defends Choice of Ex-Palestinian PM As Libya Envoy

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday defended his choice of former Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad...

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U.N. Secretary General Kicks Off Middle East Tour

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was in Istanbul on Friday for talks with Turkey's Prime Minister,...