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UK’s new PM scraps Rwanda deportation scheme, declaring it ‘dead and buried’

The newly elected British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has said he is scrapping his predecessor’s controversial policy to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda, describing the scheme “dead and buried before it started”. On his first full day as a Prime Minister, Starmer announced that the Rwandan deportation scheme will be nullified, noting that it was expensive […]

Former Spanish FM calls on EU to play “a leading role” in settlement of Sahara conflict

The European Union is called upon to play a “leading role” in reviving talks between the parties for the final settlement of the conflict over the Sahara, underlined former Spanish Foreign Minister Ana Palacio.   The status quo in the Sahara – and in the Maghreb more broadly – cannot last, noted the former Spanish […]

Egypt to acquire US 12 CH-47F Chinooks to revamp helicopters fleet

US plane maker Boeing will manufacture 12 CH-47F Chinooks for Egypt as the Arab country moves to modernize its military helicopter fleet. The US Army has awarded Boeing a $426 million contract for the aircraft. The contract comes more than seven months after the US State Department approved the foreign military sale on May 26 […]