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The Lebanese street can now count on thirteen MPs to make its voice heard

05/17/2022 | Society / Institutions

LEBANON. The final results of the Lebanese legislative elections show a decline of the parliamentary bloc constituted by Hezbollah, the Amal movement and the Free Patriotic Current which loses its majority.

More than €6 billion in pledges for Syria

05/12/2022 | Society / Institutions

SYRIA. Organised by the European Union in Brussels, the donors' conference for Syria raised $6.7bn (€6.36bn) in pledges.

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Morocco and Spain officially end diplomatic crisis between the two kingdoms

04/08/2022 | Society / Institutions

MOROCCO / SPAIN. After almost a year of crisis, the time has come for Spain and Morocco to return to more friendly relations and a consolidation of bilateral cooperation beneficial to both countries.

Madrid joins Rabat's position on the future of Western Sahara

03/22/2022 | Society / Institutions

SPAIN / MOROCCO. The Spanish government is making a complete turnaround of its forty-six year old policy by joining the position of Morocco and its autonomy plan for Western Sahara.

UN fears new Libyan fracture

$UN fears new Libyan fracture$

03/17/2022 | Society / Institutions

LIBYA. Once again divided between East and West, with two rival Prime Ministers in office in Tripoli, Libya worries the UN, which sees all the reunification work undertaken under its aegis over the past two years gradually disintegrating.

UN subsidises North Macedonia's SDG investments

02/15/2022 | Environment

NORTHERN MACEDONIA. The Green Finance Facility promoted by the Government of North Macedonia will be funded with $7.9 million from the UN Joint Fund for Sustainable Development.

Guterres calls for "once and for all resolution of the Western Sahara conflict"

01/25/2022 | Society / Institutions

MAGHREB. Conflict resolution is one of the five priorities of the UN Secretary General who wants dialogue to resume in Western Sahara.

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UN calls for political and economic reforms in the Palestinian Territories

01/20/2022 | Society / Institutions

PALESTINE / ISRAEL. Speaking before the UN Security Council, Tor Wennesland expressed alarm at the budgetary situation of the Palestinian Authority, which he described as "disastrous" and "threatening its stability".

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Albania becomes a member of the UN Security Council

01/03/2022 | Society / Institutions

ALBANIA. Since Saturday 1 January 2022, Albania has joined - together with Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, Gabon and Ghana - the United Nations Security Council as a non-permanent member.

Libya's December 24 presidential polls in trouble

12/20/2021 | Society / Institutions

LIBYA. Intimidation of candidates, theft of voter's cards, fraud, difficulties in deciding on appeals, list of contenders not yet published, the Libyan presidential election scheduled for December 24, 2021 should be postponed.

The UfM points out the untapped potential of integration in the Mediterranean

11/30/2021 | Society / Institutions

MEDITERRANEAN. Gathered in Barcelona for their 6th Regional Forum, the foreign ministers of the Union for the Mediterranean have exchanged on the progress made since the adoption of the roadmap of the organisation in 2017.

Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi files his candidacy for the Libyan presidency

11/16/2021 | Society / Institutions

LIBYA. The International Conference for Libya has reaffirmed the need to hold the presidential elections on 24 December 2021. Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi has officially declared himself a candidate.

Libyan National Election Commission opens nominations

11/09/2021 | Society / Institutions

LIBYA. The Libyan National Electoral Commission announces the opening of candidacies for the first presidential election since the country's independence and the legislative elections.

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Libyan elections to be held on 24 December 2021

10/26/2021 | Society / Institutions

LIBYA. At the end of the International Conference for the Stability of Libya, representatives of foreign delegations and international institutions pledged their support to the electoral commission to organise transparent elections.

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UN Secretary General calls for resumption of political process on Western Sahara

10/05/2021 | Society / Institutions

WESTERN SAHARA. In his annual report on the situation in Western Sahara, Antonio Guterres regrets a "greatly deteriorated situation" over the past year.

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The humanitarian situation in Syria makes the political process of normalisation urgent

09/30/2021 | Society / Institutions

SYRIA. The humanitarian crisis in Syria is becoming increasingly worrying as the political process of normalisation is slow to get underway after a decade of conflict.

Blanca Moreno-Dodson: "The move from the World Bank to the UN is a natural evolution for the CMI"

09/22/2021 | Society / Institutions

MEDITERRANEAN. The director of the Centre for Mediterranean Integration (CMI), Blanca Moreno-Dodson, tells econostrum.info exclusively about her transition from the World Bank to the United Nations and her new mandate: the implementation of the MDG 17 on partnerships in the Mediterranean. The CMI remains and will remain based in Marseille.

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Paris plans international conference on Libya's new governmentlessness

09/22/2021 | Society / Institutions

LIBYA. While the Libyan Parliament has just voted a motion of censure against the transitional government, France wants to maintain the electoral calendar in this country and proposes an international conference on Libya in Paris.

Bashar al-Assad elected for a fourth term with 95% of the vote

05/28/2021 | Society / Institutions

SYRIA. Without any suspense, Bashar el-Assad came out on top in the presidential election, obtaining 95.1% of the votes.

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Ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian armed groups

05/21/2021 | Society / Institutions

ISRAEL / PALESTINE. After eleven days of deadly clashes, Israeli authorities and Palestinians from Hamas and Islamic Jihad agreed to a ceasefire.

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