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Saudi Arabia and allies restore diplomatic relations with Qatar as summit hails a new dawn in regional relations
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Saudi Arabia and allies restore diplomatic relations with Qatar as summit hails a new dawn in regional relations

6 January 2021
The theme of unity and solidarity dominated the summit, and was the basis of the document known as the Al Ula Declaration, signed by the leaders  at the end of the meeting. The EU has welcomed the results of the Al Ula summit describing them as "significant developments as they will considerably strengthen regional stability and restore GCC unity and cooperation in full."
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Commentary: GCC leaders will meet this week to seek a unified approach to tackle many challenges ahead
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Commentary: GCC leaders will meet this week to seek a unified approach to tackle many challenges ahead

4 January 2021
Leaders from the six nation Gulf Co-operation Council meet in Saudi Arabia this week. After months of discussions the rift between Qatar and other GCC members appears to have been healed, opening the prospect for a unified approach to the challenges ahead.
Noman Ahmed
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Georgia marks 88th birthday of Patriarch Ilya II
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Georgia marks 88th birthday of Patriarch Ilya II

4 January 2021
Ilya II is considered the most important unifying figure in Georgian society, and commands great respect throughout the country. Despite the fact that the Church in recent years has been embroiled in a number of scandals respect for the patriarch has remained very high.
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GCC: cooperation key in facing current challenges
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GCC: cooperation key in facing current challenges

4 January 2021
The forty-first session of the Supreme Council of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf will be held tomorrow in Al-Ula Governorate, in Saudi Arabia.  The summit is expected to provide a real opportunity to overcome a number of challenges facing the region, the most important of which is the unity of the Gulf  states efforts to confront the pandemic and restore economic growth for the countries of the region.
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More than a hundred people killed in Islamist violence in Niger
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More than a hundred people killed in Islamist violence in Niger

4 January 2021
It was one of the deadliest days in Niger's living memory, as the country grapples with ethnic violence and Islamic militancy. According to local mayor Almou Hassane, those responsible travelled on "about 100 motorcycles". In seperate incidents five French soldiers were killed last week in neighbouring Mali