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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS - May 2017

May 2017

Jun 12, 2018

Qatar Takes UAE to UN Human Rights Court

The government of Qatar said that it was taking the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations` International Court of Justice over what it described as human right violations.

The UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt imposed a boycott on Qatar in June 2017, severing diplomatic and transport ties with the tiny, wealthy state, accusing it of supporting terrorism.

Jun 11, 2018

Law to Declare Assets Violated

In a gross violation of law in Pakistan, the caretaker Prime Minister and members of all provincial governments have failed to disclose their assets to the Election Commission of the country. As per reports, the Elections Act 2017 makes it mandatory for all members of caretaker governments to declare their assets within three days.

Mulk had taken oath as Pakistan's seventh caretaker Prime minister until general elections on July 25.

The job of the caretaker prime minister is to keep the country running between the dissolution of parliament and the new government being sworn in.

Fire Hits Iraq Warehouse Ahead of Voting

A fire ripped through Iraq's biggest ballot warehouse ahead of a vote recount prompted by allegations of fraud during legislative elections that saw a surprise victory for cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. The fire broke out in a warehouse located in Al-Russafa, one of the largest voting districts in eastern Baghdad.

Around 60% of Baghdad's two million eligible voters had cast their ballots in the May election in Al-Russafa district.

Jun 10, 2018

Saudi Seeks to Help Jordan

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Jordan will meet to discuss ways to support Amman as it looks to tackle an economic crisis in the wake of protests.

Cash-strapped Jordan, a close U.S. ally that relies heavily on donors, is struggling to curb its debt after securing a $723-million loan from the International Monetary Fund in 2016.

Jun 09, 2018

Ban on Ministers from Accepting Gifts

The Malaysian Prime Minister introduced a 'No-Gift' policy for ministers in the country to crack down on corruption within different ministries in his government.

Mahathir Mohamad, who took oath as PM of Malaysia in May, had vowed to establish a clean government and has said that forbidding his ministers from accepting gifts is the first of many steps towards this objective.

Call for Russia to be Readmitted into the G7 Bloc

U.S. President Donald Trump made a shock call for Russia to be readmitted into the G7 as he headed for a showdown with America's closest allies at a summit set to be dominated by a roiling trade dispute.

Russia was expelled from the group of the world's most industrialised nations after annexing Crimea.

Indonesia Wins UNSC Vote

The Maldives failed to get elected to the UN Security Council as a non-permanent member. Maldives and Indonesia had contested for a seat in the UNSC, but in the plenary session held at the UN headquarters in New York, Indonesia won the seat after securing 144 votes against 46 for the Maldives.

In the election, 190 members participated, and the winning members had to get more than two-thirds majority or 127 votes. Indonesia is likely to take up the seat on January 1, 2019 with other newly elected non-permanent members �" Germany, Belgium, Dominican Republic and South Africa.

Jun 08, 2018

The SCO Summit

Iran, China, and Russia may seek ways to salvage the nuclear deal ditched by Donald Trump when their leaders meet this weekend at a summit on the Chinese coast.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a regional security bloc led by China and Russia.

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani is attending the summit this year . This is just the second time an Iranian leader has participated.

First Homemade Anti-HIV Drug Approved

China has approved the first domestically developed, long-acting injectable HIV drug Albuvirtide which could be a boon to tens of thousands of HIV/AIDS patients in the country.

The drug, approved by the China Food and Drug Administration, can block the fusion of the virus and host cell membranes, interrupting the HIV life cycle in its earliest stage.

Ghani Announces Truce with Taliban

Afghanistan announced an apparently unilateral ceasefire with Taliban for Id, the holiday that caps off Ramzan, though operations against other groups including the Islamic State will continue.

The week-long ceasefire, which was backed by the U.S would bring some welcome relief to war-weary civilians, and will last "from the 27th of Ramzan until the fifth day of Id-al-Fitr.

N. Korea Razes Missile Test Facility

As per reports, satellite imagery indicates that North Korea is razing some facilities used for testing one of its most dangerous missiles after its leader Kim Jong-un announced a moratorium on nuclear and long-range missile tests.

A key missile test stand that was used for testing missile ejections from canisters was demolished at a test site near Kusong in North Korea's northwest.

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