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HR/VP Mogherini meets with Libyan PM al-Sarraj

On 13 May, HR/VP Federica Mogherini met with Fayez Mustafa al-Sarraj, Chairman of the Presidency Council and Libyan Prime Minister, ahead of the Foreign Affairs Council to discuss the crisis in Libya. ...

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Houthi withdrawal from three Yemen ports hints at the beginning of a ceasefire

On Saturday 11 May, Houthis began the “long-delayed pull out of their forces from the key port of Hodeidah, as well as the two smaller ports of Saleef and Ras Isa” as part of a ceasefire deal reached in Sweden in December 2018. ...

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Saudi oil tankers attacked near UAE coast

Saudi Arabia stated on Monday that two Saudi oil tankers were attacked off the coast of the UAE. ...

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52 migrants cross Melilla fence

On May 13, more than 100 migrants tried to jump the fences to Spain’s autonomous city Melilla, 52 of which were successful....

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Iran, Libya and Sahel on the agenda of EU Foreign Affairs Council

EU Foreign Ministers discussed Iran following the latest announcements related to the JCPoA. ...

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Retired Lebanese soldiers protest outside central bank over cuts

On late Sunday 12 May, about 100 retired Lebanese soldiers started picketing the Central Bank building, aiming to stop workers from entering on Monday morning....

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HR/VP Mogherini and Commissioner Hahn express concerns over re-run of Istanbul’s municipal election

From the EC’s point of view, there is no need for a re-run of local elections in Istanbul, ordered by the Turkish Electoral Commission (YSK). ...

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Egypt receives a $0.67 billion loan from China

On 10 May, the Egyptian president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi signed a loan with the Chinese government to finance the electric railway project that will connect the new industrial cities in the outskirts of Cairo. ...

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65 refugees and migrants die as boat sinks off the coast of Tunisia

According to Tunisian state-run news agency, a boat carrying 70 migrants capsized and sank 45 nautical miles off the coast of Sfax, near the Kerkennah Islands, some 270km south of Tunis. ...

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