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Mali junta adopts ‘charter’ for 18-month transition government, opposition rejects it
Sep 13, 2020 11:25Mali’s military junta has vowed to establish an 18-month transition government as fear over the role of military hampers efforts aimed at restoring political calm to the African country following a coup last month.
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ECOWAS: Mali junta has one week to name civilian president, prime minister
Sep 08, 2020 10:41According to Press TV, the leaders of the15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) declared in a statement at the end of a summit on Monday that the junta in Mali had until September 15 to introduce a president and prime minister, emphasizing that they had to be civilian figures.
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Tunisian police kill three militants after officer stabbed to death
Sep 06, 2020 14:45Police in Tunisia have chased and shot dead three militants after they attacked two police officers, killing one of them.
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Libya arms embargo totally ineffective: UN official
Sep 03, 2020 11:39A United Nations (UN) official has warned of “blatant” violations of the arms embargo on conflict-ridden Libya, where warring sides have been receiving direct and indirect support from foreign patrons.
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Imam Hussein, martyred for justice
Aug 30, 2020 10:27Imam Hussein (PBUH), the third Shias' Imam, and his 72 companions were martyred in the Battle of Karbala in southern Iraq in 680 AD after fighting courageously for justice against the much larger army of the Umayyad caliph, Yazid I.
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Mali junta, W. Africa mediators agree on ‘certain points,’ talks to continue
Aug 24, 2020 15:12West African mediators say they have reached an agreement with the junta that has seized power in Mali on “a number of points,” but some issues remain to be hammered out during the talks aimed at restoring civilian rule to the country.
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Latin America passes 250K COVID-19 death toll amid warning of poverty surge
Aug 21, 2020 12:02The number of coronavirus fatalities across Latin America has surpassed the 250,000 mark as the pandemic continues to overwhelm the region that has become the world’s worst-hit so far.
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US must swiftly end catastrophic presence in Afghanistan: Iran
Aug 19, 2020 05:39Iran has dismissed as “utterly bogus” the claims in some US media reports that other states are offering bounties to Taliban militants for killing American troops in Afghanistan, saying Washington must end its “catastrophic presence” in the war-torn country instead of blaming others for the crisis there.
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COVID-19 cases surpass 21 million; France, South Korea see resurgence
Aug 16, 2020 11:54The new coronavirus has so far infected 21,468,279 people and claimed the lives of at least 771,181 others across the world since it first emerged late last year, according to figures released by the Johns Hopkins University.
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Iran keen to use capacities available in Africa, Latin America: Spokesman
Aug 10, 2020 08:40Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman said the Islamic Republic is determined to enhance its trade ties with Africa and Latin America.