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UN envoy: Talks on now to extend Yemen's 2-month cease-fire

With just two weeks left in Yemen's two-month cease-fire, the U.N. envoy to the war-torn country says talks with the government and Houthi rebels are going on right now and he hopes the truce will be extended

The Independent UK · May 17, 2022

U.S. stresses importance of freedom of movement in disputed areas of Yemen

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his Yemeni counterpart on Tuesday that it was important to secure freedom of movement in disputed areas of Yemen amid hopes a U.N. brokered truce could produce a lasting peace in the country.

Reuters · May 17, 2022

Remembering Bloody May 1992

This month commemorates the 30-year anniversary of the Bloody May events in 1992 that witnessed extensive violence against street demonstrators and the subsequent fall of the military-linked government that had come to power due to the 1991 coup. What then are some of the lessons to remember, resonating from the…

Bangkok Post · May 17, 2022

North Korea COVID outbreak could have 'devastating' impact on human rights -UN office

Measures taken in North Korea to fight the first reported COVID-19 outbreak could have "devastating" consequences for human rights in the country, a spokesperson for the U.N. human rights office said on Tuesday.

Reuters · May 17, 2022

Hezbollah, Allies Lose Majority in Lebanese Parliament, Final Results Show

The Hezbollah party and its allies have lost the parliament majority they had held since 2018, according to final results from the Lebanese elections released Tuesday. Hezbollah's most vocal opponents and more than a dozen independents have made gains, the results show. The Hezbollah-led coalition won 61 seats in the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 17, 2022

Climate geoengineering must be regulated, says former WTO head

Pascal Lamy to lead commission exploring how methods to tackle global heating could be governed

The Guardian - UK · May 17, 2022

Mayors seek a bigger voice in immigration debate

Resettling migrants often falls to cities, which don't get compensated.

Axios · May 17, 2022

Israel Says Iran Working on Advanced Centrifuges at New Underground Sites

Iran is working on advanced uranium centrifuges at new underground sites being built near its Natanz nuclear plant, Israel's defense minister said on Tuesday, giving figures that appeared to go beyond those published by a UN watchdog. Centrifuges are used to purify uranium for civilian projects or, at higher levels,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 17, 2022

Patriots and arias: Italian opera seeks Unesco recognition

NAPLES (ITALY) - Opera originated in Italy, it was sung by Italian patriots and some of the world's greatest arias came from the peninsula. Now Rome wants credit where credit is due.

Bangkok Post · May 17, 2022

UN Expects Unloading of Yemen's Safer Tanker Cargo by Mid-July

The UN expected the process of unloading Yemen's eroding FSO Safer tanker to an alternative vessel will begin in mid-July. The vessel is holding more than a million barrels of oil and has been moored off the Ras Issa coast in Hodeidah for years. It is in "imminent" danger of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 17, 2022