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Europeans defend Palestinian NGOs against Israeli terror charges

Nine European countries have said that they have seen "no substantial evidence" to support Israel's allegations that six Palestinian civil society groups are terrorist organizations and would not change their policies on supporting the groups. The rare joint statement was a major rebuke of Israel, which backlisted the groups as terrorist organizations last October but […]

Fighter jets and spare parts reach Ukraine from US, EU

Ukraine has received fighter planes and aircraft parts to bolster its air force in the face of Russia’s invasion, the Pentagon said Tuesday, declining to specify the number of aircraft or their origin. The announcement comes a week after US President Joe Biden unveiled an $800 million military aid package for Kyiv, including heavier equipment […]

Libyan FM angry at EU migrant policy

Libya’s foreign minister on Friday criticized a system of deterring migrants from reaching European shores that she argued fails to address the root of the problem and has so far only served the interest of EU states. Her comments are the latest stab at EU policies that fund forces such as the Libyan coast guard, […]

Mikati gains international support in Glasgow climate meeting

Prime Minister Najib Miqati received Monday a dose of European and American support, on the sideline of Glasgow U.N. climate summit, al-Jadeed television said. American and European leaders, however, urged Miqati “to preserve stability and to adhere to the government's program.” They also stressed the necessity of addressing the repercussions of the diplomatic Lebanon-Gulf crisis […]

12 European states condemn new Israeli settlement plans

A group of 12 European countries on Thursday urged Israel to scrap plans for the construction of more than 3,000 settler homes in the occupied West Bank. A day after the U.S. criticized the plan, France, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Norway, the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden said in a joint statement that […]

G20 to hold talks on Afghanistan

G20 leaders will hold a virtual summit on Tuesday to discuss Afghanistan, with the Italy-hosted talks focused on the humanitarian and security situation following the takeover by the Taliban. Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, whose country holds the rotating G20 presidency, has been pushing to widen the global discussion on Afghanistan to countries including Russia […]

Dune 2021 in Perspective: A Tale of Lofty Intentions buried under somebody else’s Sandcastles -- PART II

By Emad El-Din Aysha, PhD ... There are problems with costumes too and makeup and hairdos. The Harkonnens here are all bald, in emulation of the Baron. But in the original novel they are bronze blonds and have big lips, and in the old movie they are redish blond and have a distinct haircut, and […]

G7 says Afghanistan needs concerted international action

G7 foreign ministers called on Thursday for the international community to unite in its response to the crisis in Afghanistan to prevent it from escalating further, a statement issued by British foreign minister Dominic Raab said. “The G7 Ministers call on the international community to come together with a shared mission to prevent the crisis […]

EU leaders want Israel to stop expanding settlements

The governments of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK have called on Israel to drop its plans to illegally build hundreds of new houses in an area of the occupied West Bank which would isolate a Palestinian neighborhood. “We urge the government of Israel to reverse its decision to advance the construction of 540 […]

Sudanese legal blusters over Ethiopia in Nile dispute

KHARTOUM: Sudan has warned it could take legal action against Ethiopia if it goes ahead with plans to fill a mega-dam on the Blue Nile without a deal with Khartoum and Cairo. Water Minister Yasser Abbas also said in a tweet that Ethiopia has raised “objections” to an invitation by Sudan to attend three-way talks […]

Truth as fiction with three kidnapped Italians

Three men have been arrested for masterminding the kidnapping of two Italians who were held captive in Syria for three years, Italian police said Tuesday. Over the course of 2016, the three who were arrested — all from the northern Brescia province — had convinced two businessmen from the area to travel to Turkey. One […]

Russians bring Saudi satellite to the night skies

Saudi Arabia’s locally made satellites “Shaheen Sat” was launched on Monday along with several others from 18 different countries aboard the Russian Soyuz rocket. Shaheen Sat – one of the two satellites designed and made in Saudi Arabia - will be used for photography and maritime tracking purposes. Among the 38 foreign satellites in total, the […]

US hopeful about ceasefire propsects in Yemen

The U.S. State Department said on Thursday that “some hopeful progress” has been made toward a ceasefire in Yemen, but more commitment was needed from the parties to the civil war. The comments were in a statement on a just-concluded visit to the region by Timothy Lenderking, the U.S. special envoy for Yemen, aimed at […]

Italy brushes off responsibility for Nice slaughter

The Italian government was in no way to blame for allowing a Tunisian migrant accused of killing three people in a church in neighbouring France to enter Europe, the interior minister said on Friday. The suspect in Thursday’s attack in Nice, Brahim Aouissaoui, reached the Italian island of Lampedusa on Sept. 20 aboard a small […]

EU threatens sanctions for Turkey East Med drilling

The EU on Friday urged Turkey to halt its drilling activities in contested waters in the Mediterranean and ordered EU officials to speed up work aimed at blacklisting some Turkish officials linked to the energy exploration. Tensions are mounting to breaking point between Turkey and Greece over Turkey’s drilling work near the Mediterranean island of […]

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