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Protests erupt across Tunisia
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Protests erupt across Tunisia

20 January 2021
Tunisia's capital, Tunis, witnessed a fourth straight night of street protests, in what doesn't seem to be a short-lived moment of unrest. Youth, in mostly working-class neighbourhoods, clashed with riot police as protestors took to the streets in about 15 locations. There are calls for further protests on social media as more than than 600 had been arrested. 
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GEU Podcast: What does President Biden mean for the EU-US relationship? – with Dr Dan S. Hamilton
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GEU Podcast: What does President Biden mean for the EU-US relationship? – with Dr Dan S. Hamilton

20 January 2021
After four years of Donald Trump, the EU and US seem more distant than ever. In this episode of Global Europe Unpacked, Will Murray speaks to Dr Dan S. Hamilton from the Wilson Center in Washington DC, about what the Joe Biden presidency means for the Transatlantic relationship.
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Iran looms large on Biden's Middle East agenda
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Iran looms large on Biden's Middle East agenda

20 January 2021
A new nuclear deal could address Iran’s aggressive policies in the Middle East, Antony Blinken the Secretary of State designate told his senate confirmation hearings on Tuesday. Blinken told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the administration of President-elect Joe Biden would seek a “longer and stronger deal.”
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Qatar says GCC countries should have dialogue with Iran
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Qatar says GCC countries should have dialogue with Iran

19 January 2021
Qatar is urging Gulf Arab nations to initiate dialogue with Iran stating Doha's willingness to broker dialogue. The Qatari foreign minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, has been calling for such dialogue for a long time. Sheikh Mohammed said that the government was “hopeful that this would happen and we still believe this should happen.”
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Lavrov explains Russia's role in Karabakh
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Lavrov explains Russia's role in Karabakh

19 January 2021
Sergei Lavrov dismissed suggestions that Nagorno-Karabakh be annexed to Russia and said that the status issue needs to be resolved between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Lavrov indicated that there will be a role for the OSCE Minsk Group in resolving the status problem. Lavrov was speaking at the annual marathon new year press conference where he reviewed the work of his ministry in 2020.