Ghassan Salame

UN Security Council Backs Plan Agreed By Libya Rivals

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The UN Security Council on Thursday endorsed a plan agreed by Libya’s rival leaders for a ceasefire, political talks and elections, in the latest attempt to put an end to six years of chaos in the north African country. Libya’s UN-backed Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj and Khalifa Haftar, the military commander based in the east, … Read more

Myanmar Must Allow Rohingya To Leave Camps

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Myanmar should close bleak camps where tens of thousands of displaced Rohingya Muslims have been trapped for nearly five years, a commission led by former UN chief Kofi Annan said Thursday. More than 120,000 Rohingya have languished in camps since they were driven from their homes by sectarian unrest between Buddhists and Muslims that engulfed … Read more