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October 22, 2020

Qatar welcomes UN initiative to reduce tension in Gulf

The government of Qatar has welcomed a UN initiative to de-escalate tension in the Gulf, the Qatari News Agency has reported. Qatar’s permanent representative to the UN, Alya Bint...

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October 22, 2020

HRW: 8 child offenders face death penalty in Saudi Arabia

Human Rights Watch (HRW) announced on Wednesday that Saudi prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against eight Saudi men charged with protest-related crimes, some of which they allegedly committed...

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October 22, 2020

US Democrat senators introduce bill to restrict UAE F-35s sale

Two Democrat senators in America have introduced a bill designed to restrict efforts by President Donald Trump’s administration to sell F-35 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates. Senator...

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October 22, 2020

Egypt to repay $35bn debt in current fiscal year

The Egyptian government has allocated almost $35 billion to repay debt and loan instalments during the 2020/2021 fiscal year which started in July, an official report has revealed. Last...

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October 22, 2020

Why do Libyan politicians refrain from criticising NATO’s war on their country, despite civilian deaths?

Between 2011 and today, many Western leaders who supported the military intervention in Libya nine years earlier have expressed some kind of regret about the war. But not a...

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October 22, 2020

Israeli delegation travels to Sudan to discuss normalisation

An Israeli delegation made a rare visit to Sudan on Wednesday to discuss normalising ties, Israeli public broadcaster Kan radio said, as a minister predicted a possible diplomatic breakthrough...

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October 22, 2020

The Arab Opinion Index and Sudan’s rejection of normalisation

The results of the seventh annual Arab Opinion Index (AOI) survey have been released. The AOI deserves the attention of every researcher, given the value its results have in...

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October 22, 2020

Hamdok: 'EU supports removing Sudan from US sanctions list'

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok announced on Wednesday that he held a discussion with High Representative of the European Commission for Security and External Relations Josep Borrell, which focused...

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October 22, 2020

Parties to Libya conflict reached important agreements, says UN official

Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Stephanie Williams announced on Wednesday that the two parties to the Libyan conflict have reached a series of preliminary agreements...

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October 22, 2020

US rejects Russia proposal on Gulf security mechanism

The US announced on Tuesday its rejection of Russia’s proposal in the UN Security Council to establish an effective security mechanism in the Gulf region. This came in statements...

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