Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

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Migrants carry their belongings as they walk towards the Austrian border in Nickelsdorf from Hegyeshalom, Hungary September 25, 2015. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

European Parliament Approves Amendments to Migration Laws

by Abdullah Mustafa | Apr 26, 2017 | World

Brussels – Civil Liberties Committee of European Parliament approved amendments to migration laws and reception conditions for asylum-seekers. It announced that asylum seekers should be able to work in countries of the European Union (EU) no later than two months...

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European Parliament’s President Antonio Tajani. Reuters

European Parliament Chief Calls for Establishing CIA-like Intelligence Agency

by Abdullah Mustafa | Apr 25, 2017 | World

Brussels – King Philippe of Belgium has sent a personal invitation to Egypt’s Grand Mufti Dr. Shawki Allam to visit Brussles, according to a diplomatic source in Belgium and EU’s capital city. The source told Asharq Al-Awsat that this invitation is a clear...

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Tunisia Seeks More Economic Integration with Europe

by Abdullah Mustafa | Apr 25, 2017 | Business

Brussels – Abdullatif Hamam, Tunisian state secretary of commerce, took part in the forum organized by the Arab Belgian Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce, to promote investment opportunities of Tunisia. On the symposium’s sidelines, the minister told Asharq...

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Belgian police officers patrol in central Brussels, Belgium, June 18, 2016. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

Belgium: Terrorist Attack Foiled, Five Suspects Arrested

by Abdullah Mustafa | Apr 24, 2017 | World

Brussels- Belgium’s Federal Investigation Judge decided to extend the detention of two people and to release unconditionally three others who were arrested by police early on Friday on suspicion of links to a terrorist group. Belgian police arrested five people...

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Director of Europol Rob Wainwright. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen

Europol-Denmark Agreement Bolsters Security despite Referendum

by Abdullah Mustafa | Apr 13, 2017 | World

Brussels- Joint security measures between Denmark and European Union institutions have been challenged over the past period. Subsequently, EU parliamentarians endorsed a proposal for joint action between Denmark and the Europol. Denmark lost its right to a full...