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Commentary: A moratorium on the death penalty can offer a basis for a new EU-GCC relationship
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Commentary: A moratorium on the death penalty can offer a basis for a new EU-GCC relationship

25 February 2021
The EU and the six GCC countries are looking for ways to develop their relations amid a changing international context. Human rights remain an issue. A ten year moratorium on capital punishment can offer a good basis for renewed EU-GCC relations argue the commonspace.eu editorial team in this commentary.
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EU will support COVID-19 vaccination program in Africa
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EU will support COVID-19 vaccination program in Africa

24 February 2021
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced last Friday that the EU will provide €100 million in humanitarian assistance to support vaccination programs in Africa that will be led by the African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. The funding is necessary for countries with critical humanitarian needs and fragile health systems.
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Turkey, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan hold trilateral meeting
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Turkey, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan hold trilateral meeting

24 February 2021
The foreign ministers of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan held a trilateral meeting in Ankara on Tuesday (23 February). Hailing the results of the meeting Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said his country wants to work closely with Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan as part of its "Asia Anew" initiative, which it launched in 2019 to improve ties with Asian countries
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US Envoy tours Gulf region in a bid to end Yemen's war
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US Envoy tours Gulf region in a bid to end Yemen's war

23 February 2021
The US Special Envoy to Yemen, Timothy A. Lenderking, is scheduled to begin an extended tour of the Gulf region in a diplomatic effort to bring an end to Yemen's six year conflict. The visit by Lenderking comes as Houthi forces reach closer to the city of Marib where forces loyal to Yemen's recognised government are trying to defend the last northern governorate in their hands.