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GENERAL AFFAIRS

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - March 18, 2022: HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs (R) receives HE Bashar Al Assad, President of Syria (L). ( Hassan Al Menhali for the Ministry of Presidential Affairs )
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Syria re-enters the international diplomatic arena

Last March, news reported by Reuters had a historic echo about Syrian diplomatic relations after 12 years after the outbreak of the war that had caused the breakdown of diplomatic relations.

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The Tunisian president refuses the IMF recommendations

The President of Tunisia, Kais Saied, rejected the “dictations” of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), an institution that conditions the granting of a loan to Tunisia on economic reforms and the elimination of public subsidies.

Religious dissensions in Ukraine

Tensions between the Ukrainian state and Orthodox priests loyal to Moscow Oleksii Danilov: They are “FSB employees in cassocks”. The Ukrainian law enforcement forces are not fighting against religion

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Latvia reintroduces compulsory military service

The Latvian parliament voted on Wednesday to reintroduce mandatory military service for eligible men starting next year, citing risks to regional security in the context of the war launched by Russia against neighboring Ukraine.