EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton expressed her “deep shock” Saturday at confirmed reports of a mortar attack Thursday on Damascus University in the besieged Syrian capital that claimed the lives of at least 15 students.
European Parliament President Martin Schulz announced the first high-level meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) since 2011’s Arab Spring will convene April 6 and 7 in Marseille, with environmental concerns in Gaza set to dominate the agenda.
'Al Hayat' quotes French source as saying organization's involvement in Burgas terror attack and support for Assad's forces in Syria has Paris prepared to designate Hezbollah's armed wing a terrorist organization.
British Prime Minister David Cameron paid tribute to the Jewish community’s “significant historic and continued contribution to life in the UK” in his official greetings to mark the Jewish festival of Passover Monday, as he said the input of its 300,000-strong Jewish community had “helped make Britain the richly diverse and inclusive place it is today”.