par This Is Beirut, 13/05 13:49 - Reading : less than a minute
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati refuted on Monday the “ongoing campaigns against the government regarding the Syrian displaced file” that indicate, in his opinion, “a clear approach aimed at obscuring the truth for populist purposes and hindering the government's work with futile disputes and debates.” He reaffirmed the government's ...
par Michael Al Andary, 13/05 16:33 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The billion Euro aid, to be given by the European Union to Lebanon to help the country alleviate the burden of hundreds of thousands of Syrians living in its territory, still raises question marks on the reason, timing and circumstances of this “gift,” which will be discussed on Wednesday by the Parliament. The donation was only offered after ...
par This Is Beirut, 14/05 15:03 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The EU passed a major reform of its asylum system on Tuesday, which seeks to harden its border policies ahead of an expected right-wing surge in the upcoming European elections. The EU gave the final green light on Tuesday to a landmark overhaul of its migration and asylum policies that will see hardened borders and responsibility shared among ...
par Samar Kadi, 15/05 15:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
According to Ziad el Sayegh -expert in public policy, refugee and migration issues, the Syrian and Iranian regimes are manipulating the massive presence of Syrian migrants in Lebanon to serve their own agendas. The issue of the massive presence of Syrian migrants and refugees on Lebanese territory for more than 13 years, has been thrust to the ...
24/05 11:39 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The "National Campaign for the Repatriation of Syrian Refugees " called on its supporters, Lebanese expatriates and friends of Lebanon to "massively participate" in the sit-in that will be held in front of the Palace of Justice in Brussels on Monday, May 27, to press the European Union to help Lebanon return the refugees to their country. This ...
par This Is Beirut, 24/05 21:01 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The European Union is studying whether it could play a role monitoring the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt after Israel's war with Hamas ends, officials said Friday. The 27-nation bloc set up a mission in 2005 to help monitor the crossing, but that was suspended two years later after militant Islamists Hamas took control of ...
par This Is Beirut, 26/05 19:36 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell hosted Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa on Sunday for international talks on building up the Palestinian Authority to eventually take over Gaza rule from Hamas. A "strong" Palestinian Authority is needed to bring peace in the Middle East, Borrell said just before going into the meeting with ...
par This Is Beirut, 27/05 12:13 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday that a UN court ruling telling Israel to stop its offensive in Gaza's Rafah must be implemented, as European ministers met Arab counterparts in Brussels. Israel has continued to strike Rafah as its government has dismissed Friday's ruling from the International Court of Justice. Hamas and the ...
par This Is Beirut, 27/05 20:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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EU foreign ministers agreed Monday to call a meeting with Israel to get it to explain its actions in its Rafah offensive despite a UN court ruling, the bloc's top diplomat said. "We got the necessary unanimity to call for an association council with Israel to discuss the situation in Gaza," EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said. Israel has ...
par This Is Beirut, 28/05 11:39 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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EU foreign ministers have a "significant" discussion about sanctioning Israel if it continues to flout international humanitarian law, said Irish Foreign Minister Michael Martin on Monday. “There was a very clear consensus about the need to uphold the international humanitarian legal institutions,” Martin told reporters following the Foreign ...
par This Is Beirut, 02/06 14:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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France's far-right National Rally (RN) party holds a commanding lead in voting intentions for upcoming European Parliament elections, according to an opinion poll published on Sunday. Voting intentions remained "very volatile", however, said the Elabe institute, which conducted the polls for broadcaster BFMTV and weekly La Tribune Dimanche. "One ...
par This Is Beirut, 03/06 17:28 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Britain, France, and Germany late on Monday submitted a resolution to the UN nuclear watchdog's board, censuring Iran over its lack of cooperation with the agency despite US opposition, two diplomats said. It was the latest of numerous diplomatic maneuvers by Western powers who fear Iran might be seeking to develop a nuclear weapon -- a claim the ...
