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22 February 2019
Thousands of people protest against Bouteflika’s re-election in Algeria
On 22 February thousands of Algerians demonstrated in the capital and in others cities against the proposal for a Bouteflika’s 5th term....
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21 February 2019
European Parliament calls for suspension accession negotiations with Turkey
The Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament (EP) called on the European Commission and Member States to suspend EU accession negotiations with Turkey. ...
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21 February 2019
Spain and Morocco agree on a new protocol to deal with irregular migration
The Spanish public entity that deals with maritime rescue, “Salvamento Marítimo” will be able to take a fraction of rescued migrants back to Moroccan ports, according to three sources in the Spanish government....
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20 February 2019
Abbas refuses Israel taxes’ transfer after Israel’s decision to freeze part of the money
On 20 February PA’s president Mahmoud Abbas announces that Palestinians would not accept any taxes’ transfer from Israel after that Israeli Security Council decided to block part of the money. ...
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20 February 2019
European Commission welcomes agreement to modernise EU visa rules
Representatives of the European Parliament and the Romanian Presidency of the Council have endorsed the Commission’s proposal from March 2018 to modernise the EU’s common visa policy....
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20 February 2019
Egypt executes nine people over the prosecutor-general Hisham Barakat’s murder in 2015
On 20 February, Egyptian authorities executed nine young people condemned for Barakat’s murder despite human rights association’s appeals....
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20 February 2019
Teachers’ protest in Morocco
On 20 February thousands of teachers took to the streets to protest against fixed-terms contracts in Rabat; the police intervened with water cannons injuring dozen people. ...
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20 February 2019
Turkish prosecutor seeks life sentences for 16 protestors of 2013 Gezi protests
On 20 February, Turkish state media broadcasted the intention of the Turkish prosecutor to sentence to life the 16 demonstrators over the 2013 Gezi protests....
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20 February 2019
EU announces additional €50 million in humanitarian aid and development cooperation for Iraq
Upon his return from his visit to Iraq on 19 February, Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides announced that the EU would support Iraq with additional €50 million....
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