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22 Apr
The move comes two years after neighboring countries decided to end their boycott of Qatar.
10 Mar
New talks at NATO headquarters have not broken the deadlock. Turkish objections to Sweden's and Finland's bid to join NATO still stand. Meanwhile, officials and experts question Ankara's dedication to the alliance.
18 Jul 2022
Tribal groups have agreed to end a blockade of Libya's oil production facilities after Tripoli installed a new leader at the National Oil Company (NOC). The move comes amid high global demand for oil.
26 Jun 2022
Josep Borrell, the EU's foreign policy chief has called for Russia to end its blockade of Ukrainian ports. His comments come ahead of a meeting of the bloc's 27 foreign ministers.
5 Jun 2022
Lithuania proposed a naval coalition of the willing to lift Russia's blockade on Ukraine grain. Is this practical?
14 Feb 2022
A judge in Canada has ordered protesters to stop blocking a bridge between Canada and the US city of Detroit. The dayslong demonstration has snarled trade and sparked worries from Washington.
7 Mar 2021
Supporters of the Yemeni Huthi rebels take to the streets of the rebel-held capital Sanaa to protest against the blockade imposed on their country by the Saudi-led military coalition.
6 Mar 2021
States in Nigeria, especially those in the country’s south, may still be feeling the effects of the weeklong strike by the AUFCDN as the price of food stuff is yet to go back to normal. The most important question is how does this affect Nigerians and what lessons did the country as whole learnt from this strike?⁣ However, prices of food in the market have continued to remain high even after lifting the blockade. GuardianTV went to some markets in Lagos and spoke with buyers and sellers on how to avoid future blockade. ⁣
5 Mar 2021
Northern traders lift blockade on food supply to South
3 Mar 2021
Here is why you should pick up a copy of The Guardian on Thursday.⁣ Here are some of the stories to look out for when you grab a copy of The Guardian on the newsstands on Thursday.⁣
10 Jan 2021
In a diplomatic breakthrough, Saudi Arabia is set to open its borders and airspace to neighboring Qatar following a prolonged crisis.

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