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The future of France’s ‘IS children’?

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

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

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

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...

Poland to open its labour market to Filipinos

To cover a growing labour shortage in the country, Poland is seeking to hire millions of Filipino workers. Deputy Labour Minister Stanislaw Szwed announced the...

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