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Saturday's vote will be on a new draft text submitted overnight by Germany and Belgium, which would provide for a single aid access point into Syria.
The enclave is currently under threat of losing crucial humanitarian aid access.
Russia and China veto aid to rebel-held Syria
Reducing aid deliveries to just one crossing point would cut essential supplies to one million people, the head of International Rescue Committee said.
China, US in new spat over Uighur crackdown
The latest Chinese response followed a US announcement of visa bans and an assets freeze on three officials, including the architect of ...
Ahmadinejad to 'mediate between Saudi and Houthis'
Ahmadinejad is "ready" to visit the Saudi Arabia for meetings with both Saudi and Houthi officials, according to one report.
Syrians alarmed at Russia push to limit cross-border aid
Russia vetoed down a UN Security Council motion authorising cross-border aid to millions of Syrians in the northwest of the country.
Explainer: What is the Iran-China comprehensive strategic partnership?
Former President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad has come out to condemn it, criticising Iran for "plundering the country" and for "allowing foreign troops ...
China and Iran's strategic partnership: A zero sum game?
Analysis: China and Iran's bilateral relationship is gaining strategic significance.
Syria condemned at chemical weapons watchdog over sarin attacks
Only Russia, China and Iran voted against the decision to take action on an OPCW investigation that found the Syrian air force attacked ...
Coronavirus tracking projects renew questions about UAE's mass surveillance
The UAE has started using its 'Oyoon' surveillance system to monitor coronavirus en masse, but many believe the technology created and data ...
Moscow push to reduce cross-border aid to Syria fails
The UN Security Council voted down a Russian bid to abolish one of two vital aid crossing points between Turkey and Syria, and keep the second ...
Pompeo asks Egypt to stop harassing US citizens
The US Secretary of State has urged Egypt to stop the 'unwarranted harassment' of American citizens and their families.
UN voting on Syria aid delivery through 1 crossing
Moscow, an ally of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, vetoed an earlier resolution to see continued aid deliveries through two crossing points to ...
Russia abuses UN veto, snuffing out Syrians' final lifeline
Comment: Russia is exploiting its UN Security Council veto power for the purposes of aiding and abetting war crimes in Syria, writes Sam Hamad.
Amnesty slams Russia's 'despicable' Syria aid veto
Russia and China abused their veto power in order to end vital cross-border aid supplies for Syrian civilians, said Amnesty, calling it ...
Lebanon's Nasrallah says Hezbollah not married to 'Iran model'
Lebanon's cash-strapped government is looking for fuel supplies.
What patchy sanctions tell us about Raab's post-Brexit priorities
Comment: UK sanctions on Saudi and Russian individuals are encouraging but will do little to the punish the regimes that allowed these abuses to ...
Russia vetoes crucial extension of cross-border aid in Syria
A crucial UN Security Council resolution that would have extended authorisation for cross-border humanitarian aid in Syria for a year has been ...
WHO 'studying new evidence' on airborne coronavirus transmission
Fresh evidence on airborne transmission of Covid-19 will be studied by the World Health Organization, the global body said on Tuesday.
US formally starts withdrawal from World Health Organization
The United States has formally withdrawn from the World Health Organization amid the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic, which has claimed the ...
News outlets duped by fake Middle East analyst personas
Multiple news websites published propagandist Middle East takes by a network of fake analysts, according to an investigation by The Daily Beast.
UN vote seeks to authorise cross-border aid to Syria
Aid groups are urging Russia to rethink its position, as Syria cracks under the pressure of its civil war.
Exiled Uighurs bring first-ever ICC claim against China
The evidence submitted includes torture, being forced to eat pork and drink alcohol, and birth control for Uyghur women.
US: International students whose classes move online risk deportation
The US said it would not allow foreign students to remain in the country if all of their classes are moved online in the fall because of the ...
Zarif was heckled during a parliamentary session in Iran over negotiations with the US on sanctions.
Jordan is using electronic wristbands to ensure they stick to home-quarentine measures.
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