Shorouk Express The EBU in Geneva also agreed on measures to “curb disproportionate third-party influence, including government-backed campaigns,” and limited the number of public votes to 10 “per payment method.” RTVE called the change “insufficient.” Controversy earlier this year prompted the changes, when several European broadcasters alleged that the Israeli government had interfered in the…
Shorouk Express Ribera, during a speech at Sciences Po on Thursday, became the highest-level official from an EU institution to use the term “genocide” in reference to Israel’s war on Gaza. “The genocide in Gaza exposes Europe’s failure to act and speak with one voice, even as protests spread across European cities and 14 U.N….
Shorouk Express These included the foreign ministers of Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the U.K., and European Commission Vice-President Kaja Kallas. The reprimand came as Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy summoned Israel’s ambassador to the U.K. to the…
Shorouk Express U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres reacted to the new offensive with dismay in a post on social media Thursday, urging Israel “to avoid the massive death and destruction that a military operation against Gaza would inevitably cause.” More than 60,000 Palestinians have been killed since Israel launched its offensive following Hamas militants’ Oct. 7,…
Shorouk Express While Herzog said he sees a chance for regime change in Tehran, he emphasized that Israel’s main goal is focused on eliminating Iran’s nuclear and missile programs, which he said is a threat to global security. “We are dealing with the Iranian nuclear program, which is a monstrosity, an octopus monstrosity and has…
Shorouk Express On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Sir Keir Starmer has chaired a meeting of the emergency ‘Cobra’ committee as the UK weighs up whether or not to support the US if Donald Trump…
Shorouk Express Spain’s public broadcaster said on Friday it had called for a “debate” over Israel’s participation in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland due to “concerns” over the situation in war-torn Gaza. RTVE has sent a letter to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which manages the event, “requesting a debate on the participation…
Shorouk Express On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Graphic warning: some readers may find this content distressing Handcuffed and cowering on the floor of a cell in a military base in southern Israel, the Palestinian…
Shorouk Express On March 2, hours after a mutual cease-fire and prisoner exchange deal expired, Israel suspended the movement of goods into the rubble-strewn territory, where more than 2 million Palestinians live on the edge of survival following more than a year of heavy bombardment. “We expressed our deep concern about the halting of access…
