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Kuwaiti envoy: Persian Gulf name, irreversible | Ä°slÃ¢mi Davet ...

[Ä°slÃ¢mi Davet - English News] The historical and geographical name of the Persian Gulf has been endorsed and clarified by the United Nations on many occasions and is in use by the UN, its member states, and all other international agencies worldwide. The last UN Directive confirming the name of the Persian Gulf was on August, 18th 1994.

December 03, 2008

UN: Human Rights Abuses in Iraq Still Widespread

[GlobalSecurity.org Hot Topics] The report also addresses the conduct of security operations in Basra and Sadr City by the Iraqi and the multi-national forces in Iraq between March and May. It says heavy fighting in densely populated urban areas, where militia members positioned themselves, resulted in hundreds of civilian deaths and injuries.

Posted at 03:32 PM

November 28, 2008

Violence Against Women in Iraq Continues Unpunished- UN (UNAMI ...

[Investor's Iraq Forum] The representative of the UN secretary general for Iraq, Staffan de Mistura, on Wednesday said that violence against women continues unabated in some parts of Iraq, according to a UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) statement.

Posted at 04:03 PM

October 06, 2008

Teheran: Enrichment will continue, despite UN resolution ...

[Milky breasts] By AP Iran said Monday it will continue its disputed uranium enrichment activity despite a new UN resolution seeking suspension of the process.

Posted at 03:36 PM

September 22, 2008

World powers cannot stop Iran's nuclear progress, says Ahmadinejad

[Visitbulgaria.info - Latest Headlines From Bulgaria And Eastern Europe] Ahmadinejad is expected by observers to reiterate at the UN Iran's nuclear rights, reassure other countries of the peaceful nature of Iranian nuclear projects, deny any deviation - as feared by the West - towards a secret military programme, offer resumption of dialogue with the 5+1 over the nuclear dispute but eventually once again reject the main UN demand, enrichment suspension.

Posted at 03:32 PM

April 11, 2008

UN Relief Chief Ends Persian Gulf Trip With Call for Greater ...

[NewsBlaze.com Current News - Top Stories] Mr. Holmes, who is also UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, said the challenges were two-fold: crises and problems in individual countries, such as Somalia, Iraq, the occupied Palestinian territories, Kenya and Darfur, and wider issues such as rising food prices worldwide.

Posted at 04:04 PM

January 23, 2007

Move to bar UN nuclear inspectors will further isolate Iran: US (AFP via Yahoo! News)

[Random News From Iran] " The United States denounced a reported decision by Iran to bar some UN nuclear inspectors from the country as an attempt to to the international community in the standoff over Tehran's suspected nuclear weapons program."

Posted at 05:37 AM

October 17, 2006

You Want Brimstone With That?

[Blue Crab Boulevard] It seems old Mad Mahmoud Ahmadinejad isn't really paying attention to how well his sycophant, (T)Hugo Chavez has been faring with his "Bush is the devil" speech at the UN.

Posted at 05:39 AM