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Trading Peace for Firepower? Europe’s Rush to Rearm

Sarah Martin, 25/06 21:10 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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At the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in The Hague, under mounting pressure from both the Russian threat and the United States’ demands, the Alliance crossed a historic threshold: member states committed to raising defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2035. But behind the bold figure lies a fractured Europe, torn between rearmament ...

Child Vaccine Coverage Faltering, Threatening Millions: Study

This is Beirut, 25/06 09:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Efforts to vaccinate children against deadly diseases are faltering across the world due to economic inequality, Covid-era disruptions and misinformation, putting millions of lives at risk, research warned Wednesday. These trends all increase the threat of future outbreaks of preventable diseases, the researchers said, while sweeping foreign aid ...

EU Reaffirms Support for LAF Ahead of Key Partnership Council

This is Beirut, 24/06 18:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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Minister of Foreign Affairs Youssef Rajji received assurances on Tuesday that the European Union (EU) will continue its support for the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), amid growing regional tensions and internal challenges. The pledge came during a phone call between Minister Rajji and EU Commissioner for the Mediterranean Partnership Dubravka ...

Belarus frees jailed opposition leader after appeal from US

This is Beirut, 21/06 22:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Belarus freed top opposition figure Sergei Tikhanovsky and over a dozen other political prisoners on Saturday following an appeal from the White House, Minsk said, a sign of warming ties between Washington and Belarus-ally Moscow. The release came just hours after US special envoy Keith Kellogg met Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in ...

UN Refugee Chief Calls for Support to Syria to Facilitate Refugee Returns

This is Beirut, 20/06 21:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Friday urged the international community to support Syria’s recovery in order to speed up reconstruction and allow more refugees to return home, fourteen years after the start of the war. “I am here to appeal to the international community to provide more aid and support to the Syrian ...

EU Calls Emergency Meeting on Iran-Israel Conflict

This is Beirut, 15/06 22:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The European Union’s top diplomat has convened a special meeting of the 27 foreign ministers for Tuesday, focused on the conflict between Israel and Iran, “given the gravity of the situation,” a senior official from her office announced on Sunday. The videoconference “will allow for an exchange of views, coordination on diplomatic actions ...

New Equipment to Boost Lebanon’s Agricultural Exports

This is Beirut, 12/06 19:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The René Moawad Foundation donated advanced equipment for pesticide residue testing to the Lebanese Ministry of Agriculture, a move hailed as a key step toward improving food safety standards and boosting Lebanon’s agricultural exports. The new equipment was officially delivered during a ceremony marking the reopening of the ministry’s ...

Syria: The New Battleground for Influence and Investment

Liliane Mokbel, 12/06 12:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The international community appears determined to reintegrate Syria both economically and politically after decades of isolation. This momentum stands in stark contrast to neighboring Lebanon, which fears that Syria’s reconstruction will monopolize international attention, pushing its own geopolitical and economic challenges into the ...

EU and UK Strike Deal on Gibraltar's Post-Brexit Status

This is Beirut, 11/06 19:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The European Union and Britain on Wednesday sealed a "historic" deal on the status of the territory of Gibraltar, five years after Brexit. The deal will ease the flow of people and goods over the Gibraltar-Spain border, forming part of London's much-vaunted "reset" in ties with Brussels. When Britain left the EU in 2020, the relationship between ...

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