DUBAI / NEW YORK (Reuters) – The fate of a fragile 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers depends on the outcome of the US presidential election in November, not on a planned US bid this week for a return of all UN sanctions on Tehran, several Iranian officials …
Read More »UN tribunal convicts chief prosecutor in case of murder of Hariri
LEIDSCHENDAM, The Netherlands (Reuters) – A UN-backed tribunal on Tuesday condemned a member of Iran-backed Hezbollah for plotting to assassinate former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri in a 2005 bombing that set the stage for years of confrontation between the political forces of Lebanon. People wave Lebanese flags at the …
Read More »Airlines, airports request COVID-19 tests as an alternative to quarantine | News
Airlines and airports will request a meeting of the United Nations task force on Tuesday to recommend that countries accept a negative COVID-19 test within 48 hours of travel as an alternative to travel quarantines. decreased, according to a document seen by Reuters news agency. The sector wants the task …
Read More »UN tribunal: Chief representative in Hariri’s assassination was Hezbollah member
LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands (Reuters) – The main suspect in the trial of four men accused of conspiracy to assassinate former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri was a member of Hezbollah and used a mobile phone critical in the attack, judges said. a UN-backed tribunal said on Tuesday. Judge David Re, presiding …
Read More »Judge of Lebanon Tribunal: No evidence of Hezbollah leadership involvement in Hariri assassination
Judge David Re, presiding judge, Judge Janet Nosworthy and Judge Micheline Braidy attend a session of the UN-backed Lebanon Tribunal, which will rule on the case of four men who are being tried in absentia for the bombing. in 2005 who already assassinated former Prime Minister Rafik -Hariri and 21 …
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