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Top diplomats from Britain, France, and Germany have called on Iran to quickly return to the negotiating table over its nuclear program, a French diplomatic source said on Tuesday as the conflict between Israel and the Islamic republic raged. The countries' foreign ministers spoke late Monday with the EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas and ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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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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In an official announcement on Tuesday, the European Commission stated that it had added Lebanon, Algeria, Angola, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Laos, Monaco, Namibia, Nepal and Venezuela to the list of jurisdictions that require enhanced monitoring of their anti-money laundering efforts. At the same time, the Commission removed the United Arab ...
This is Beirut, 10/06 11:27 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Russia carried out fresh drone attacks on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and the port city of Odesa early on Tuesday, killing two people and hitting a maternity hospital, Ukrainian officials said. Moscow has escalated its attacks on Ukraine, which has hit back with strikes deep inside Russian territory, as peace talks held in Turkey fail to yield a ...
Ryan Chaba, 07/06 12:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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On June 26, 1945, just months after World War II ended, 51 nations gathered in San Francisco to sign the UN Charter. By October 24, the organization officially came into force, born from a simple but profound purpose: to prevent another global catastrophe. Envisioned as the cornerstone of a new world order grounded in peace, justice and ...
This is Beirut, 05/06 12:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Visiting EU Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Suica said Thursday that a 175 million euro package for war-torn Syria was a "clear message" of support for its reconstruction. Suica announced the package in Damascus Wednesday, saying it would focus on sectors including energy, education, health, and agriculture, helping rebuild Syria's ...
This is Beirut, 04/06 20:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
In a pioneering move toward modernizing agriculture, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union held a workshop in Lebanon focused on the integration of artificial intelligence into sustainable viticulture. Organized in coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture and the National Institute of Vine and Wine ...
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US stocks mostly slipped Monday on global trade tensions, with China rejecting Washington's accusations that it violated a pact to de-escalate tariffs, while President Donald Trump's plans to double steel levies added to strain with the EU. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.4 percent to 42,109.92, while the broad-based S&P ...
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The centrist and nationalist candidates vying for the Polish presidency were neck and neck, an exit poll showed on Sunday, each predicting victory in a vote with major implications for Poland's pro-EU government. Warsaw's liberal mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, 53, a government ally, was narrowly ahead with 50.3 percent of votes against nationalist ...