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5 December 2019
HR/VP Borrell meets Turkish Foreign Minister amid growing tension in the Mediterranean
The new EU High Representative for Foreign Policy and Security Policy Josep Borrell has met with the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in the margins of the 26th OSCE Ministerial Council held in Bratislava on 5 December....
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5 December 2019
The EU adopts a €297 million assistance package to support refugees in Jordan and Lebanon
The European Union has adopted an assistance package to support refugees and host communities in Jordan and Lebanon worth €297 million via the EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis....
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4 December 2019
Qatar’s emir will not attend the GCC Summit despite invitation by King Salman
King Salman of Saudi Arabia has invited Qatar’s Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani to the 40th annual summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) that will take place in Riyadh on 10 December, according to Qatar’s Foreign Ministry....
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2 December 2019
Death toll raises to over 200 after protests in Iran, according to Amnesty International
At least 208 persons have been killed in Iran during the crackdown on the protests that broke out in the country as a consequence of the increase of petrol price, according to Amnesty International....
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2 December 2019
France cancels boats’ delivery to Libyan coastguards amid pressures from NGOs
France has cancelled the delivery of several boats to Libya after eight NGOs, including Amnesty International France and Doctors without Borders, filed a lawsuit against the Ministry of Defence. ...
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