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EU Considers Using Frozen Russian Assets for Ukraine

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-12 23:07 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Brussels on Tuesday, suggested diverting profits generated from frozen Russian state assets as a move toward channeling funds amounting to billions of euros to Ukraine, according to EU officials. Brussels proposed hiving off profits earned from frozen Russian state assets Tuesday, a step towards sending funds worth billions of euros to Ukraine, ...

EU Urges Hungary Not to Block Ukraine Aid

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-11 15:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The European Union is urging Hungary not to block aid for Ukraine, as concerns rise over potential obstacles to European support for the war-torn nation, coinciding with doubts about U.S. backing due to opposition from Republicans in Congress. On Monday, the EU Foreign Policy Chief, Josep Borrell, urged the bloc to enhance its support for ...

Swedish Diplomat Held by Iran Accused of Links with Israel

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-10 16:58 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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EU diplomat Johan Floderus from Sweden, detained in Iran, has been accused of cooperating with Israel. Floderus is facing trial for "corruption on earth," a charge regularly used by the Islamic Republic against its opponents. Iranian authorities have accused a Swedish EU diplomat, held in a Tehran prison for more than 600 days, of conspiring with ...

Army Foils Clandestine Emigration Attempt

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-01 15:58 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Lebanese army announced on Friday that it thwarted a clandestine emigration attempt by sea through its maritime border surveillance and anti-smuggling and illegal immigration unit. Syrian families, including children, had embarked from Abdeh (Akkar) heading to Cyprus. The boat experienced a technical problem a few kilometers off the coast. An ...

Von Der Leyen Names Her European Commission Lineup

1970-01-01 02:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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After weeks of fierce political horse-trading, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen unveiled Tuesday her new top team to help steward the EU through the next five years of global uncertainty. Faced with Russia's war in Ukraine, the potential return of Donald Trump as US president and competition from China, the formation of the new ...