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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)
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United Nations Security Council. Reuters
Iran’s Violations of Arms Embargo to Be Discussed by Security Council
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...Caption:
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
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...Caption:
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
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...Caption:
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