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19 September 2019
First Senior Officials’ Meeting between the EU and Oman
The first Senior Official Meeting between the EU and Oman took place in Brussels on 19 September as foreseen in the Cooperation Arrangement between the EEAS and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Oman signed last year....
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19 September 2019
Kais Saied and Nabil Karoui pass to the second round of the Tunisian presidential elections
On 17 September, the Tunisian Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) published the official results of the Tunisian presidential elections, held on 15 September. The independent candidate Kais Saied was the most voted one (18.4%), followed by Nabil Karoui (15.6%) and Abdelfattah Mourou...
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15 September 2019
Benjamin Netanyahu, the current Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu (Tel Aviv, 1949) will run for his fifth term amid controversies with regard to his possible indictment in three corruption cases, the significant support that Gantz is getting, and growing difficulties in forming a coalition....
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14 September 2019
Houthi rebels attack two major oil facilities in Saudi Arabia
On 14 September, the Saudi oil facilities of Abqaiq and Khurais were targeted by drones, halving Saudi Aramco's production. Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed responsibility showing some videos of the attack, but according to Saudi FM Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf “investigations are still ongoing to...
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14 September 2019
Benny Gantz, the alternative to Netanyahu
Benny Gantz (Kfar Ahim, 1959) has emerged as the main candidate to confront Netanyahu in the polls, with his party obtaining in the past round of elections held in April only 0.30 per cent less votes than the current Prime Minister’s party....
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