A nuclear engineer at Egypt’s state-run Atomic Energy Agency was convicted by an Egyptian court of spying for Israel on Monday and sentenced to life in prison.
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Guvernul Tăriceanu are de înfruntat patru moţiuni simple
Săptămâna politică care tocmai începe este dominată de discutarea moţiunilor simple. Guvernul Tăriceanu are de înfruntat nu mai puţin de patru moţiuni simple în trei zile, două redactate de PD şi două de PSD.
Read More »Davis says war crimes co-operation is Serbia’s main obligation to CoE
Council of Europe (CoE) Secretary-General Terry Davis said full co-operation with UN war crimes tribunal remains Serbia’s main obligation as a member of the CoE, in an interview with Glas javnosti published on Saturday (June 23rd).
Read More »Relatives of war crimes fugitives added to EU blacklist
The EU Council has added 15 new names to its blacklist of individuals banned from entering or travelling through EU member countries.
Read More »Italian prosecutors to charge former Montenegrin officials with cigarette smuggling
PODGORICA, Montenegro — Prosecutors in the Italian town of Bari reportedly have completed a preliminary probe into cigarette smuggling and will seek court proceedings against former Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic, former Finance Minister Miroslav Ivanisevic and Montenegro’s former trade attaché to Italy, Dusanka Pesic-Jeknic.
Read More »Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Romania welcome new EU treaty deal
The four Balkan members of the EU — Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece and Romania — issued separate statements welcoming Saturday’s (June 23rd) draft agreement on the outline of a new EU treaty.
Read More »EP president says EU remains committed to resolving medics’ case in Libya
European Parliament (EP) President Hans-Gert Poettering said Friday (June 22nd) that the EU remains committed to resolving the case of six medics – five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor who has been granted Bulgarian citizenship – who face death sentences in Libya for allegedly infecting hundreds of children with …
Read More »No progress on new Kosovo resolution at UN Security Council, Russia to skip consultations Monday
The ambassadors of countries on the UN Security Council failed to agree on a new draft resolution on Kosovo, presented by the EU members and the United States, during closed-door talks Friday (June 22nd).
Read More »Flawed Presumptions of the Proponents of Engagement with Iranian Mullahs
The argument for negotiating with Tehran’s mullahs rests upon several flawed presumptions: 1. Iran’s regime is stable and the Iran’s rulers have sufficient power to suppress opposition. 2. The West is willing to offer to Iran something that Iran wants. 3. Iran’s ayatollahs are willing to compromise their ideological aspirations. …
Read More »Iranian Quds Force meddling in Afghanistan is unfolding
Yesterday, the Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, was outraged at his people getting killed in the streets of Kabul and other cities by what he called foreigners.
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