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Qatar to host Arab-Islamic summit in the wake of Israeli attack
14 September 2025
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Ethiopia to lift state of emergency
16 February 2022
The Ethiopian parliament voted on Tuesday (15 February) to lift the country's state of emergency citing improvements in the security situation. Ethiopia declared a state of emergency last November when the Tigrayan fighter vowed to reach the capital, Addis Ababa.
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Saudi Arabia transfers 4% of Aramco shares to sovereign wealth fund
15 February 2022
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced the transfer of 4 percent of the Saudi oil giant Aramco’s, shares to the Public Investment Fund, the Saudi sovereign wealth fund. The transferred share are valued up to $80 billion. The move is another step by the Kingdom to diversify the economy and move it away from dependency on oil.