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Sub Saharans call for boycott of Tunisian products over racial statements

Hundreds of Sub Saharans have called for the boycott of Tunisian products in reaction to treatment of Sub Saharan migrants in the North African country following racial statement made by leader Kais Saied. Several people from Sub-Saharan countries took to social media for the boycott with some hashtag calling to boycott Tunisian goods and products. […]

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Gulf Crisis: No way out of crisis, boycotting countries decide no further sanctions at Cairo meeting

Countries isolating Qatar Wednesday considered no further sanctions and called for more consultations after Doha dismissed the 13-demand list in a response handed to the quartet through Kuwait. Meeting in Cairo to decide the next steps in the crisis which opposes them to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Egypt, represented by […]

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Gulf Crisis: Cairo Calls UN to investigate Qatar’s Alleged Ransom Payment to a Terrorist Group

Egypt Thursday called for an UN Security Council inquiry into accusations that Qatar allegedly paid around $1 billion as ransom to a terrorist group in Iraq to secure the release of 26 Qatari hostages, including members of the royal family, egyptindependent.com reports. Egypt’s call came on the backdrop of the rift in relations between Qatar […]

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Mauritania Cuts Off Diplomatic Ties with Qatar

Mauritania has joined its voice to the Arab nations that cut off diplomatic ties with Qatar, which they accuse of supporting terrorism and sidelining with Iran. “The state of Qatar has linked its policies … in support of terrorist organizations and the propagation of extremist ideas,” the Mauritanian news agency said relaying a statement of […]