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Italian Foreign Minister Meets Syria’s New Leader in Damascus

This is Beirut, 10/01 13:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani met Syria's new ruler Ahmad al-Shareh in Damascus Friday, state media said, in the latest such visit from a European diplomat since the fall of Bashar al-Assad. State news agency SANA did not give further details about Tajani and Shareh's discussions, just over a month after Islamist-led rebels seized ...

Kallas: EU Ready to Lead Ukraine Support 'if US Not willing'

This is Beirut, 09/01 13:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The EU's foreign policy chief on Thursday said that she hopes the United States will keep supporting Ukraine after president-elect Donald Trump takes office and that if not, the EU was ready to take the lead. "I'm really sure that all the other members, and hopefully also the United States, are ready to continue with the support to Ukraine," Kaja ...

A Herculean Task for the New President

Michel Touma, 09/01 10:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The moment of truth is upon us—the time for decisive choices and a critical turning point for the country. Regardless of the outcome of the January 9 election, the election of Lebanon's 14th president presents a historic opportunity to claim the country’s rightful place in the emerging regional order. The new president will immediately face ...

Top European diplomats urge inclusive transition in Syria visit

This is Beirut, 03/01 12:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The European Union backs a peaceful, inclusive transition in Syria, top French and German diplomats said Friday as they visited Damascus to meet with new leader Ahmed al-Chareh. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock were in the Syrian capital for talks on behalf of the European Union, in the ...

Moscow Opposes NATO and EU Troop Deployment to Ukraine

This is Beirut, 2024-12-30 11:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russia is against the deployment of Western peacekeeping troops to Ukraine as part of any settlement to end the nearly three-year conflict, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said. Talk of the possible stationing of foreign troops in Ukraine to enforce any peace deal is circulating in Western capitals, with French President Emmanuel Macron and ...

Georgia’s New President Sworn in Amid Political Showdown

This is Beirut, 2024-12-29 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Georgia inaugurated a ruling party loyalist as president in the midst of a political showdown on Sunday, moments after Tbilisi's outgoing pro-EU leader declared herself the "only legitimate president". The inauguration of former footballer Mikhail Kavelashvili is set to further escalate a months-long political crisis that has seen huge ...

Ministry of Agriculture Condemns Israeli Attacks

This is Beirut, 2024-12-29 10:55 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Ministry of Agriculture condemned the ongoing Israeli attacks on Lebanon's agricultural sector, including the recent destruction of the seedling multiplication project built in Wadi Houjair in 2020 with funding from the European Union and support from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). In a ...

Fifty Tons of EU Aid Expected in Syria on December 31

This is Beirut, 2024-12-27 15:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Some 50 tons of EU-funded medical supplies that were flown to Turkey from Dubai are expected to enter Syria on December 31, a UN health official told AFP on Friday. The supplies, which were sent from a European Union stockpile in Dubai, landed in Istanbul early on Thursday and were to be driven to the border in the coming days. "The supplies are ...

Jordan Foreign Minister Hold Talks With Syria's New Leader

This is Beirut, 2024-12-23 12:58 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi expressed his country's support for Syria's reconstruction in a meeting with its new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Monday, in the latest visit to Damascus by a high-profile delegation since Bashar al-Assad's overthrow. It was the first trip to Syria by a senior Jordanian official since Assad's ...

Trump’s Shadow Looms Over EU Summit as Ukraine Appeals for Unity

This is Beirut, 2024-12-19 11:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Donald Trump loomed large over EU leaders Thursday at their last summit before he reclaims power in the United States, with President Volodymyr Zelensky saying only transatlantic unity can "save" Ukraine. The upheaval in Syria after the toppling of Bashar al-Assad, and how to deal with the new leadership, was also high-up on the agenda of the ...

France Counts Cyclone Cost as Aid Reaches Mayotte

This is Beirut, 2024-12-18 18:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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French authorities Wednesday searched for survivors and raced to supply aid as they sought to work out the full scale of the devastation wrought by Cyclone Chido on the Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte. France's President Emmanuel Macron will be in Mayotte on Thursday, his office announced, with officials warning of a death toll reaching ...

Zelensky Huddles With European Leaders as Trump Looms

This is Beirut, 2024-12-18 18:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets NATO chief Mark Rutte and key European leaders in Brussels Wednesday to strategise over Russia's war ahead of Donald Trump's return to power in the United States. This evening's gathering was due to involve leaders from Germany, Poland, Italy, Denmark, The Netherlands and the European Union's main ...

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