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EU adopts framework for sanctions against crisis-hit Lebanon
Jul 31, 2021 07:28The European Union has adopted a legal framework for targeted restrictive measures against Lebanon, which has already been grappling with an economic crisis and political turmoil amid Western interference in the country’s domestic affairs.
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Belarus will not hesitate to invite Russian troops if needed: Lukashenko
Jul 30, 2021 12:28Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says he would not hesitate to invite Russian troops to the country in the event of an extraordinary foreign threat.
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Zarif censures US, E3 for trying to blackmail Iran into renegotiating nuclear deal
Jul 30, 2021 09:48Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has censured the United States and E3 or the three European parties to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal over their “ill-intention” with regard to Iran and trying to blackmail Iran into renegotiating the deal.
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160 academics urge EU to stop funding Israeli universities complicit in violations of human rights, intl. law
Jul 28, 2021 02:08A group of 160 academics have called on the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union (EU), to exclude all Israeli universities complicit in the regime’s violations of international law and Palestinian human rights from its taxpayer-funded research programs.
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EU warns Turkey against plan to open Cyprus ghost town
Jul 28, 2021 01:56The European Union (EU) has warned Turkey against opening up the abandoned Cypriot town of Varosha, criticizing the plan as a breach of United Nations resolutions.
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Concern mounts in EU over COVID-19 Delta variant
Jul 27, 2021 06:27More and more people in the EU are congregating indoors. The highly contagious Delta variant of COVID-19 is spreading like wildfire in countries like France and Spain.
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160 academics urge EU to ban Israeli universities complicit in Tel Aviv crimes
Jul 24, 2021 01:07One hundred and sixty academics from 21 countries demand that the European Union exclude all Israeli academic institutions complicit in the regime’s violation of international law and the rights of Palestinians from the EU’s taxpayer-funded research programs.
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Northern Ireland protocol clash risks ‘inevitable’ UK-EU trade war: Officials warn
Jul 22, 2021 06:27Officials are warning of a trade war between the United Kingdom and the European Union if the UK refuses to back down on its new demands for post-Brexit rules on Northern Ireland.
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Zarif, Borrell discuss JCPOA, Afghanistan
Jul 22, 2021 00:39Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the European Union Foreign Policy Chief, Josep Borrell, discussed a series of issues in a phone call, including the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal and the situation in Afghanistan.
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EU slams Turkish plans for Cyprus as 'unacceptable'
Jul 21, 2021 03:34The European Union (EU) has blasted as “unacceptable" the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s “two-state” plan for the resolution of disputes over the divided island of Cyprus.