Blair backs Annan over oil-for-food criticism
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Prime Minister Tony Blair has backed United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan in the face of criticism over the UN oil-for-food scandal in Iraq.
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A probe into the U.N. oil-for-food program for Iraq said the director of the operation got oil allocations for a firm run by a friend, and U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan vowed to discipline him.
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Allies backed former British prime minister Tony Blair in his new role as Middle East peace envoy for the main global powers but the Hamas movement poured scorn on the nomination.
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The prime minister has thrown his weight behind beleaguered secretary general of the United Nations as Kofi Annan faces stringent criticism over the UN oil-for-food scandal in Iraq.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Saturday called on the world to support Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas amid escalating violence and political turmoil in the West Bank and Gaza.
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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who faces criticism over corruption in the agency&#39;s defunct oil-for-food program, enjoyed a standing ovation Wednesday from General Assembly members.
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UNITED NATIONS -- Secretary General Kofi Annan pledged yesterday to get to the bottom of any wrongdoing by the United Nations in the Iraq oil-for-food scandal.
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The son of Kofi Annan, the United Nations Secretary-General, lobbied for business contacts at gatherings of UN officials on behalf of a company in the same year as it won an oil-for-food programme deal, it has emerged.
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The Middle East negotiating Quartet has appointed former British prime minister Tony Blair as its representative, the United Nations announced on Wednesday.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair has defended his decision to join the US-led invasion of Iraq, disagreeing with UN chief Kofi Annan's assessment that the war was illegal.
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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Tuesday corruption allegations in the Iraqi oil-for-food program had cast a shadow over the United Nations but said again he would not resign as the world&#39;s top diplomat.
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Tony Blair secured unequivocal endorsements from the Palestinian leadership and Israel yesterday for a US-backed conference that is designed to ensure the Palestinians enforce
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A probe into the U.N.  oil-for-food program for Iraq said the director of the  operation got oil allocations for a firm run by a friend, and  U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan vowed to discipline him.
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PARIS, Sept 17  - France on Friday backed UN Secretary General Kofi Annan&#39;s description of the US-led war on Iraq as &quot;illegal&quot;, with Foreign Minister Michel Barnier saying that long-held stance was why his country had opposed joining the conflict.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair on Wednesday called for greater international support to bolster the African Union peacekeeping force on the second leg of a farewell tour of the continent.
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The United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan, has said he will not resign over the controversial Iraqi Oil-for-Food programme.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair backed  United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Monday in the  face of criticism over the U.N. oil-for-food scandal in Iraq.