Almost two-thirds of EU citizens say they are "likely" to vote in the upcoming elections to the European Parliament.
The findings stem from the latest edition of the Eurobarometer, the parliament's official survey, which collected the opinions of (...)
European Union leaders are gathering in Brussels for a special two-day summit focused on the bloc's economic competitiveness.
But the agenda is set to be overshadowed by the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, which the West fears could soon spiral (...)
Israel said it will open the Erez crossing to northern Gaza, where starvation is most acute, and will also open the Ashdod deep water port a short distance to the north — but has not yet detailed when or how these routes will operate.
It follows the (...)
Some of Israel's closest allies, including the United States, on Tuesday condemned the deaths of seven aid workers who were killed by airstrikes in Gaza — a loss that prompted multiple charities to suspend food deliveries to Palestinians on the (...)
The European Union on Sunday announced a €7.3 billion aid package for cash-strapped Egypt amid concerns that economic pressure and conflicts and chaos in neighboring countries could drive more migrants to European shores.
European Commission (...)
The war in Gaza has left a staggering almost 23 million tons of rubble and unexploded weapons scattered across the enclave, UN humanitarians said on Friday.
In a fresh alert about the disastrous humanitarian emergency still unfolding in the enclave, (...)
The first maritime humanitarian aid shipment to Gaza has been unloaded on to the shore.
The US charity behind the mission, World Central Kitchen, is carrying out the mission in cooperation with the United Arab Emirates.
The shipment contained 200 (...)
European Union countries reached on Wednesday evening a hard-fought deal to boost and revamp military assistance to Ukraine. The agreement struck by ambassadors in Brussels will inject an additional €5 billion into the European Peace Facility (EPF) (...)
Twenty-four leading human rights organizations have criticized deliveries of aid into Gaza by air and sea, claiming they are "not an alternative" to land.
In a joint press release, the NGOs — including Amnesty, Action Aid International and Oxfam — (...)
The UN says a new land route has been used to deliver food to northern Gaza for the first time in three weeks.
The Israeli military said six lorries from the World Food Programme crossed via a gate in the Gaza border fence.
Tuesday night's delivery (...)
Starvation is being used as a weapon of war in Gaza, the EU's foreign policy chief has claimed.
Josep Borrell described the lack of aid entering the territory as a "manmade" disaster.
A Spanish ship carrying desperately needed food supplies has left (...)
A ship taking almost 200 tonnes of food to Gaza left a port in Cyprus early on Tuesday, in a pilot project to open a new sea route of aid to a population on the brink of famine.
The charity ship Open Arms was seen sailing out of Larnaca port in (...)
Enough aid for 25,000 people has reached Gaza City for the first time in weeks, the UN World Food Program (WFP) announced on Tuesday, in a call for daily aid missions and better access.
"WFP delivered enough food for 25,000 people to Gaza City early (...)
A Ramadan ceasefire for Gaza must be implemented immediately, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, the first day of the Muslim holy month.
"Even though Ramadan has begun, the killing, bombing and bloodshed continue in Gaza...My (...)
A ship carrying humanitarian aid, that was expected to depart for Gaza on Sunday, is still docked in Cyprus.
A charity leading the mission told the BBC it is "a quickly evolving and fluid situation", but hopes the ship, Open Arms, will set sail (...)
A US military ship is sailing towards the Middle East, carrying equipment to build a temporary pier off the coast of Gaza, the army says.
The support ship, General Frank S Besson, set sail from a military base in the state of Virginia on (...)
An international maritime aid corridor to Gaza could be in operation as early as Sunday, according to the head of the European Commission, working closely with the UN's Senior Humanitarian Coordinator and other international partners.
In a joint (...)
A ship carrying desperately needed humanitarian aid is expected to set sail this weekend, bound for Gaza.
The Spanish vessel, Open Arms, is scheduled to depart from Cyprus — the closest EU country to Gaza — and hopes to use a newly opened shipping (...)
The European Union is backing a long-awaited maritime corridor allowing aid to be shipped from Cyprus to the coast of Gaza, European Commission Ursula von der Leyen confirmed during a visit to the port of Larnaca on Friday.
The Cyprus-led (...)
The US military will construct a port in Gaza to get more humanitarian aid into the territory by sea, President Joe Biden has announced.
The temporary port will increase the amount of humanitarian assistance to Palestinians by "hundreds of (...)
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will soon put forward a common strategy for the EU's defense industry, designed to strengthen military production and arms supply.
Von der Leyen, who has just announced her intention to run for a (...)
JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia's latest human rights report, presented at the 45th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, has garnered widespread international commendation.
The report, part of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism, marks (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia is closely monitoring with significant concern the military operations occurring in the Red Sea region and the air strikes targeting numerous locations in the Yemeni Republic, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported early Friday (...)
An Israeli military sniper shot and killed two women inside the Holy Family Parish in Gaza on Saturday, according to the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.
The mother and daughter were walking to the Sister's Convent, the patriarchate said, when (...)
Turkish President Erdogan is visiting Athens Thursday, a significant diplomatic mission aimed at recalibrating the historically strained relations between the neighbouring states.
Erdogan, alongside Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, is set (...)