EU
EU official: ‘More honest’ to scrap Turkey membership talks
Middle East
November 6, 2018
EU official: ‘More honest’ to scrap Turkey membership talks
BERLIN (AP) — The official overseeing the European Union’s future enlargement says that, in the long term, it would…
EU calls for closer Egypt ties, human rights dialogue
Egypt
November 1, 2018
EU calls for closer Egypt ties, human rights dialogue
Photo caption: Ms. Marisa Matias, Chair of the European Parliament (EP) Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries, sits next to…
Japan anti-trust authorities to investigate tech giants
Business
November 1, 2018
Japan anti-trust authorities to investigate tech giants
Japan’s anti-trust authorities will probe whether tech giants such as Google and Amazon are using their market-leader positions to exploit…
Iranian spy service suspected of assassination plot in Denmark: security chief
Middle East
October 31, 2018
Iranian spy service suspected of assassination plot in Denmark: security chief
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark said on Tuesday it suspected an Iranian government intelligence service had tried to carry out…
EU air quality slowly improving but still deadly: report
Environment
October 29, 2018
EU air quality slowly improving but still deadly: report
Air pollution is slowly easing in EU countries but still causes nearly half a million early deaths each year,…
UK preparing ‘buffers’ for no-deal Brexit: minister
World
October 28, 2018
UK preparing ‘buffers’ for no-deal Brexit: minister
Britain’s finance minister pledged Sunday that “fiscal buffers” would be in place to deal with the potential chaos of…
Government to exempt EU cars from customs taxes in January: Ministry
Economy
October 23, 2018
Government to exempt EU cars from customs taxes in January: Ministry
Deputy Minister of Finance for Customs Affairs Magdy Abdel Aziz said on Tuesday that the government would exempt European cars…
Trump says US ready to bolster nuclear arsenal after vowing treaty pullout
World
October 23, 2018
Trump says US ready to bolster nuclear arsenal after vowing treaty pullout
President Donald Trump said Monday the United States is ready to build up its nuclear arsenal after announcing it…
Italy expects EU budget rejection on Tuesday: source
World
October 22, 2018
Italy expects EU budget rejection on Tuesday: source
MILAN (Reuters) – The Italian government expects the European Commission to decide for the first time ever on Tuesday to…
Germany urges other EU states to also stop arms exports to Saudi Arabia
Middle East
October 22, 2018
Germany urges other EU states to also stop arms exports to Saudi Arabia
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany wants other European Union member states to follow its example in stopping arms exports to Saudi…