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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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A Revolutionary Guard missile, the Shahab-3, under a picture of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader. Hasan Sarbakhshian/AP

Washington Acts Against Tehran’s Ballistic Missiles

by Jordan Dakamseh | Feb 1, 2017 | World

New York, London- International reactions accelerated hours ahead of Washington’s request to hold an extraordinary U.N. Security Council session on Tuesday night to discuss Iran’s testing of its medium-range ballistic missiles a few weeks after U.S. President Donald...

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A ballistic missile is launched and tested in an undisclosed location, Iran, March 9, 2016. REUTERS/Mahmood Hosseini/TIMA

Iran Violates U.N. Resolutions Again with Ballistic Missile Test

by Khater al-Khater | Jan 31, 2017 | World

Washington- U.S. officials said that Iran has conducted a ballistic missile test in violation of the U.N. resolution put in place after the Iran nuclear deal. Fox News reported exclusively on Monday that Iran has again violated a United Nations resolution with another...

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U.N.: ‘Houthi Rebels Plundered 68% of Yemen’s Weapons’

by Jordan Dakamseh | Jan 31, 2017 | Middle East

New York- The expert team of the Sanctions Committee, which was established pursuant to U.N. Security Council resolution 2140 for those hindering peaceful political transfer in Yemen, revealed new details in its final report. The report said that Houthi rebels are...

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A public sector employee waits to receive his salary at a post office in Sana’a, Yemen January 25, 2017. Picture taken January 25, 2017. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

International Report on Saleh Son’s Involvement in Illegal Financial Transfers

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 28, 2017 | Middle East

New York – The U.N. Security Council is studying an international report on the possible involvement of the youngest son of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in illegal financial transfers, diplomatic sources said in New York. The report shows...