Photo: Bloomberg Israel is actively wooing populists in the EU with a view to dilute the bloc’s position on the Palestinian issue. he Middle East European Common Policy, since its formation in early 1970s, is seriously under threat. The first to be hit is the likely Europe position on Palestine and other major Arab issues….
Charity workers and volunteers arrive in London after retracing the steps of refugees and migrants heading through France to reach Great Britain. A solidarity march for migrants has reached its final destination in London, 10 weeks after setting off from the Italian border. Hundreds of charity workers and volunteers, who retraced the steps of refugees…
More than 8,998 police officers and 3,077 army soldiers among public employees dismissed by emergency decree. Some 18,632 people have been sacked, including 8,998 police officers, 3,077 army soldiers [Burak Kara/Getty Image] Turkish authorities have ordered the dismissal of more than 18,500 state employees over alleged links to “terrorist” organisations, according to an emergency decree published…
(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Pope Francis, center, flanked by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, left, and Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, reads his message outside the St. Nicholas Basilica on the occasion of a daylong prayer for peace in the Middle East in Bari, southern Italy, Saturday, July 7,…
Turkey’s new presidential system will officially enter into force on Monday. That will give President Recep Tayyip Erdogan powers that no democratically elected leader of Turkey has ever had. On July 9, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will take his oath of office in parliament. Turkey will thus officially move from a parliamentary system to a presidential system….
In this edition of Insiders we look at a worrying phenomenon sweeping across Europe: antisemitism. In recent years it has been manifesting itself in threats, intimidation, and both verbal and physical attacks. There have even been been several murders, notably in France. Why is this happening and who is to blame? The extreme right and neo…
A recent summit saw the domestic contradictions in EU nations coming to the fore; the focus is increasingly on getting Turkey and Libya to stop those fleeing from conflict. In the last week of June, political developments within Germany and the recent resurgence of the right in many countries in the continent led to migration…
FILE PHOTO: Chinese and U.S. flags are set up for a meeting during a visit by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao at China’s Ministry of Transport in Beijing, China April 27, 2018. PHOTO/COURTESY: REUTERS/Jason Lee In Summary Senior Chinese officials, including Vice Premier Liu He and the Chinese government’s top diplomat, State Councillor Wang…
Authored by Alex Gorka via The Strategic Culture Foundation, The predictions have come true about the emergence of a new defense group that will change the European security environment. On June 25, the defense chiefs from nine EU countries signed off on the creation of a new force called the European Intervention Initiative (EII), which is spearheaded by French…
Horst Seehofer revealed he is set to quit his crucial cabinet post and key role as leader of her coalition partners because he believes the Chancellor is soft on immigration. ANGELA Merkel is holding crisis talks today to try and save her political future after her interior minister said he was ready to quit over…