{"id":12043,"date":"2012-07-03T00:10:35","date_gmt":"2012-07-02T22:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/07\/un-confirms-saudi-dissident-his-group-off-al-qaeda-list\/"},"modified":"2012-07-03T00:10:35","modified_gmt":"2012-07-02T22:10:35","slug":"un-confirms-saudi-dissident-his-group-off-al-qaeda-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/un-confirms-saudi-dissident-his-group-off-al-qaeda-list\/","title":{"rendered":"UN confirms Saudi dissident, his group off al Qaeda list"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>* Saudi Arabia opposed removal of Faqih from blacklist<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>* Britain, Faqih&#8217;s host, supported removal; U.S. opposed<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>* Faqih cites &#8220;laborious battle&#8221; to get off blacklist<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>By Louis Charbonneau<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>UNITED NATIONS, July 2 (Reuters) &#8211; A U.N. Security Council<br \/>\ncommittee has removed Saudi dissident Saad al-Faqih and his<br \/>\nMovement for Islamic Reform in Arabia (MIRA) from the U.N. al<br \/>\nQaeda sanctions list, Germany&#8217;s U.N. envoy confirmed on Monday.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Reuters reported on Sunday that the decision to de-list<br \/>\nFaqih came after the 15-nation council&#8217;s al Qaeda sanctions<br \/>\ncommittee failed to reach a consensus to override the al<br \/>\nQaeda-sanctions-list ombudsman, who had recommended removing<br \/>\nFaqih from the U.N. blacklist.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After thorough consideration by the Committee the entries<br \/>\nin the Al Qaeda Sanctions List related to Mr. Saad Rashed<br \/>\nMohammed al-Faqih and (his group) were removed from the Al Qaeda<br \/>\nSanctions List today,&#8221; German U.N. Ambassador Peter Wittig said<br \/>\nin a statement.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The key question the Committee has to consider is whether<br \/>\nthere is sufficient information to provide a reasonable and<br \/>\ncredible basis for concluding that an individual, group,<br \/>\nundertaking, or entity is associated with al Qaeda,&#8221; said<br \/>\nWittig, who chairs the al Qaeda sanctions committee.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A U.N. diplomat told Reuters on condition of anonymity that<br \/>\nFaqih &#8220;may not be a saint but he doesn&#8217;t belong on this list.&#8221;<br \/>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* Saudi Arabia opposed removal of Faqih from blacklist * Britain, Faqih&#8217;s host, supported removal; U.S. opposed * Faqih cites &#8220;laborious battle&#8221; to get off blacklist By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS, July 2 (Reuters) &#8211; A U.N. 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