MIDDLE EAST

Landmark deal sails into Caspian Sea

ASIA Theodoros Benakis -
The leaders of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan on August 12 signed an agreement on the legal status of the inland sea bordering...

The future of France’s ‘IS children’?

ASIA Theodoros Benakis -
As many as 700 French nationals were still fighting with Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria as of November 2017, while nearly 2,000...

EU reacts to US sanctions against Iran

ASIA Theodoros Benakis -
European Union reactivated its so-called blocking law to counter the economic threat posed by US sanctions towards European businesses. The move followed United States...

US pulls out of Iran deal, plans sanctions

ASIA Theodoros Benakis -
United States President Donald Trump on August 6 pulled Washington out of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran, but left...

EU names new special Middle East representative

ASIA Theodoros Benakis -
Meet the European Union’s new Special Middle East Representative. Susanna Terstal, the Netherlands' former ambassador to Iran, is slated to work from Brussels, not...
1...505152...61Page 51 of 61

Popular

Subscribe