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US to label Yemen’s Houthis as terrorist organisation
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- January 19, 2021
The US State Department will today label Yemen’s Houthi Ansarallah movement as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). US Secretary
READ MOREQatar and Egypt to resume flights for the first time in three years
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- January 18, 2021
Commercial flights between Cairo and Doha will resume today for the first time since 2017. Service was suspended in June
READ MOREGermany’s Christian Democratic Party to elect new leader
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- January 16, 2021
Germany’s centre-right ruling party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), will today elect a new leader as part of its 33rd
READ MOREBrazilian Central Bank to maintain rates amid creeping inflation
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- January 12, 2021
The Central Bank of Brazil will today release its December inflation rate. At its last meeting on December 9, Brazil’s
READ MORERussia to introduce export taxes on agricultural products
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- January 9, 2021
The Russian government will impose a tax on the export of key agricultural products from today. The tax will target
READ MOREMorocco and Israel to discuss normalised relations
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- December 22, 2020
A joint US-Israeli delegation is expected to arrive in Morocco today to discuss the recently established normalisation agreement between Israel
READ MOREBelarusian opposition leader to visit Spain
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- December 21, 2020
Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya will begin a three-day visit to Spain today. Over the course of her visit, Tikhanovskaya
READ MORERussian Deputy PM to travel to Saudi Arabia for oil talks
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- December 19, 2020
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak will today travel to Saudi Arabia to engage in oil talks with Saudi Energy
READ MOREKuwaiti parliament to open a new session
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- December 15, 2020
Kuwait’s National Assembly will open for the first time since general elections were held on December 5. The election saw
READ MORERussian Foreign Minister Lavrov likely to visit Bosnia
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- December 14, 2020
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will today begin a two-day visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Originally scheduled to travel to
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UN and UK to co-host a global climate summit
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- December 12, 2020
The UK, the UN and France will host a virtual summit on fighting climate change today. UK Prime Minister Boris
READ MOREEgyptian President al-Sisi to conclude meeting with President Macron
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- December 8, 2020
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will today conclude his three-day official visit to France. The visit has sparked criticism from
READ MOREIsraeli Parliament committee to decide on dissolution and new elections
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- December 7, 2020
Lawmakers of the Knesset House Committee will meet today to discuss a bill to dissolve parliament, an event that would
READ MOREArmenian opposition to hold protests over recent ceasefire with Azerbaijan
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- December 5, 2020
Armenian opposition parties will hold protests in the capital Yerevan today. These protests mark a continuation of the demonstrations that
READ MOREVideoconference of EU-ASEAN foreign ministers to take place
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- December 1, 2020
Foreign ministers from the EU and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will today participate in a videoconference hosted
READ MORE180th Meeting of the OPEC Conference to be held.
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- November 30, 2020
The 180th meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Conference will be held today in Vienna, with
READ MOREFrance begins first phase of relaxed COVID-19 restrictions
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- November 28, 2020
France will today begin easing COVID-19 restrictions nationwide following the country’s second lockdown. The move follows President Emmanuel Macron’s Tuesday
READ MOREUS and Kuwaiti foreign officials to meet in Washington DC
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- November 24, 2020
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Ahmed Nasser al-Mohamed al-Sabah will meet today in Washington, DC.
READ MOREThe Libyan Political Dialogue Forum to discuss future constitutional settlement
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- November 23, 2020
The Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) will host an online meeting today to discuss selection criteria for a post-reform Presidency
READ MOREG20 Summit to be hosted by Saudi Arabia in a virtual format
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- November 21, 2020
The Saudi-hosted G20 summit will begin today in a largely virtual format. Riyadh had planned to use this summit to
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