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UN sides with Gulf states in one-sided Iran war rebuke

On March 11, 2026, the UN Security Council approved Resolution 2817 by a 13-0 vote, with China and Russia abstaining. Bahrain, a non-permanent Council member, introduced the text on behalf of the Gulf Cooperation Council — Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the

Ex-MEP appointed as new EU envoy

The appointment of a former MEP as EU Special Envoy for the Promotion of Freedom of Religion or Belief outside the European Union has been widely welcomed. Mairead McGuinness (pictured) was said by Human Rights Without Frontiers, a leading Brussels-based rights group, to be “a

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