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Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017. (Ahn Jung-won/Yonhap via AP)

Ban Ki-moon Abandons S. Korea Presidency Bid

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 1, 2017 | World

Former United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon abruptly ended his attempt to seek South Korea’s presidency Wednesday, a surprise announcement that removes a key figure in the scramble to replace impeached President Park Geun-hye. “I will give up my pure intention...

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Iran’s Violations of Arms Embargo to Be Discussed by Security Council

by Jordan Dakamseh | Jan 10, 2017 | Middle East

New York- Few days after former Secretary-general of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon expressed his concern regarding the fact that Tehran might have violated an arms embargo by supplying weapons and missiles to Lebanese Shi’ite group so-called Hezbollah, the...

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Pro-government fighters ride in the trunk of a car in the southwestern city of Taiz, Yemen, on November 21, 2016. Photo – Reuters

Yemen’s Ambassador to the U.N.: 4,000 Arrested by Houthis

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 24, 2016 | Middle East

Aden- Yemen’s ambassador to the U.N. Khalid Hussein al-Yamani said the total registered number of detainees and abducted by the Houthi and Saleh militias reached 4,414 – According to Yamani, the arrested are activists, politicians and journalists in addition to...

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U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon (L) speaks with French President Francois Hollande during a lunch at the Royal Palace during the U.N. Climate Change Conference 2016 (COP22) in Marrakech, Morocco November 15, 2016. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal

King of Morocco Warns against Wait-and-See Attitudes in Addressing Climate Change

by Hatim Betioui | Nov 16, 2016 | World

Marrakech- King Mohammed VI of Morocco has warned against wait-and-see attitudes in addressing climate change, saying that procrastination will jeopardize security and stability and exacerbate the already expanding hotspots of tension and crises in the world. “The...

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In this file photo dated Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, a view of court room one where former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo wait the start of the trial at the new premises of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands.AP

Gambia to leave International Criminal Court Next Year

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Nov 14, 2016 | World

Africa’s Gambia officially notified the United Nations of its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), which will take effect on Nov. 10, 2017, U.N. spokesman Farhan Haq said on Monday, making it the third country to quit The Hague-based tribunal....