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As peace talks in Yemen stall, US imposes new sanctions

21 May 2021

The United States announced Thursday (20 May) sanctions against two senior leaders of the Houthi group in Yemen due to their role in continuing offensive in Marib, exacerbating the humanitarian situation and paralysing peace talks.

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'Landmine Free South Caucasus 2021' kicks off with children at a Tbilisi school thanking deminers across the region

21 May 2021

The campaign, Landmine Free South Caucasus, is a collaborative effort by organisations from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia working with international partners to raise awareness of landmine issues in the region.

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EU highlights importance of the humanitarian-development-peace nexus approach in delivering humanitarian action

21 May 2021

The European Council has expressed serious concern at the unprecedented scale of humanitarian needs, the shrinking of humanitarian space, and the growing funding gap.

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15 civilians killed in an attack on a baptism in Burkina Faso; prime minister declares “fight against terrorism cannot be exclusively military”

21 May 2021

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Blinken and Lavrov gently get to know each other at Iceland meeting

20 May 2021

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov approached their first face-to-face meeting, which took place in Iceland on Wednesday (19 May), with caution, and gently started getting to know each other. The two senior diplomats have many more meetings in front of them as they try to adjust US-Russia relations.

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US waives sanctions against companies behind Nord Stream 2

20 May 2021

Washington is against Nord Stream 2, but sanctions against the company are not in the national interest, The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.

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Ceasefire could be agreed soon between Hamas and Israel

20 May 2021

A high-ranking member of Palestine's Hamas said on Wednesday (19 May) that he believes a ceasefire may be reached between Israel and Palestinian resistance groups in Gaza within one to two days. The ceasefire would only involve the Gaza frontline and will not include clashes in the West bank and other fronts.

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Saudi Foreign Minister is hopeful about talks between Riyadh and Tehran, but describes contacts so far as "exploratory"

19 May 2021

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister, Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud, has said his country is hopeful after talks with Iran, but described them as being at an early stage.

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As peace talks in Yemen stall, US imposes new sanctions

'Landmine Free South Caucasus 2021' kicks off with children at a Tbilisi school thanking deminers across the region

EU highlights importance of the humanitarian-development-peace nexus approach in delivering humanitarian action

15 civilians killed in an attack on a baptism in Burkina Faso; prime minister declares “fight against terrorism cannot be exclusively military”

6-20 May 2021 - A fortnightly digest of news and developments in and around Nagorno-Karabakh

Blinken and Lavrov gently get to know each other at Iceland meeting

US waives sanctions against companies behind Nord Stream 2

Ceasefire could be agreed soon between Hamas and Israel

Saudi Foreign Minister is hopeful about talks between Riyadh and Tehran, but describes contacts so far as "exploratory"