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Should the U.N. Security Council have a Permanent Seat for Arab States?
- November 11,2013
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- SUSTG Team
In the wake of Saudi Arabia’s decision to turn down a non-permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council, Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the United Nations Abdallah Yahya A. Al-Mouallimi is calling for Arab states to be permanently represented on the U.N.’s most powerful body and for veto power to be eliminated.
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U.S.-Saudi BusinessMBS in the USA: What the Saudi Prince Wants From US Business
MBS comes off as a unusual combination of super-smooth operator and fierce revolutionary. “He’s a politician’s politician, in a class with Bill Clinton. He charms you with jokes,” says Haykel. He adds that MBS flatters guests by giving them his full attention; he complimented Haykel on the views his visitor expressed in specific articles and TV appearances.
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MBS US VisitMbS Trip Will Test Strength of Resurgent U.S.-Saudi Ties
The crown prince will be aware of the need to polish his image in the United States since concerns regarding the recent corruption crackdown and detention of prominent Saudis, the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, and other issues could impact diplomacy and investment.
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Syria Civil WarEastern Ghouta Syria: The neighbourhoods below the bombs
Whole neighbourhoods in Syria's Eastern Ghouta region outside Damascus have been flattened and thousands of families displaced, amid a government assault to retake it from rebels.
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Transparency InternationalSaudi Arabia Climbs Five Rankings in Transparency International’s 2017 Corruption Index
According to data released by the global anti-corruption organization on Tuesday, Saudi Arabia's overall score is 49 out of a 100. Among Arab countries, Saudi Arabia improved its ranking to third in the region and with a higher score than the regional average of 33.
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SyriaBombs continue to pound eastern Ghouta as UN pleads for ceasefire
Warplanes have pounded the last rebel enclave near the Syrian capital for a fifth straight day, as the UN pleaded for a truce to halt to one of the fiercest air assaults of the seven-year civil war and prevent a “massacre’.
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Syria Civil WarUS bombs Syria government forces after ‘unprovoked attack’, 100 dead
The US has carried out rare air strikes on Syrian pro-government forces after what it called an "unprovoked attack" on allied Kurdish and Arab fighters. An estimated 100 pro-government fighters were killed in the overnight incident in Deir al-Zour province.
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