by Saeed Abdelrazek | Mar 24, 2017 | World
Ankara- Relations between Ankara and the European Union (EU) have been severely strained since several Turkish ministers were blocked from campaigning on the continent for a ‘yes’ vote in the April 16 referendum on boosting the powers of President Recep...
by Abdullah Mustafa | Sep 29, 2016 | World
Brussels- European Commission in Brussels announced that its President Jean-Claude Juncker has granted European Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva an unpaid leave of absence for the month of October to stand for the U.N.’s top post. Commission spokesman...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 28, 2016 | World
The Bulgarian government on Wednesday switched its candidate for the post of the United Nations Secretary General, shaking up the race to succeed Ban Ki-moon when he steps down on December 31. Sofia said it was withdrawing support for candidate Irina Bokova, instead...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 15, 2016 | World
The Bulgarian interior ministry said on Monday that prosecutors have charged three Syrians with attempting to join ISIS militant group after border patrols arrested them as they tried to enter Turkey from Bulgaria. The three Syrians, having refugee status from...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 5, 2015 | World
Brussels, Reuters—NATO defense ministers met on Thursday to sign off on a network of command centers in eastern Europe to rapidly reinforce the region in the event of any threat from Russia, as well as a new regional headquarters and a bigger rapid reaction force....
