The presidential elections in Belarus will take place this Sunday, 9 August, and early voting has already started. “During the electoral campaign, the Belarusian people have shown unprecedented political mobilisation in favour of free elections and democracy. The peaceful mobilisation of the society has been met so far with unacceptable further restrictions on freedoms of…
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Lebanon: EU deploys 100 firefighters
The European Union «offers full support to the Lebanese people» reads the declaration of the Commissioner Lenarcic issued in the afthermath of the Beirut blasts. «The civil protection mechanism has been activated at the request of onne & is coordinating the urgent deployment of more than 100 highly qualified firefighters, with vehicles, dogs and equipment»…
Russia sends mobile hospital to Beirut
Russian Ministry of Emergency announced that five planes were immedialtey sent to Lebanon transporting mobile medical hospital for injured and specialists in search and rescue with equipment to work in the debris in the aftermath of explosion that occurred at Beirut Port on August 4. https://twitter.com/thearabsource/status/1290920999500881921?s=21 The Ministry’s press office told radio Sputnik: “Five planes…
Beirut Blasts: Borrell expresses «total support» to Lebanon
The European Union top diplomat Josep Borrell expressed his solidarity and support to people of Liban, the families of the victims, and the authorities following the violent explosions, ruining the port of Beirut. L’Union européenne exprime sa pleine solidarité et son total soutien aux familles des victimes, au peuple et autorités libanaises suite aux violentes…
Beirut port destoyed by massive explosion
A huge explostion has hit the Lebanese capital, Beirut, causing widespread damage and injuring many people, officials said. It is not yet clear what caused the explosion in the port area of the city. Video posted online showed a large mushroom cloud and destroyed buildings, broken glass and dust in surrounding area. Watch the scene…
Jalalabad: IS prisoners at large
A gunbattle between militants and Afghan security forces raged at a prison in the eastern city of Jalalabad on August 3, Monday, with at least 24 people killed after the overnight assault led to a mass jailbreak. The attack began on August 2, Sunday evening with car bomb detonated at the prison gate, and there…
EU sanctions ‘Cloud Hopper’
The EU Council decided to impose restrictive measures against six individuals and three entities responsible for or involved in various cyber-attacks. These include the attempted cyber-attack against the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), and those publicly known as ‘WannaCry’, ‘NotPetya’, and ‘Operation Cloud Hopper’. The sanctions imposed include a travel ban and…
EU-UK negociations to continue in August
Negotiations between the United Kingdom and the European Union delegations will continue into October, the British government said, ending only days before a key meeting of EU leaders the bloc says is the deadline for the two sides to reach a comprehensive trade agreement. We have today published the latest timetable for our talks with…
EU Council recommends travel list
Following a review under the recommendation on the gradual lifting of the temporary restrictions on non-essential travel into the EU, the Council updated the list of countries for which travel restrictions should be lifted. As stipulated in the Council recommendation, this list will continue to be reviewed regularly and, as the case may be, updated….
EU €63M Remdesivir contract with U.S.Gilead
#COVID19 European Commission has signed a contract with the pharmaceutical company Gilead on July 28 to secure treatment doses of Veklury, the brand name for Remdesivir. The medicine Remdesivir, sold under the brand name Veklury, is a broad-spectrum antiviral medication developed by the California biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences Inc. It is administered via injection into…
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