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Shirin Ebadi Urges EU 'Not to Give In' to Iran

Nobel Peace Prize-winning Iranian lawyer Shirin Ebadi on Wednesday urged the EU to maintain pressure on the authorities in Tehran over human rights violations. "Subordinate aid to Iran, contracts with Iran, and treaties with Iran to respecting international norms, otherwise the money will not benefit the Iranian people at all,"…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 16, 2023

Two former MEPs back Humza Yousaf to win SNP leadership race

TWO former Members of the European Parliament are backing Humza Yousaf for the position of leader of the SNP and first minister of Scotland.

The National (Scotland) · Mar 16, 2023

EU Urges Members to Deport More Migrants Ineligible to Stay

The European Union on Tuesday urged its member countries to deport more people who enter Europe without authorization and who are not eligible to stay, saying that only around one in five would-be migrants who should be sent home actually is. “Last year, we had a return rate of only…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 14, 2023