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- Ethiopian dam upsets Egypt, whilst China plays a difficult game
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- Surge in Kidnappings Threatens Humanitarian Operations in South Sudan
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- Israel’s strikes in Yemen kill at least thirty-five people
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Escalation likely in Tigray as TPLF refuses to back down
10 August 2021
The conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region is likely to escalate towards a new battle as the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) refuses to withdraw fighters from areas they captured in recent weeks. In response, the government warned that it could deploy the full force of its defensive capabilities against the Tigray region.
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Swedish diplomat Hans Grundberg appointed UN Envoy to Yemen
7 August 2021
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres named Swedish diplomat Hans Grundberg as his new Yemen envoy on Friday (6 August). Grundberg is the fourth UN envoy since the beginning of the civil war in Yemen
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Uncertainty around the negotiations with Iran on nuclear deal as new president prepares to take over in Tehran
2 August 2021
Several challenges sour the path of nuclear negotiations between Iran and the JCPOA countries. The last round of talks in Vienna concluded on 20 June with all draft deals rejected. Chief US negotiator Robert Maley said that "there is a real risk that they [Iran] are making unrealistic demands about what they can achieve in these talks."
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Paving a way for Saudi women at the Olympics
30 July 2021
Tahani Alqahtani and Yasmeen Al-Dabbagh are two Saudi Olympic athletes paving a path for Saudi women's participating in the Olympics. Their participation at the Tokyo Olympics Games comes in light of the great strides the Kingdom is making for women in various fields.
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Battlefronts back to stalemate as peace continues to elude Yemen
26 July 2021
The recent battle that erupted in Al-Baydah, centre of Yemen, has simmered like its counterpart in Marib. Groups and formations fighting the Houthis on the battlefront failed to garner sufficient support to withhold the recent gains by the legitimate government of Yemen allowing the Houthis to recapture some of the areas lost by them in the past few weeks.
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Ethiopians celebrate second filling of controversial Nile dam
24 July 2021
Thousands of Ethiopians gathered at Meskel Square in Addis Ababa as the government announced the completion of the second filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). While Egypt is relieved by the quick ending of the filling, joined by Sudan, it still calls to reach a final trilateral agreement with Ethiopia on the operation of the dam.
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Another turn in the very special but complex relationship
20 July 2021
The two strong men of the Arabian peninsula, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman and the UAE Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed, met in Riyadh on Monday (19 July) in a show of solidarity to put to rest rumours of a rift between them and their two countries.
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Washington expresses concern as tide changes in Tigray
15 July 2021
The United States has expressed concern over reports of fighting in Ethiopia's northern province of Tigray. Addis Ababa has confirmed its readiness to respond to "rebel attacks" as Tigray fighters pushed back after 8 months of fighting in which the Ethiopian government declared its victory.
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Egypt says it appreciates EU position on the GERD issue
13 July 2021
The Egyptian foreign minister, Sameh Shoukry, held meetings with several European officials in Brussels in the last days as part of an effort to explain Egypt's position on the issue of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Shoukry affirmed the importance of outlining a roadmap to reach a binding agreement on the operation of the dam.