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

UN Secretary General calls for resumption of political process on Western Sahara
10/05/2021 - Eric Apim | 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

The humanitarian situation in Syria makes the political process of normalisation urgent
09/30/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | 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.
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Blanca Moreno-Dodson: "The move from the World Bank to the UN is a natural evolution for the CMI"

Blanca Moreno-Dodson: "The move from the World Bank to the UN is a natural evolution for the CMI"
09/22/2021 - Interview by Frédéric Dubessy | 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

Paris plans international conference on Libya's new governmentlessness
09/22/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | 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.
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Bashar al-Assad elected for a fourth term with 95% of the vote

Bashar al-Assad elected for a fourth term with 95% of the vote
05/28/2021 - Eric Apim | 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

Ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian armed groups
05/21/2021 - Eric Apim | 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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UN wants to stop bloody escalation between Israel and Palestinian armed groups

UN wants to stop bloody escalation between Israel and Palestinian armed groups
05/12/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
ISRAEL / PALESTINE. Israeli fighter jets and helicopter gunships strike Gaza and Palestinian armed groups in the occupied territories rain rockets and mortars on Israel on the morning of Wednesday 12 May 2021. Version française
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Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots meet around the same table

Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots meet around the same table
04/29/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
CYPRUS. Four years after the failure of the last talks, the representatives of the Republic of Cyprus and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, meet in Switzerland to discuss their differences.
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Libya's economic outlook: Oil fuel for future investments

Libya's economic outlook: Oil fuel for future investments
04/15/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LIBYA. Its foreign exchange reserves and oil windfall have returned to pre-revolution levels, allowing Libya to invest in its future. The 2021 budget currently under discussion reveals the priorities of the new government.
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Libya's economic outlook: A huge cake to share

Libya's economic outlook: A huge cake to share
04/15/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LIBYA. The tempo is accelerating for many countries wishing to participate in the economic battle currently being waged around reconstruction and oil. The diplomatic ballet continues to grow in Tripoli. But the dancers are not all on the same footing.
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Christian Graeff: "The has-beens are now out of the game in Libya"

Christian Graeff: "The has-beens are now out of the game in Libya"
04/09/2021 - Interview by Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LIBYA. In an exclusive interview granted to econostrum.info, Christian Graeff, French ambassador to Libya from 1982 to 1985, gives a less than optimistic assessment of the future of this country torn apart by its divisions for ten years. The ninety-seven year old diplomat however gives the keys to avoid a "Syrianization" of Libya.
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U.S. will again provide financial assistance to Palestinians

U.S. will again provide financial assistance to Palestinians
04/08/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
PALESTINE / UNITED STATES. The Joe Biden administration decided on Wednesday evening, April 8, 2021, to reopen the floodgates of aid to Palestine, despite the unfavorable opinion of Israel. 235 million (€198 million) will be allocated to the overall budget of the United Nations Relief and Works...
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The (priority) tasks of the new Libyan executive and the (indelible) stains of the previous ones

The (priority) tasks of the new Libyan executive and the (indelible) stains of the previous ones
04/08/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LIBYA. Who will lead the Libya of tomorrow? Today, no name stands out, except those of the former contenders: Fayez al-Sarraj, Khalifa Haftar and Saif el Islam Gaddafi. The analysis of their candidacies by the experts of econostrum.info disqualifies them all because of their past mistakes.
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The new Libyan governance: An equation with several unknowns

The new Libyan governance: An equation with several unknowns
04/07/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LIBYA. Libya has entered a new era since Fayez Al-Sarraj and Khalifa Haftar finally decided to throw in the towel. Their withdrawals have allowed for the emergence of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum and a new interim governance. Part 1/5
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EU wields carrot and stick in its relations with Turkey

EU wields carrot and stick in its relations with Turkey
03/26/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
EU / TURKEY. The members of the European Council are blowing hot and cold on the troubled issue of their relations with Recep Tayyip Erdogan and are putting Turkey under observation for two months.
Cyprus, diplomacy, Eastern Mediterranean, European Council, European Union (EU), Greece, international relations, Lebanon, Mediterranean, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Syria, terrorism, Turkey, United Nations

Three Mediterranean countries will need external food aid in 2021

Three Mediterranean countries will need external food aid in 2021
03/08/2021 - Eric Apim | Environment
MEDITERRANEAN. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) lists forty-five countries that will need external food aid in 2021. Three of them are in the Mediterranean. version française
Africa, coronavirus crisis, ESCWA, Eswatini, European Union (EU), FAO, food deficit, food security, Lebanon, Libya, Mediterranean, North Africa, Syria, United Nations, wheat

The fall of the Lebanese Pound, mirror of an exsanguinated economy

The fall of the Lebanese Pound, mirror of an exsanguinated economy
03/03/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
LEBANON. While their country has been without a government for the past six months, the Lebanese are seeing their economy sink further and further, as is their currency, which now trades on the parallel market at £10,000 to $1.
 version française
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Israel to supply 5,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine to the Palestinians

Israel to supply 5,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine to the Palestinians
02/01/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
ISRAEL / PALESTINE. Accused by several organisations of forgetting the Palestinians in its vaccination plan against coronavirus, the State of Israel is finally going to supply 5000 vaccines to the Palestinian Authority's medical teams.
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Libyan Political Dialogue Forum opens door to national elections

Libyan Political Dialogue Forum opens door to national elections
01/21/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
LIBYA. The Libyan Political Dialogue Forum has approved the mechanism for selecting the executive branch of government to enable national elections to be held at the end of December 2021. version française
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Syria plunged into a deep economic crisis

Syria plunged into a deep economic crisis
01/21/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions
SYRIA. In the face of the economic crisis in Syria and historically high food prices, 13 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance according to the UN. version française
Assad, coronavirus crisis, Covid-19, economic and financial crisis, economic situation in Syria, Geir Pedersen, Homs, Mark Lowcock, OCHA, Soueïda, Syria, Syrian conflict, Tartous, United Nations, United States, WFP, World Food Programme

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