{"id":12035,"date":"2012-07-02T12:10:53","date_gmt":"2012-07-02T10:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/07\/update-1-exclusive-u-n-drops-saudi-dissident-from-al-qaeda-blacklist\/"},"modified":"2012-07-02T12:10:53","modified_gmt":"2012-07-02T10:10:53","slug":"update-1-exclusive-u-n-drops-saudi-dissident-from-al-qaeda-blacklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/update-1-exclusive-u-n-drops-saudi-dissident-from-al-qaeda-blacklist\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE 1-EXCLUSIVE-U.N. drops Saudi dissident from al Qaeda blacklist"},"content":{"rendered":"

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* Saudi Arabia opposed exiled Faqih’s de-listing-envoys<\/span><\/p>\n

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* Faqih says he’s committed to peace, criticizes Riyadh<\/p>\n

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* U.K., Faqih’s home, supported de-listing; U.S. opposed<\/p>\n

(Adds Faqih reaction, details, background)<\/p>\n

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By Louis Charbonneau<\/p>\n

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UNITED NATIONS, July 1 (Reuters) – A U.N. Security Council
\ncommittee is removing Saudi dissident Saad al-Faqih from the
\nUnited Nations’ al Qaeda sanctions list, despite strong
\nobjections from Saudi Arabia, a U.N. diplomat said on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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The London-based Faqih was added to the list in December
\n2004, days after the U.S. Treasury Department hit him with
\nsanctions for suspected links to the late Osama bin Laden’s
\nmilitant network, which was responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks
\non the United States in 2001.<\/p>\n

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The decision to de-list Faqih came after the 15-nation
\nSecurity Council’s sanctions committee failed to reach a
\nconsensus to override the U.N.’s al Qaeda-sanctions-list
\nombudsman, who had recommended removing Faqih from the U.N.
\nblacklist, the diplomat told Reuters on condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n

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Reuters reported on Saturday that the removal of Faqih from
\nthe U.N. blacklist appeared imminent. One envoy
\nsaid Faqih’s de-listing was expected to take effect at midnight
\nNew York time (0400 GMT).<\/p>\n

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Faqih told Reuters in London it had been “a laborious
\nbattle” to get him off the list.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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