This Is Beirut, 2024-10-04 20:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Friday that nationality and gender are "sufficient" for an EU country to grant asylum to Afghan women, who have seen their rights stifled under Taliban rule. Since Taliban authorities seized power in Afghanistan in 2021, they have imposed an austere interpretation of Islam and progressively driven women ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-09-30 12:51 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
European foreign ministers will hold emergency talks Monday on the situation in Lebanon, Brussels said, as Israel presses on with air strikes after killing Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. A spokesman said the bloc's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell had convened a video meeting at 1500 GMT "to discuss the EU's response to the latest ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-09-30 11:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The European Commission announced on Monday the allocation of €10 million in humanitarian aid for the people of Lebanon affected by the escalating hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel. This emergency funding aims to address the most urgent needs, such as protection, food assistance, shelter, and healthcare. “The European Union remains ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-09-28 18:07 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
EU Recommends All Airlines Avoid Lebanese and Israeli Airspace Airlines should avoid Lebanese and Israeli airspace for the coming month, the European Union said Saturday, amid an escalation in air strikes and rocket fire between Israel and Hezbollah. The European Commission and European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) warned in a statement ...
2024-09-22 18:13 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A military “escalation” is not in Israel's “interest,” warned White House spokesman John Kirby on Sunday, following days of high tension in the Middle East. “We don't believe that escalating this military conflict is in their interest,” he said on ABC television, assuring that the United States shared this sentiment "directly" with ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-09-20 11:48 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Friday that she had arrived in Kyiv to offer support ahead of winter, as Russia keeps up its bombing campaign of Ukraine's energy infrastructure. "My eighth visit to Kyiv comes as the heating season starts soon, and Russia keeps targeting energy infrastructure," she wrote on X, formerly Twitter, along with a ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-09-16 14:19 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Germany will expand border controls from Monday to the frontiers with all nine of its neighbors to stop irregular migrants, in a move that has sparked protests from other EU members. Berlin announced the sweeping measure following a string of deadly extremist attacks that have stoked public fears and boosted support for the far-right Alternative ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-09-16 12:23 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
France will propose Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne to serve on the European Commission after the shock resignation of Brussels heavyweight Thierry Breton, President Emmanuel Macron's office said on Monday. Sejourne "meets all the necessary criteria", the Elysee Palace said, highlighting his previous experience leading the liberal Renew group ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-08-29 18:37 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The European Union on Thursday called for "immediate" humanitarian pauses to allow the polio vaccination of all children in the Gaza Strip, which last month recorded its first case of the disease in 25 years. The World Health Organization and UN children's fund UNICEF are planning two vaccination drives across the territory in coming weeks, ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-08-23 12:11 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iran's new Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, has called for dialogue with the European Union to resolve bilateral issues, following a phone call with the bloc's top diplomat. "The Islamic Republic of Iran welcomes the development of relations with the European Union in an environment based on mutual respect," Araghchi said in a statement issued ...
Rami Rayess, 2024-08-21 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
In addition to the significant economic challenge posed by Brexit, the security dimension was equally, if not more, crucial from a strategic perspective, given its serious implications for both Europe and Britain. The United Kingdom's departure from the European Union deprived it of access to shared European security and intelligence systems, ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-08-16 16:43 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The European Union's top diplomat Josep Borrell said Friday he would propose sanctions against Israeli government "enablers" of Jewish settler violence, following a deadly attack on a village in the occupied West Bank. "Day after day, in an almost total impunity, Israeli settlers fuel violence in the occupied West Bank, contributing to endanger ...