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US again denies Palestinian leader Abbas visa to attend UN assembly
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Vanguard Nigeria · Middle East
The United States has denied Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas an entry visa to attend the UN General Assembly in New York next week, a source familiar with the case said Wednesday. The post US again denies Palestinian leader Abbas visa to attend UN assembly appeared first on Vanguard News.
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