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Qatar to host Arab-Islamic summit in the wake of Israeli attack
14 September 2025
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- Ethiopian dam upsets Egypt, whilst China plays a difficult game
- UN General Assembly vote highlights Israel's isolation
- Surge in Kidnappings Threatens Humanitarian Operations in South Sudan
- NATO States remain on Heightened Alert as Russia and Belarus Launch Military Drills
- Israel’s strikes in Yemen kill at least thirty-five people
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Iranian foreign minister says relations with neighbours are a priority
1 September 2021
The new Iranian foreign minister, Amir Abdollahian, says he is determined to follow a "balanced, active and smart diplomacy based on principles of dignity, wisdom and prudence" stressing that neighbours and Asia were his government's first priority.
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USAID accuses Tigray rebels of looting its warehouses causing a humanitarian crisis
1 September 2021
Amid increasing violence in the fighting between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), who also have the support of other regional forces, civilians continue to bear the brunt of the suffering due toi difficulties with distributing humanitarian aid.
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Egypt to launch satellite by university students next year
31 August 2021
Egypt is preparing to launch a new satellite next year designed and made by Egyptian university students, according to Mohamed El Qousi, the head of the Egyptian Space Agency (EgSA). The project, called 'universities satellites', is a collaboration with Japan.
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Friends and rivals meet in Baghdad amidst a changing regional dynamic
30 August 2021
The Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership, held in the Iraqi capital on Saturday (28 August) brought many regional countries together including those who are usually at odds with each other. The conference was co-hosted by Iraq and France and was the first large gathering of Arab leaders in Baghdad since 2012.
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Israeli PM in Washington to make case against Iran nuclear deal
26 August 2021
With the Iranian nuclear file expected to regain momentum after the summer break, Israeli prime minister, Naftali Bennett, is keen on making a case against reaching an agreement as he visits the United States. Bennett meets US president Joe Biden today in Washington.
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Slow progress in Yemen despite "rare international consensus"
24 August 2021
UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths warned on Monday (23 August) at a Security Council session that 5 million Yemenis are on the brink of famine. The US ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, called the Houthis to accept a ceasefire without pre-conditions.
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More turmoil in Ethiopia
17 August 2021
In Ethiopia's Tigray region fighting has resumed between government forces and the local Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) forces. On Friday (13 August), government forces took control of Maychew and Ambalagie, which are both strategic towns in the southern part of Tigray. The government forces are reportedly also planning to advance towards the region's capital, Mekelle.
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Skirmishes in Yemen's Hodeidah
16 August 2021
Several fighters from both the Yemeni government and the Houthi movement were killed on Sunday (15 August) as clashes renewed on the Yemeni western province of Hodeidah. The province is the focus of the Stockholm agreement signed in 2018 and established a ceasefire in the province.
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Sudan will hand over ex-president Omar Al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court
12 August 2021
“The Council of Ministers has decided to hand over the wanted people to the ICC,” the Sudanese foreign minister, Mariam Al-Mahdi, said on Wednesday (11 August), according to the official SUNA news agency. This was announced during her meeting with the new chief prosecutor of the Court in The Hague, Karim Khan, who is visiting Sudan's capital, Khartoum, this week.