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UN draws fire for removing Saudis from child rights violators blacklist

Wednesday, 08 June 2016 2:08 AM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 08 June 2016 2:23 AM ]

A Yemeni boy stands outside the family house at a slum in the capital Sana'a on May 15, 2016. ©AFP

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International slam the UN over its decision to remove Saudi Arabia from the group of states previously blacklisted by the world body for violating children’s rights in Yemen. On Thursday, the UN blamed more than 60 percent of Yemeni child deaths on Saudi Arabia and its allies.
Saudi warplanes continue to carry out airstrikes against Yemen. In the latest attacks, fighter jets bombed Sana’a and Amran provinces. Saudi Arabia began its military campaign against Yemen in March 2015. The war has killed more than 9,400 Yemenis, including 4,000 women and children.
Iran condemns Tuesday’s car bomb blast which killed at least seven people in the Iraqi city of Karbala. Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari has offered condolences to the families of the victims. Jaberi Ansari added that combating terrorism requires national unity and strong support from the international community.
Iran has denied travel visas for three hawkish US Republicans. The lawmakers requested the visas earlier this year to monitor Iran’s compliance with last year’s nuclear deal. Iran informed the US congressmen that no citizen or official from the P5+1 group is permitted to monitor Tehran's compliance with the nuclear deal.
Turkish police detain four suspects in connection with a car bomb attack that targeted a police bus in Istanbul. Authorities are interrogating the suspects. Tuesday’s explosion took place in Istanbul central district of Vez-neciler and killed at least eleven people.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says the city of Aleppo will become a graveyard for the dreams of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Assad said the fascist state of Erdogan has become a loser in Syria. He made the remarks in his first address to the new Syrian parliament.
British lawmakers in the House of Commons pass a new surveillance bill dubbed the snooper’s charter. If approved by the House of Lords, the legislation will allow intelligence agencies to request online communications data from Internet service providers and mobile phone companies. Rights groups have criticized the measure.

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