BRUSSELS (AA) – The EU has been “surprised” by Tunisia’s decision banning the entry of five lawmakers, an official has said. Speaking to reporters at the European Commission’s daily news briefing, spokesperson for foreign affairs Nabila Massrali said the EU’s diplomatic representation in Tunis received “an official communication” o...
BRUSSELS (AA) – The EU foreign policy chief said Tuesday that the bloc is working for the release of Swedish EU diplomat Johan Floderus, who has been detained in Iran for more than 500 days. “We are working for his release, for him to regain his freedom,” Josep Borrell said at a plenary session on […]
ANKARA (AA) – The EU has offered assistance to Libya, where catastrophic floods after Storm Daniel have killed over 5300 people. “Harrowing images from Libya following deaths & destruction caused by floods, especially in the East of the country,” EU Council chief Charles Michel wrote on X, and expressed the EU’s ...
BRUSSELS (AA) – EU Commissioner Ylva Johansson said on Monday she has been “in weekly” contact with the family of an EU diplomat who has been detained by Iran for over 500 days. Speaking at a news conference, EU Commissioner for Home Affairs confirmed that Johan Floderus used to work for her Cabinet and called […]
New Delhi, India – AFP A broad alliance of states on Saturday unveiled ambitious plans to create a modern-day Spice Route linking Europe, the Middle East and India, boosting trade ties with potentially wide-ranging geopolitical implications. The United States, Saudi Arabia, the European Union, the United Arab Emirates and others launched...
GENEVA (AA) – The EU has said that it does not recognize the elections held in territories of Azerbaijan’s Karabakh region. “In view of the so-called ‘presidential elections’ in Khankendi/Stepanakert on 9 September 2023, the European Union reiterates that it does not recognise the constitutional and legal framework with...
ANKARA (AA) – The summer of 2023 was the hottest ever recorded, the UN’s weather agency said on Wednesday. “It was the hottest August on record – by a large margin – and the second hottest ever month after July 2023,” according to the UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and EU’s Copernicus Climate Change ...
LONDON (AA) – The EU has “strongly” condemned Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s comments on the freedom of movement of Arabs in the occupied West Bank. The EU recalled that ties between Israel and the EU should be based on respect for human rights and democratic principles, Palestine’s official news a...
LONDON (AA) – The EU has called on Israel to respect the Palestinian children’s right to education and pay compensation for the demolition of a school in the occupied West Bank. “Appalled by the demolition of the EU-funded school in Ein Samiya in the Occupied West Bank,” EU Delegation to the Palestinians wrote on X. […...
