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EU Calls on Israel to Explain Gaza Offensive

EU foreign ministers agreed Monday to call a meeting with Israel to get it to explain its actions in its Rafah offensive despite a UN court ruling, the bloc's top diplomat said. "We got the necessary unanimity to call for an association council with Israel to discuss the situation in Gaza," EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said. Israel has ...

EU's Foreign Policy Chief Seeks Enforcement of ICJ Gaza Ruling

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday that a UN court ruling telling Israel to stop its offensive in Gaza's Rafah must be implemented, as European ministers met Arab counterparts in Brussels. Israel has continued to strike Rafah as its government has dismissed Friday's ruling from the International Court of Justice. Hamas and the ...

EU Hosts Talks to Strengthen Palestinian Authority for Gaza

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell hosted Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa on Sunday for international talks on building up the Palestinian Authority to eventually take over Gaza rule from Hamas. A "strong" Palestinian Authority is needed to bring peace in the Middle East, Borrell said just before going into the meeting with ...

EU Studying Possible Role Monitoring Rafah Crossing

The European Union is studying whether it could play a role monitoring the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt after Israel's war with Hamas ends, officials said Friday. The 27-nation bloc set up a mission in 2005 to help monitor the crossing, but that was suspended two years later after militant Islamists Hamas took control of ...

Sit-in in Brussels on Monday to Press for Repatriation of Syrians

The "National Campaign for the Repatriation of Syrian Refugees " called on its supporters, Lebanese expatriates and friends of Lebanon to "massively participate" in the sit-in that will be held in front of the Palace of Justice in Brussels on Monday, May 27, to press the European Union to help Lebanon return the refugees to their country. This ...

The Intelligent Recap: This Week's AI News Report

Good evening and welcome to The Intelligent Recap. It's Friday, May 17th, the 224th day of the war in Gaza. In local news: The main political event of the week was the parliamentary meeting debating the European Union aid package, while Lebanon prepares for the summer season. In international news: Gaza developments, the Arab summit in Bahrain ...

EU Nations Push for New Migration Solutions Beyond Borders

Fifteen European Union countries, led by Denmark and the Czech Republic, are calling for “new solutions” to facilitate the transfer of migrants to countries outside the European Union, including during rescue operations at sea. These fifteen countries, including Italy and Greece, but not Hungary, want to go further than the migration pact ...

Attacker in Slovak PM Assassination Attempt Detained

The gunman who shot Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico multiple times and wounded him on Wednesday has been detained by the police, the country's president said. Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico was battling life-threatening wounds Wednesday after officials said he was shot multiple times in an assassination attempt condemned by European ...

EU's Aid Over Syrian Migrants: Three Questions to Migration Expert Ziad El Sayegh

According to Ziad el Sayegh -expert in public policy, refugee and migration issues, the Syrian and Iranian regimes are manipulating the massive presence of Syrian migrants in Lebanon to serve their own agendas. The issue of the massive presence of Syrian migrants and refugees on Lebanese territory for more than 13 years, has been thrust to the ...

The European Union at a Critical Crossroads!

The European Union (EU) faces a myriad of challenges spanning political, security, economic and monetary spheres. Debates within EU circles and among leaders often revolve around how to effectively address these challenges, ensuring the sustainability of the common union project while propelling it forward towards new directions. This includes ...

EU Approves Landmark Asylum System Overhaul

The EU passed a major reform of its asylum system on Tuesday, which seeks to harden its border policies ahead of an expected right-wing surge in the upcoming European elections. The EU gave the final green light on Tuesday to a landmark overhaul of its migration and asylum policies that will see hardened borders and responsibility shared among ...

EU to Lebanon: Take the Money and Keep the Syrian Migrants

The billion Euro aid, to be given by the European Union to Lebanon to help the country alleviate the burden of hundreds of thousands of Syrians living in its territory, still raises question marks on the reason, timing and circumstances of this “gift,” which will be discussed on Wednesday by the Parliament. The donation was only offered after ...