Hezbollah and the Reluctance for a Wider War: Cui Bono?
Brussels (4/11 – 25) It’s an old story, a broken record: war crimes in the Middle East, encouraged and stoked by outsiders with their...
Israel’s Muddled Strategy in Gaza
Time to Make Hard Choices If devastation is the goal, Israel’s military campaign in the Gaza Strip has been a resounding success. More than...
A Tit-for-Tat with Uncle Sam: China Puts the Screws on Exotic Mineral Exports
Brussel, Frankfurt (16/11 – 23) A levying of embargoes and export bans, the imposition of sanctions, erection of fearsome “license” (= restriction) protocol: there’s...
EU Ministers Narrow Gaps on Fiscal Rules, Eye End-year Deal
BRUSSELS, Dec 8 (Reuters) – France, Germany and the EU executive expressed hope on Friday that EU governments would reach an agreement on the...
King Charles’s Tie and a Cancelled Meeting With the Greek PM Reignite Debate Over the Return of the Parthenon Marbles
When King Charles III appeared at COP28 wearing a matching tie and pocket square emblazoned with the Greek flag, he sent a message — whether...
Greece, Cyprus to Start Construction on $2.05b Power Connector Next Year
Electricity cable is ultimately planned to connect with Israeli power grid Construction of a 1.9 billion-euro ($2.05 billion) section of an electricity cable that will connect...
President Wickremesinghe Delivers IMF Deal for Sri Lanka
Copenhagen (13/11 – 37.5) When Ranil Wickremesinghe took over as Sri Lanka’s president in July after a popular uprising ousted his predecessor, the South...
UNESCO Presented in Sarajevo the Project “building Trust in Media in South-east Europe: Support to Journalism as a Public Good”, With the Support of the European Union
On 1 December 2023, UNESCO officially presented in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the project “Building Trust in Media in South-East Europe: Support to Journalism...
Bedbug Hoax Targeting Tourists in Greece, Authorities Warn
Greece’s health ministry has asked police to help tackle bedbug hoaxers trying to scare foreign tourists out of some Athens short-term rental apartments. On...
Easiest Opponent for Title Holder Manchester City in UEFA Champions League “Last-16 Draw”
Nyon, Manchester, Milan (19/12 – 31) The group phase of the 2023-2024 UEFA Champions League is to conclude this month. Names of the sixteen...