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Minaikher to Asharq Al-Awsat: Our Only Choice Is Supporting Political Solution in Yemen

Gulf Cooperation Council Ambassador to Yemen Sarhan al-Minaikher has been a witness to key developments in the war-torn country for years. In 2013, the young Saudi worked closely on the national dialogue. He witnessed the developments that followed and that impeded the political process in the country and resulted in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Alpine avalanche in Italy leaves 7 known dead

An Italian regional leader said that 14 persons remained unaccounted for: 10 Italians, three from Czechia and one from Austria.

WEKU

At least six dead after huge chunk of glacier breaks off Italian mountain amid record temperatures

Rescuers searching for survivors after ‘ice avalanche’ slams into popular hiking trial

The Independent UK

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NZ to boycott counter-terrorism meeting over Russia, Myanmar roles

Kiwi defence officials will have no involvement in an upcoming meeting in Moscow, saying they don't want to legitimise the approaches of Russia and Myanmar.

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UN secretary general urges calm in Libya as protests spread

Tripoli sees biggest rallies in years on weekend of demonstrations over political deadlock and living conditions

The Guardian - UK

Judge puts Biden on the spot over immunity for Saudi crown prince

Court invitation to clarify prince’s status comes as president faces criticism for ditching promise to turn Saudi Arabia into a ‘pariah’

The Guardian - UK

Amid political disorder in Pashtun belt, Pakistan army count on proscribed organization TTP

Amid the ebb and flow of political order in the Pashtun belt, the Pakistani army is counting on Tehrik-e-Taliban (TTP) to carry the dirty work of muffling secular and nationalist struggles, primarily spearheaded by National Democratic Movement (NDM) and Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM). Read more on Dynamite News:

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Yemeni Government Responds to Houthi Allegations on Taiz Negotiations

Yemeni military officials will meet in Amman, under the auspices of the UN envoy to Yemen, to discuss violations and the UN-sponsored ceasefire, said a Yemeni official. Member of the government team concerned with opening the crossings, Nabil Jamel denied Houthi claims that there is a new round of negotiations…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Letters show how Boris Johnson backed return of Parthenon marbles

PM offered strong support to Greek campaign during time as Oxford Union president

The Guardian - UK

De Mistura Visits Rabat to Discuss Disputed Western Sahara

UN special envoy for the Western Sahara Staffan de Mistura arrived in Morocco on Friday to hold talks with Moroccan officials on advancing the political process in the disputed region, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said. Observers see that de Mistura’s visit aims to discuss the disputed Western Sahara issue, which…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran's Chief Nuclear Negotiator Arrives in Moscow on Unannounced Visit

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri-Kani arrived in Moscow on an unannounced visit after the talks between Tehran and Washington ended in Doha. The Russian Permanent Mission to the International Organizations in Vienna announced the visit on its Twitter account. However, Iranian media outlets did not report the news. Bagheri-Kani…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Meeting of Afghan clerics ends with silence on education for girls

Elders call for international recognition but supreme leader tells foreign countries not to interfere

The Guardian - UK

The big picture: the persistence of normality in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Finbarr O’Reilly’s shot of a hair salon in Ituri province documents the continuation of everyday life in one of the world’s most fractured communities

The Guardian - UK

UN condemns protesters' storming of Libya's parliament

A senior U.N. official for Libya has condemned the storming of the parliament’s headquarters by angry demonstrators

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Beet This: Ukraine Wins Fight to Protect Borshch Soup

The UN's cultural agency on Friday inscribed the culture surrounding beetroot soup known as borshch in Ukraine on its list of endangered cultural heritage, a recognition sought urgently by Kviv after its invasion by neighboring Russia. Ukraine prizes borshch, a nourishing soup with beetroot as its base, as a national…

The Guardian - US

The week the supreme court reshaped America: ‘We’re being hurled back decades’

Momentous decisions on abortion, guns, the environment and religion have left many wondering: what next?

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia’s Messages with Missiles Tell West to Back Off

The latest in a litany of horrors in Ukraine came this week as Russian firepower rained down on civilians in a busy shopping mall far from the front lines of a war in its fifth month. The timing was not likely a coincidence. While much of the attritional war in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tehran Insists on Continuing Nuclear Talks amid Western Pessimism

Iranian officials insisted on maintaining indirect negotiations with Washington, amid pessimism among Westrn diplomats about reviving the 2015 nuclear agreement, after the failure of the latest round hosted by Doha. “Following Doha talks, we will coordinate with the EU on the next stage of talks,” Iranian Ambassador to the United…

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The Guardian - UK

‘Perfect storm’ of crises is widening global inequality, says UN chief

Exclusive: António Guterres says growing north and south divide is ‘morally unacceptable’ and dangerous

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Leader Accuses Russia of 'Terror' in Missile Strike that Killed 21

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday accused Russia of engaging in state "terror" as he blamed Moscow for missile strikes on a southern resort town that left 21 dead and dozens wounded. Missiles slammed into an apartment building and a recreation center in the town of Sergiyvka about 80 kilometers…

Al Jazeera

Thousands return to Sudan streets demanding end of military rule

Thousands take to streets in Khartoum, a day after nine killed in demonstrations against country’s ruling generals.

Reuters

Palau slams U.N. for blocking Taiwan delegates from attending Ocean Conference

A representative from the tiny Pacific nation of Palau hit out at the United Nations on Friday for not allowing Taiwanese nationals to be part of its delegation list at the Ocean Conference in Lisbon.

The Guardian - UK

Ukrainian borscht recognised by Unesco with entry on to safeguarding list

UN body adds Ukrainian borscht-making to list of intangible cultural heritage that includes Neapolitan pizza-slinging

Reuters

UNESCO declares borshch protected Ukrainian heritage at risk from Russian invasion

Ukraine claimed victory in an age-old culinary dispute with Russia on Friday after the United Nations' cultural agency placed a traditional beetroot soup on its list of protected Ukrainian cultural heritage.

The Independent UK

UN talks urge faster steps to secure ‘critical’ ocean health

A United Nations conference is warning that measures needed to protect the world’s oceans are lagging and has urged countries to accelerate their implementation

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