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EU leaders agree for new sanctions on Iran
Brussels: European Union leaders agreed late on Wednesday on new sanctions targeting Iran for the direct attack on Israel. The EU has decided “to put in place sanctions against Iran”, European Council…
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Imran Khan’s party demands EU report on Feb 8 polls be made public
Islamabad: Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s beleaguered Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party on Monday demanded the European Union’s report on the February 8 general elections to be made public. PTI spokesperson Raoof Hasan,…
- Middle East
GCC, EU discuss Schengen visa waiver for Gulf citizens
A visa waiver process for Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) citizens in the Schengen area has been discussed between senior officials of the GCC and the European Union (EU). This came during a…
- Business
Epic Games CEO terms Apple EU App Store changes as ‘hot garbage’
San Francisco: Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games, has termed Apple changes to its App Store in the European Union ahead of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) as “hot garbage”. His company,…
- Middle East
EU foreign ministers to meet Israeli, Palestinian counterparts
New Delhi: EU foreign ministers will hold separate talks with their Israeli and Palestinian counterparts over two-state solution following the rejection of the proposal by the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, media reports…
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Video: Israel funded creation of Hamas, says EU’s Borell
European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Friday, January 19, that Israel funded the creation of the Palestinian militant group Hamas in an attempt to weaken the Palestinian Authority.…
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EU opens formal probe into Musk’s X in wake of Israel-Hamas war
London: The European Commission on Monday opened formal proceedings to assess whether Elon Musk’s X may have breached the Digital Services Act (DSA) in areas linked to risk management, content moderation, dark…
- Middle East
Iran bans Mahsa Amini’s family from travelling to receive EU prize
Tehran: The Iranian authorities have banned the family of Mahsa Amini, who died in custody, from travelling to receive the European Union’s ‘Sakharov Prize’ in her honour. On Saturday, December 9, Amini’s…
- Middle East
Carbon tax turns into climate fight at COP28
Dubai: The European Union’s plan to impose a tax on the carbon pollution emitted to make goods imported from countries like India and China has sparked a debate at the United Nations…
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Levying border adjustment tax to meet green commitments morally wrong: Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said any move on imposition of cross-border adjustment tax by developed countries to meet their green commitments is morally wrong and goes against the…
- Middle East
EU to send more humanitarian aid to Gaza during four-day truce
The European Union Commission on Wednesday, November 22, said it will use the four-day truce in Gaza Strip to step up its humanitarian aid efforts. “The European Commission will do its utmost…
- Middle East
EU launches probe into Musk’s X over Israel-Gaza war
London: The European Commission has formally opened an investigation into Elon Musk-owned X, over an alleged spreading of illegal content and disinformation, in particular the spreading of terrorist and violent content and…
- Middle East
EU warns Musk to stop disinformation on X after Hamas attacks in Israel
London: EU commissioner Thierry Breton has warned Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, saying that his X platform “is being used to disseminate illegal content and disinformation in the EU” after Hamas…
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Turkey may part ways with EU if necessary: Erdogan
Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Turkey may “part ways with the EU,” suggesting that his country may end the bid to join the European bloc. “The European Union…