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Sheikh Tamim opens Qatar's first elected consultative council
27 October 2021
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Commentary: What next for Mirziyoyev and for Uzbekistan?
26 October 2021
Uzbek president Shovkat Mirzyoyev, re-elected for a second term on Sunday said there is no going back for his country. However it is not clear yet if Uzbekistan is slowly but surely moving out of its autocratic past into a pluralistic political process, because there are contradictory signs.
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El Sisi calls for "a binding deal' with Ethiopia over GERD crisis
26 October 2021
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi expressed Egypt's desire to reach a "binding, balanced agreement [...] without further delay" with Ethiopia, to end the long-lasting dispute on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
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Protesters resist Sudan's coup
25 October 2021
Sudan’s military seized power Monday, dissolving the transitional government hours after troops arrested the prime minister. Thousands of people flooded into the streets to protest the coup which undermines efforts towards a democratic government.
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Kuwait plans to pardon dissidents
25 October 2021
Kuwait’s emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah has initiated an amnesty process to pardon political dissidents and critics as part of wider political reforms in the country. The amnesty decision is expected to include the self-exiled parliamentarians who fled imprisonment after taking part in the 2011 storming of the parliament over alleged corruption and mismanagement by the government.
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Russia and China hold joint naval drills in the Sea of Japan
23 October 2021
Russian and Chinese warships conducted the first ever joint patrol in the western part of the Pacific Ocean on October 17-23, Russia’s Defence Ministry reported on Saturday.
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International partners pledge support to Libya ahead of December presidential elections
22 October 2021
On Thursday (21 October), Libya's transitional government hosted various foreign officials in Tripoli to garner support for the transition process. Around 30 delegations participated in the Libya Stabilization Conference including those representing the United Nations, European Union, African Union and the Arab League.
