Euromed News
13 December 2018
HR/VP Mogherini meets King Abdullah II after the EU-Jordan Association Committee
The 11th EU-Jordan Association Committee took place in Amman on the 4th of December, where a two-year extension of the Partnership Priorities was agreed in order to consolidate the partnership, and later on 13 December, HR/VP Mogherini met with H. M. King Abdullah II.
12 December 2018
UNHCR: 250,000 Syrian refugees could return to their homeland in 2019
After 37,000 refugees returned to Syria this year, according to UNHCR figures some more 250,000 could return to their homeland Syria in 2019 despite all difficulties they may face.
12 December 2018
Tunisia school teachers protest against low pay
Tunisian middle and high school teachers protested in the capital Tunis on 12 December demanding better salaries and improved working conditions.
12 December 2018
Al-Qaradawi removed from Interpol’s wanted list
Interpol has removed Yousef al-Qaradawi from its “wanted” list.
12 December 2018
Turkey to launch operation against US-backed Kurds in Syria
Turkish President Erdogan announced he will launch a new military operation in northern Syria against Kurdish militia fighters.
12 December 2018
OPEC output down 11,000 barrels per day in November
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) announced on 12 December that its crude production dropped by 11,000 barrels per day (bpd) in November.
11 December 2018
EU, Finland and Spain to provide €12.6 million for the payment of social allowances to Palestinian Families
The EU, Finland and Spain have made a €12.6 million contribution (€10 million, €1.6 million, and €1 million respectively) to the Palestinian Authority payment of social allowances to poor families in the Palestinian territories of West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
11 December 2018
Salvini’s controversial visit to Israel
Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini visited Israel on 11 and 12 December, where he met with Benjamin Netanyahu despite causing great controversy in Israel.
10 December 2018
Libya: Council adopted conclusions
The European Foreign Affairs Council adopted conclusions on Libya reiterating EU’s commitment to the stabilization of Libya in the spirit of the Paris and Palermo Conferences.