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EU Extends Sanctions on Russia by Six months

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 20, 2016 | World

The European Union yesterday announced its decision to extend anti-Russia sanctions until the end of July 2017. Europe adopted these sanctions which are targeted at specific sectors of the economy in July 2014 as part of the European reaction to “Russia’s practices...

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Humanitarian Truce in Aleppo is Extended to Eleven Hours

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 20, 2016 | Middle East

The Russian Defence Ministry yesterday announced the extension of today’s humanitarian truce in Aleppo by three hours i.e. until 7pm local time, to facilitate the exit of civilians and armed fighters. The original duration of the truce was 8 hours but became 11 hours...

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Al-Bashir Announces That the Ceasefire Will be Extended to the End of the Year

by Mustafa Sirri | Oct 11, 2016 | Middle East

President Omar Al-Bashir announced that the ceasefire in Sudan will be extended until the end of the year in the areas of Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kordofan. He also announced that a national mechanism would be formed to draft a permanent constitution for the...