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Deadly fire kills dozens at a hospital in Baghdad

25 April 2021

Several dozens have been killed with dozens more injured in a fire at a hospital in Baghdad, Iraq, where COVID-19 patients are being treated, according to the Iraqi Interior Ministry.

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Biden describes Ottoman-era massacre of Armenians as genocide

25 April 2021

"We remember the lives of all those who died in the Ottoman-era Armenian genocide and recommit ourselves to preventing such an atrocity from ever again occurring. We affirm the history. We do this not to cast blame but to ensure that what happened is never repeated."

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Appeals for calm after clashes in Jerusalem

23 April 2021

The EU, the US and other countries have called for calm after incidents in East Jerusalem resulted in dozens of injuries and arrests.

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‘Dancehall’ finds ground in Egypt

23 April 2021

Yara Saleh, a former engineer, has made a monumental career shift by introducing Dancehall into Egypt, providing choreography classes. The 29-year old professional dancer believes that the genre of music has the ability to unite people.

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Russian FSB breaks Islamist cell wanting to establish world caliphate

23 April 2021

TASS news agency reported on Friday that "The Federal Security Service in the Kemerovo and Novosibirsk Regions, in co-operation with the Federal Service of the National Guard Troops, has suppressed the activities of a cell of the international terrorist organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami".

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President Biden to attend crucial NATO summit in June

22 April 2021

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As battles rage in Yemen, Iran admits it has been supporting the Houthis

22 April 2021

Iran has explicitly admitted its role in supporting the Yemeni Houthi movement as they engage in battles on multiple fronts with the Yemeni government and its Arab coalition supporters. General Rostam Qasemi, one of the commander's in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, said on Wednesday (21 April) that weapons that the Houthis possess were provided by Tehran.

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Crisis in Chad following death of President Idriss Déby

21 April 2021

The situation in Chad remains tense following the shock announcement of the death of President Idriss Déby on Tuesday (20 April). He was reported killed while fighting against rebels who have been on the move since in the last days. Déby was a close ally for France and had ruled the country for around 30 years. Déby was heading for his sixth term as president after leading in the presidential elections held earlier this month.

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Deadly fire kills dozens at a hospital in Baghdad

Biden describes Ottoman-era massacre of Armenians as genocide

Appeals for calm after clashes in Jerusalem

‘Dancehall’ finds ground in Egypt

Russian FSB breaks Islamist cell wanting to establish world caliphate

President Biden to attend crucial NATO summit in June

As battles rage in Yemen, Iran admits it has been supporting the Houthis

8-22 April 2021 - A fortnightly digest of news and developments in and around Nagorno-Karabakh

Crisis in Chad following death of President Idriss Déby