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New Consulate General in the UK

The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, George Kotsiras, travelled to the United Kingdom for a two day visit (28-29.01.2025) for the inauguration of the Hellenic Consulate General in Manchester. The new diplomatic mission of the Hellenic Republic in the UK is already

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U.S. Contractors in Gaza

According to Reuters and the Times of Israel, U.S. contractors staff checkpoints in Gaza during the truce period. A U.S. security firm hired more than a hundred of ex-special forces contractors to assist at checkpoint inspections in Gaza during the ongoing cease-fire.

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EBRD’s new VP visits Turkey

Matteo Patrone, Vice President for Banking at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), is set to visit Turkey from 22 to 26 July, and will be Mr Patrone’s first official visit to the country in his new role as EBRD Vice President.

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Strong energy deal between IPG-Vietnam

The International Partners Group (IPG) co-led by the UK and EU, and also comprising Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Norway and the US, welcome and endorse the Resource Mobilisation Plan for the Just Energy Transition Partnership with Viet Nam. Today, the

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G20: El-Sisi meets Scholz, Erdogan

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on the sidelines of the G20 summit in India. The leaders discussed ongoing and future economic cooperation initiatives, additional to opportunities to further increase German investment in Egypt, particularly in the

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Türkiye, S. Arabia, Pakistan defence talks

The Trilateral Defense Committee of Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan held its inaugural meeting in Riyadh, according to the written statement made by the Ministry of Defense of Saudi Arabia, Anadolu Agency reported. According to the statement, Deputy Defense Minister Celal Sami

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U.S. Commerce Secretary visits China

US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo arrived in Beijing with a dual mandate: sell more American goods and services to China and try to convince China’s leaders that the policies she’s in charge of aren’t meant to hobble their economy. As Bloomberg commentators

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Niger junta expels French ambassador

Niger’s junta, which seized power in a coup on July 26, said on Friday August 25, it has ordered French ambassador Sylvain Itte to leave the country within 48 hours, as relations between the West African country and its former colonial ruler

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Turkish foreign minister visits Baghdad, Irbil for talks

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will be traveling to Iraq this week to visit Baghdad Wednesday and the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) capital Irbil Thursday. Fidan is scheduled to hold talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani, Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, and

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