EU ministers of foreign affairs today on May 15 held a video conference, chaired by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell. đź”´ LIVE NOW: Press Conference with @josepborrellf on today's #FAC https://t.co/0uH3xaNGlP — European External Action Service – EEAS 🇪🇺 (@eu_eeas) May 15, 2020 They had an in-depth discussion on the Middle…
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EU diplomacy sidelined Yemen conflict
At present there is a visible diplomatic apathy in the EU, regarding the protracted Yemen conflict, blaming on too many foreign actors, stirring the ongoing feud, which have already degraded into proxy war through involvement of multiple external players, supplying belligerent parties with weapons. However the revenues of arms exporters, namely the Europeans. are not…
Russia supplies Syria with S-300 air defense in fortnight
Within fortnight the Syrian army will receive from Russia S-300 air-defense missiles to improve its combat capabilities following the downing of a Ilyushin Il-20 in Syria, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said. (Image: illustration). Putin discusses with Assad supply of S-300 air defense systems to Syria https://t.co/LSMhApLzc7© Donat Sorokin/TASS pic.twitter.com/27NMsZ5OeD — TASS (@tassagency_en) September 24, 2018 “A modern…
Israel strengthens ties with Baltic Republics
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began his visit in Lithuania, saying he hoped to deepen ties with eastern EU nations as Brussels blasted Israel’s plans for fresh settlements in the West Bank. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has begun a groundbreaking visit in Lithuania, saying he hopes to deepen ties with eastern EU nations as…
Russian diplomats celebrate National Day in Jerusalem
According to Russian diplomatic sources, the Embassy of Russian Federation in Israel is hosting its annual National Day (12 June) reception in Jerusalem, in a gesture of recognition of West Jerusalem as capital of State of Israel not only de jure in statements, but also de facto. Russia’s incoming Ambassador H.E. Anatoly Viktorov has invited guests to the reception (reportedly…
Israel celebrates US Embassy inauguration in Jerusalem
In afternoon the United States Embassy in Jerusalem, Israel opened in an official ceremony with many guests of honor. “Israel is a sovereign nation, with the right like every other sovereign nation, to determine its own capital. Yet for many years, we failed to acknowledge the obvious. The plain reality that Israel’s capital is Jerusalem”…
Ivanka arrived for Embassy inauguration in Jerusalem
Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner arrived in Israel ahead of the opening of the new US embassy in Jerusalem, scheduled for Monday, May 14. Flowers decorated as an American flag are seen on a road leading to the US Embassy compound ahead of the official opening in Jerusalem. pic.twitter.com/SsK3aoDRUw — Fox News (@FoxNews)…
Israel’s Netta wins Eurovision
Netta, representing Israel, has won the Eurovision Song Contest for her quirky dance song Toy – assembled with its trademark chicken dance. Israeli candidate became an early favourite, but the vote went down to the wire with Cyprus finishing in second place. The Winner of the 2018 #Eurovision Song Contest is ISRAEL! #ESC2018 #AllAboard pic.twitter.com/Myre7yh3YV — Eurovision…
“Unacceptable” Abbas remarks on Holocaust
“The speech Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivered on 30 April contained unacceptable remarks concerning the origins of the Holocaust and Israel’s legitimacy. Such rhetoric will only play into the hands of those who do not want a two-state solution, which President Abbas has repeatedly advocated”- says the text of the European Action Service Statement. The speech Palestinian…
Two Syrian bases destroyed in missile attack
Syrian government announced that several of its military bases located in the provinces of Hama and Aleppo have come under missile fire, but decline naming the attacker. BREAKING: Syrian TV reports 'new aggression,' missiles targeting military outposts in northern Syria — The Associated Press (@AP) April 29, 2018 According to Syria’s state news agency, “a…
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