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thenationalnews.com | Adla Massoud
Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations Asim Iftikhar Ahmad. Photo: Pakistan mission to the UN
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thenationalnews.com | Adla Massoud
Ships from partner nations of Combined Task Force North participate in an exercise in 2022. Naval Forces Central Command / ReutersUS set to begin using 'Arabian Gulf'Term has been flashpoint for decades, with many American officials using the term Persian Gulf
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thenationalnews.com | Adla Massoud
More than 50 international aid organisations have condemned Israel’s tightened restrictions on humanitarian groups operating in Gaza and the occupied Palestinian territories, warning that new registration rules pose a “grave threat to humanitarian operations and international law” amid a deepening humanitarian crisis.
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Mosab Abu Toha, left, looks at books with his friend Shafi Salem in the garden of Mosab's family home in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, on February 20, 2017. AFP
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1 week ago | 
thenationalnews.com | Adla Massoud
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday called on India and Pakistan to avoid military confrontation, warning that escalating tension between the nuclear-armed neighbours risks spiralling out of control. Mr Guterres urged "maximum restraint" and advised both countries to "step back from the brink". “A military solution is no solution," he told reporters at UN headquarters.
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1 week ago | 
thenationalnews.com | Adla Massoud
Pakistan’s envoy to the UN said on Friday that Islamabad has “reasonable intelligence” indicating India may be preparing for military action against it within hours, raising fears of a dangerous escalation between the nuclear-armed rivals. Asim Iftikhar Ahmad urged the international community to intervene, warning that any aggression by India would force Pakistan to respond.
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1 week ago | 
thenationalnews.com | Adla Massoud
Pakistan’s envoy to the UN said on Friday that Islamabad has “reasonable intelligence” indicating India may be preparing for military action against it within hours, raising fears of a dangerous escalation between the nuclear-armed rivals. Asim Iftikhar Ahmad urged the international community to intervene, warning that any aggression by India would force Pakistan to respond.
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1 week ago | 
thenationalnews.com | Adla Massoud
US President Donald Trump confirmed on Thursday that he was ousting his national security adviser Mike Waltz and nominating him for the role of US ambassador to the United Nations. The decision came after it emerged that Mr Waltz and his deputy, Alex Wong, were leaving the administration. The shake-up follows revelations that Mr Waltz added a journalist to a Signal chat group where military plans to bomb the Houthis in Yemen were being discussed.
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2 weeks ago | 
thenationalnews.com | Adla Massoud
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres expressed deep concern on Wednesday over Israeli air strikes in Syria, calling for "maximum restraint" to prevent further escalation. Stephane Dujarric, a UN spokesman, said Mr Guterres was alarmed by continued Israeli breaches of Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as breaches of the 1974 Disengagement of Forces Agreement.
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2 weeks ago | 
thenationalnews.com | Adla Massoud
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shibani at UN headquarters in New York City on April 28. AFP Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al Shibani at UN headquarters in New York City on April 28. AFPSyria's Foreign Minister meets US officials in New York for first timeDamascus is seeking the permanent lifting of sanctions, which the US has kept in place
