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The World Trade Organization WTO logo is seen at the entrance of the WTO headquarters in Geneva on April 9, 2013. Reuters
Sudan Takes Major Step towards Joining WTO
Khartoum-Next July has been set by the World Trade Organization (WTO) as a date for processing Sudan’s official application on joining the 160-member international organization. Sudan’s official application to join the most powerful legislative and judicial body...Caption:
A view of the destroyed terminal building at Donetsk airport, east Ukraine. It is a year since the conflict erupted when rebels occupied state buildings in the city and Luhansk. Photograph: Alexander Ermochenko/EPA
EU Envoys Extend Economic Sanctions on Russia until End-January – Sources
The European Union’s Brussels ambassadors agreed on Tuesday to extend until the end of January the economic sanctions against Russia in the absence of significant progress on resolving the conflict in Ukraine, diplomatic sources said, noting that the measures...Caption:
Syrian rescuers work on pulling a body out from under the rubble of a destroyed building following a reported Syrian regime forces attack at the Tariq al-Bab neighborhood in the rebel-held area of the northern city of Aleppo on June 20, 2016. AFP
European Sources: U.S. Bet on Russia and Iran Proves Gullible
Paris-European diplomatic sources keeping up with developments concerning the Syrian crisis say that U.S. President Barack Obama is spot-on when he deems settlement in Syria to a political solution solely. No one believes that the Syrian civil war can be put to an end...Caption:
Tunisia’s new President Beji Caid Essebsi attends the ceremony of transfer of power at the Carthage Palace in Tunis December 31, 2014. Veteran politician Essebsi was sworn in as Tunisian president on Wednesday, giving the country a democratically elected leader four years after an uprising ousted autocrat Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali. REUTERS/Anis Mili (TUNISIA – Tags: POLITICS)