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Ahmed Shaheed, U.N. special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, Reuters

Iran ‘Mocks’ Justice, U.N. Rights Envoy Urges Releasing Three Imprisoned Dual Nationals

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 7, 2016 | Middle East, World

The Iran-Based United Nations human rights investigator called on Friday for the immediate release of three Iranians with dual nationality whose health after imprisonment had become a matter of concern. Ahmed Shaheed, U.N. special rapporteur on the situation of human...

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Libyan consumers bear cost of conflict/Reuters

Chairman and CEO of Libyan Investment Authority: I Demand Continuity of Libyan Funds’ Immobilization

by Sabri Najeh | Oct 5, 2016 | Interviews

Cairo- AbdulMagid AbdulSalam Breish, Chairman and CEO of the Libyan Investment Authority in Tripoli, revealed to Asharq al-Awsat that several meetings were held with Tobruk LIA Chairman Fawzi Omran Farkash in the past few weeks. According to Breish, these discussions...

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Members of the United Nations Security Council raise their hands as they vote unanimously to approve a resolution eradicating Syria’s chemical arsenal during a Security Council meeting during the 68th United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 27, 2013. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

U.N. to Debate Urging End to All Military Flights over Syria’s Aleppo

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 3, 2016 | Middle East

The United Nations Security Council will begin negotiations on Monday on a draft resolution that urges Russia and the United States to ensure an immediate truce in Syria’s Aleppo and to “put an end to all military flights over the city.” The draft...

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Ex-general Khalifa Haftar speaks during a news conference after surviving an assassination attempt, in Al Marj, east of Benghazi June 4, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer

Haftar Set on Opposing Sarraj Government

by Khalid Mahmoud | Sep 29, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo- Libyan General Khalifa Haftar said, in a statement, that his country needs a leader possessing a wide military experience, and expressed again rejection of the U.N.-backed Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA). France, for its part, announced that it will...

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People walk on the rubble of damaged buildings after an airstrike in the rebel held area of Aleppo’s Baedeen district, Syria, May 3, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail

Invading Aleppo, Bidding Farewell for Obama

by Tariq Alhomayed | Sep 25, 2016 | Opinion

This may not be the first time that the Russian plan for Syria is clear. Russians tried to keep up with the American President administration in negotiating long about a crisis, hoping to achieve as much as possible or wasting time until Obama’s presidency is over. It...