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Terror attacks targeted Tunisia's democratic path: MEPs call for more EU support

The 18 March terrorist attacks on the Tunis Bardo museum were clearly directed against Tunisia’s transition to democracy, as the “lone success story of the ‘Arab Spring’”, said MEPs in a debate with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on...

Inter-religious dialogue: the way to defeat extremism

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A minute of silence to commemorate the victims on the Germanwings flight at the opening of the...

Amid Yemen unrest, UNICEF warns of grave child rights abuses, spike in deaths

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Children at the Radfan Basic School in Al-Shaikh Othman district, Aden, Yemen.

IMF Executive Board Completes Sixth Review under Burundi’s ECF Arrangement, Augments Access and Approves US$6.9 Million Disbursement

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Monday completed the sixth review of Burundi’s economic performance under the program supported by an Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement.1 The Board’s decision enables the immediate...