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27 September 2019
Tension in the Gulf leaves its mark on the UN General Assembly
Recent tensions in the Gulf were at the centre of diplomatic talks at the UN General Assembly. Heads of State and Government focused on ramifications of the recent attack on two Saudi petrol facilities and on the future of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)....
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26 September 2019
Libya under the spotlight at the UN General Assembly amid renewed military clashes on the ground
On 22 September, clashes between General Khalifa Haftar’s forces and the Government of National Accord’s (GNA) army resumed in southern areas of Tripoli. The GNA’s Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj reacted from the UN General Assembly, in New York, accusing foreign forces of helping Haftar. ...
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26 September 2019
Algeria jails prominent personalities of the Bouteflika’s regime
On 25 September, Blida’s military court condemned several figures of the Bouteflika’s power circle, such as the ex-President’s brother Said Bouteflika, Mohamed Mediene and Bachir Tartag to 15 years in prison for “conspiracy against the army” and against the “authority of the state”. ...
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26 September 2019
Chairs and vice-chairs of EP Delegations elected, including the Maghreb and the Mashrek Delegations
On 26 September, the Chairs and vice-chairs of the different EP Delegations were elected among their members. MEP Andrea Cozzolino from the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats will chair the Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union,...
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25 September 2019
Israeli President asks Netanyahu to form a new government
According to the official results, Benny Gantz’s Blue and White Party was the most voted one with 33 seats in the September 17 elections, followed by Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud (32 seats) and Ayman Odeh’s Arab Joint List (13 seats). ...
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24 September 2019
Italian authorities allow the Ocean Viking to disembark 182 migrants in Italy
On 22 September, the Ocean Viking, a humanitarian rescue ship operated by SOS Mediterranée in partnership with Médecins sans Frontières (MSF), was allowed by Italian authorities to disembark 182 people rescued at sea, including six small children and a pregnant woman. ...
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