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Saudi Arabia’s permanent representative to the United Nations Abdullah Al-Mouallimi speaks at the UN headquarters in New York on January 22, 2015. (AFP)

Al-Mouallimi: Saudi-American Ties Will Grow Stronger under Trump

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 13, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Washington – Saudi Arabia’s permanent Ambassador to the United Nations Abdullah al-Mouallimi announced on Friday that US President Donald Trump’s choice of the kingdom as the first stop in his first international tour since his election “demonstrates the importance of...

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United Nations Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed speaks to reporters upon his departure at Sanaa airport following a visit to Sanaa, Yemen November 7, 2016. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Riyadh Officially Requests Increasing UN Inspectors in Yemen

by Badr Al-Qahtani | Mar 31, 2017 | Middle East

London- Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the United Nations Abdullah al-Mouallimi has revealed that Riyadh submitted an official request to the UN to increase its inspectors in Yemen. This Saudi step came as a result of the huge smuggling operations occurring...

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People shop at the old market in the historic city of Sana’a, Yemen, October 21, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi

Egypt Drafting U.N. Statement to Denounce ‘Government’ Formation in Sana’a

by Badr Al-Qahtani | Dec 3, 2016 | Middle East

London- Two diplomats have revealed to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that Egypt is drafting a U.N. Security Council statement to denounce the unilateral steps taken by rebels in Yemen in forming a “government.” Saudi Ambassador to the U.N. Abdullah al-Mouallimi said in a...

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Jean-Marc Ayrault, French Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development, attends a press conference at the United Nations in New York, June 10, 2016. KENA BETANCUR / AFP

France Calls for Calm between U.N., Riyadh

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 11, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

United Nations-French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault called Friday to do all what it necessary to resolve the row between the United Nations and Saudi Arabia over the report on the violation of children’s rights, saying France could help defuse tensions. “Saudi...