14 August 2024

EURASIA

LB US Envoy Returns to Beirut

News: Al Jazeera

US Envoy Returns to Beirut

LEBANON

Amos Hochstein, the US special envoy, who last visited Beirut in June amid intense Hezbollah-Israel conflict, returns as tensions escalate. Hezbollah’s anticipated retaliation for the recent assassination of a top commander threatens to widen the confrontation. Hochstein met with Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri, expressing optimism but acknowledging that Hezbollah's actions are linked to the ongoing Gaza conflict.

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EUROPE

SK Mass Rally Against Government

News: Euronews

Mass Rally Against Government

SLOVAKIA

Some 18,000 people gathered for the second time this week in Bratislava’s Slovak National Uprising Square demanding the resignation of the nationalist culture minister, who has been accused of attacking artistic freedom and undermining democracy.

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CAUCASUS

AR Criminal Case on Minasyan

News: CIVILNET

Criminal Case on Minasyan

ARMENIA

Prosecutors opened a new criminal investigation into Mikayel Minasyan, former President Serzh Sargsyan’s son-in-law, and 12 other unnamed individuals, alleging corruption and other crimes that have cost the state some $350 million.

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BALKANS

AL EU Aid to Tackle Wildfires

News: Euronews

EU Aid to Tackle Wildfires

ALBANIA

The wildfires spreading in Albania, Greece, and much of Europe have been assessed as deserving of EU funds. The European Commission has announced that €600 million will be injected into the mechanism to increase its aerial firefighting capacity. Albania will receive a multipurpose military plane from Romania which can carry up to 6 tonnes of water,

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AFRICA

SU US-led Geneva Peace Talks

News: Arirang News

US-led Geneva Peace Talks

SUDAN

With observers from the UN, African Union, Egypt, and the UAE in attendanceü the US-led Geneva Peace Talks are underway under the leadership of Tom Perriello, the US Special Envoy for Sudan. The warring parties however, namely the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have declined to participate and are boycotting the effort. The Sudanese civil war, which began in April 2023, is already one of the world’s worst conflicts with thousands of deaths and the displacement of over 10.7 million people.

SU US-led Geneva Peace Talks

News: Africa News

US-led Geneva Peace Talks

SUDAN

With observers from the UN, African Union, Egypt, and the UAE in attendanceü the US-led Geneva Peace Talks are underway under the leadership of Tom Perriello, the US Special Envoy for Sudan. The warring parties however, namely the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have declined to participate and are boycotting the effort. The Sudanese civil war, which began in April 2023, is already one of the world’s worst conflicts with thousands of deaths and the displacement of over 10.7 million people.

Opening session with our international and technical partners representing Switzerland, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, the African Union, and the United Nations. We are focused on ensuring parties comply with their Jeddah commitments and… pic.twitter.com/RfsYggaEaN
— U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello (@USSESudan) August 14, 2024

I’m excited to welcome my friend and partner Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Chair of the @_AfricanUnion High-Level Panel for Sudan, to these important diplomatic talks on Sudan. We share a deep sense of urgency to make progress this week towards a cessation of hostilities and expanded… pic.twitter.com/OjGJqAwpiw
— U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello (@USSESudan) August 13, 2024

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ARABIA

SA US Lifts Weapon Sale Ban

News: Firstpost America

US Lifts Weapon Sale Ban

SAUDI ARABIA

The United States said that it would resume sales of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, ending a year's long suspension. More than three years after imposing limits on human rights grounds over Saudi strikes in Yemen, the Biden administration said that it would return to weapons sales "in regular order, with appropriate congressional notification and consultation." Saudi Arabia has sought US security guarantees, a continued flow of weapons and potentially a civilian nuclear deal if it normalises relations with Israel.