par This Is Beirut, 16/09 12:23 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
France will propose Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne to serve on the European Commission after the shock resignation of Brussels heavyweight Thierry Breton, President Emmanuel Macron's office said on Monday. Sejourne "meets all the necessary criteria", the Elysee Palace said, highlighting his previous experience leading the liberal Renew group ...
par This Is Beirut, 16/09 14:19 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Germany will expand border controls from Monday to the frontiers with all nine of its neighbors to stop irregular migrants, in a move that has sparked protests from other EU members. Berlin announced the sweeping measure following a string of deadly extremist attacks that have stoked public fears and boosted support for the far-right Alternative ...
par This Is Beirut, 20/09 11:48 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Friday that she had arrived in Kyiv to offer support ahead of winter, as Russia keeps up its bombing campaign of Ukraine's energy infrastructure. "My eighth visit to Kyiv comes as the heating season starts soon, and Russia keeps targeting energy infrastructure," she wrote on X, formerly Twitter, along with a ...
22/09 18:13 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A military “escalation” is not in Israel's “interest,” warned White House spokesman John Kirby on Sunday, following days of high tension in the Middle East. “We don't believe that escalating this military conflict is in their interest,” he said on ABC television, assuring that the United States shared this sentiment "directly" with ...
par This Is Beirut, 28/09 18:07 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
EU Recommends All Airlines Avoid Lebanese and Israeli Airspace Airlines should avoid Lebanese and Israeli airspace for the coming month, the European Union said Saturday, amid an escalation in air strikes and rocket fire between Israel and Hezbollah. The European Commission and European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) warned in a statement ...
par This Is Beirut, 30/09 11:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The European Commission announced on Monday the allocation of €10 million in humanitarian aid for the people of Lebanon affected by the escalating hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel. This emergency funding aims to address the most urgent needs, such as protection, food assistance, shelter, and healthcare. “The European Union remains ...
par This Is Beirut, 30/09 12:51 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
European foreign ministers will hold emergency talks Monday on the situation in Lebanon, Brussels said, as Israel presses on with air strikes after killing Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. A spokesman said the bloc's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell had convened a video meeting at 1500 GMT "to discuss the EU's response to the latest ...
par This Is Beirut, 04/10 20:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Friday that nationality and gender are "sufficient" for an EU country to grant asylum to Afghan women, who have seen their rights stifled under Taliban rule. Since Taliban authorities seized power in Afghanistan in 2021, they have imposed an austere interpretation of Islam and progressively driven women ...
