اللجنة الرابعة للأمم المتحدة... رفض استغلال الثروات الصحراوية وتمسك بالاستفتاء – الشروق أونلاين
جددت عدة دول مواقفها بشأن قضية الصحراء الغربية، خلال مداخلاتها أمام اللجنة الرابعة للجمعية العامة للأمم المتحدة.
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Heavy rain and flooding in Istanbul forces closure of schools
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US Centcom says it destroyed vessel in Gulf of Oman
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