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EU moves closer to overcoming migration feud

The head of the European Parliament said on Thursday EU countries who refuse to host refugees could instead pay more for EU migration and development projects in Africa, signalling possible compromise to end a bruising dispute in the bloc. The migration feud has divided southern and eastern EU states as well as rich destination countries

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Pompeo gave crown prince 72 hours to finish Khashoggi probe: report

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gave Saudi Arabia’s crown prince 72 hours to wrap up investigation into disappearance of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Axios reported on Thursday. According to Axios, Pompeo told the prince he had 72 hours to finish the probe to shed light into Khashoggi’s disappearance and find out if murder

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Lawlessness threatens reform measures: Ethiopian PM

Ethiopia Widespread lawlessness in Ethiopia is a threat to comprehensive reform measures in the country, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Thursday. Ahmed was speaking at a question and answer session with members of parliament. “The mob activities that the country has witnessed over the past six months is unprecedented and will remain a stain

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Nigerian politician Ibori loses appeal against UK graft conviction

LONDON (Reuters) – A Nigerian politician who was jailed in Britain for laundering tens of millions of dollars in stolen public funds through British banks and properties lost an appeal against his conviction in London on Wednesday. The Court of Appeal’s ruling against James Ibori, a former governor of oil-producing Delta State in southern Nigeria,

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At 21, Sarah Mohamed Khalif is the first Somali woman to win an election in Belgium

In the elections that took place in Belgium on Sunday, a 21-year-old Somali woman made history for becoming the first of her kind to win a seat in the council. Sarah Mohamed Khalif, who is also the first ever Somali woman to take political office in the country, has been voted to represent Belgium Socialist

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Khashoggi was beaten to death in front of Saudi consul general, then dismembered: sources

Washington Post journalist and Riyadh critic Jamal Khashoggi was drugged, murdered and his body was cut into pieces, several news outlets reported on Tuesday citing several Turkish officials speaking on the condition of anonymity. As a Turkish investigator team and prosecutors conducted a nine-hour search in Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, reports surfaced that Turkish

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UN calls for immunity lift on Saudi Consulate officials

UN human rights chief on Tuesday called for lifting the immunity of the Saudi consul general and consulate workers in Istanbul to shed light on the case of a missing Saudi journalist. Jamal Khashoggi, a columnist for the Washington Post newspaper, has long been feared killed at the consulate after he entered on Oct. 2

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Yemen on brink of world’s worst famine in the last century

Yemen could face the worst famine in the last century within the next three months if the Saudi-led coalition doesn’t halt airstrikes targeting Houthi rebels, the United Nations warned Sunday. According to the U.N.’s humanitarian coordinator Lisa Grande, 12 to 13 million people are at risk of starvation as Yemen has suffered through a bloody

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EU Foreign Affairs Council to address Khashoggi case

The European Union Foreign Affairs Council will discuss the case of missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the monthly meeting, the EU foreign policy chief said on Monday. Federica Mogherini would raise the issue at the council meeting, she told reporters in Luxembourg ahead of the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting. I will mention, obviously,

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Israel ties warming with Central Asian countries

Much has been written about the growing ties between Israel and Arab states, such as Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), but there is also great potential for stronger relations between Israel and Central Asian countries. The friendly relations between Israel and Central Asian countries go back to their foundation during

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