This is Beirut, 24/02 23:08 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The European Union on Monday eased sanctions on Syria's energy, transport and banking sectors in a bid to help the country's reconstruction after the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Syria's new leaders have been clamouring for the West to ease sanctions imposed on Assad's regime during the civil war. But Europe and other powers have ...
Christiane Tager, 21/02 22:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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$14 billion! That is the historic and no less colossal amount of damage caused by the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel. This sum includes both material damage and economic losses. The reconstruction costs are estimated at around $12 billion. For Nassib Ghobril, chief economist at Byblos Bank, economic losses amount to at least $3 ...
This is Beirut, 18/02 12:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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EU chief Ursula von der Leyen told US envoy Keith Kellogg on Tuesday that Europe wants to work with Washington for peace in Ukraine, and is ready to do more to arm Kyiv. "Financially and militarily, Europe has brought more to the table than anyone else. And we will step up," von der Leyen wrote on X after meeting Kellogg in Brussels. "We want to ...
This is Beirut, 17/02 16:41 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The EU is pressing its member states to bolster supplies of key weaponry to Ukraine this year, including air defences, missiles and at least 1.5 million artillery shells, a proposal seen by AFP Monday said. Europe is scrambling to offer backing to Kyiv after US President Donald Trump blindsided allies by launching peace efforts with Russia over ...
This is Beirut, 17/02 05:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was prepared to deploy troops to Ukraine if needed, hours before European leaders meet in Paris on Monday to address Washington's shock policy shift on the war. US President Donald Trump sidelined Kyiv and its European backers last week by calling his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to talk about ...
This is Beirut, 16/02 12:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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A year after Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died behind bars, his supporters held memorial events on Sunday, with hundreds risking reprisals by visiting his grave in Moscow. Throughout the morning, people braved glacial temperatures to file past Navalny's grave in Moscow's Borisovskoye cemetery, defying warnings that authorities would ...
This is Beirut, 15/02 20:05 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called Saturday for the creation of a European army, as he insisted Kyiv and its backers on the continent must be listened to in peace talks with Russia. Speaking at a gathering of top policymakers in Munich, the Ukrainian leader said that with the return of President Donald Trump to the White House Europe ...
This is Beirut, 14/02 15:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The EU vowed Friday to respond "firmly and immediately" to trade barriers after US President Donald Trump unveiled tariffs that could hit both allies and competitors. The European Commission said Trump's plans were "a step in the wrong direction" that heightened economic uncertainty and disrupted the efficiency of global markets. "The EU will ...
This is Beirut, 13/02 23:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Thursday a proposal for reciprocal tariffs targeting countries that impose duties on U.S. imports, according to Reuters. This measure, which could take effect in the coming weeks, is part of his administration's protectionist policy aimed at strengthening economic and national security. "Today is a great ...
This is Beirut, 13/02 19:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Thursday that the European Union was working toward swiftly easing Syria sanctions as Paris hosted a conference on the transition in the war-torn country after president Bashar al-Assad's fall. Islamist-led rebels toppled Assad in December after a lightning offensive. The new authorities, headed by ...
This is Beirut, 13/02 09:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani is to attend an international conference in Paris on Thursday on the political transition after Islamist-led rebels seized power from president Bashar al-Assad in December. The trip will be the first such official visit to Europe for talks by the top diplomat of post-Assad Syria after he attended the ...
Ali A. Hamadé, 11/02 09:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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With Donald Trump beginning a second term in the White House, Europe finds itself at a pivotal moment in an evolving geopolitical landscape. His first term had already shaken the transatlantic alliance by casting doubt on US security commitments to Europe. Now, his return is fueling heightened concerns and deepening mistrust among European ...