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Qatar tells UN Security Council of repeated Bahraini violations of its territory
Move is the second time in less than a week that Doha has informed the UN about such allegations against Manama
Alya bint Ahmed Al Thani, the Qatari permanent representative to the UN, called on top UN officials to put an end to the tendentious Bahraini violations (Social media) By Published date: 1 January 2021 15:09 UTC | Last update: 2 months 3 weeks ago
Qatar’s Foreign Ministry informed the UN Security Council on Friday that Bahraini naval boats had violated its territorial waters in late November, ahead of a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit on 5 January.
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Regional, social, political and economic co-operation are on the agenda for the Gulf Cooperation Council when they meet on January 5. But, the main topic is expected to be ways to resolve the Qatar crisis and regional responses to the coronavirus pandemic.
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said recently that a solution to the 3-year-old dispute with Doha was within reach after Kuwait and the US announced progress in talks. The UAE, Bahrain and Egypt have all backed the initiative.
The UAE’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr Anwar Gargash said that it was crucial to find ways to ensure Qatar’s compliance with terms of any deal if one is reached.
The suspension of half of Loujain al-Hathloul's sentence for terrorism-related crimes in Saudi Arabia comes following intense global pressure for her release.
Democrats path to losing House majority runs through Tehran Voters are likely to recoil from Biden s inclination to rejoin the Iran nuclear deal Follow Us
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President-elect Joe Biden caving to Iran again will put Republican leader Kevin McCarthy on a glidepath to retaking the House.
Mr. Biden bluntly blusters, “the last [expletive] thing we need in that part of the world is a buildup of nuclear capability.” Yet, Mr. Biden’s commitment to reenter the Obama-era Iran deal, which Iran itself never signed, leads exactly there. Regardless, it would again pin congressional Democrats between voter loathing of Tehran’s mullahcracy and a concession-starved liberal establishment.