European Union

Sanchez, a 46-year-old economist with no government experience, will take the oath of office at 11:00 am (0900 GMT) before King Felipe VI

France

Muslim Undocumented Immigrant, Spiderman of Paris, Saves Toddler from Balcony (Video)

BBC

Mamoudou Gassama has been hailed a hero after he scaled the front of a building in Paris to save a child hanging from a fourth-floor balcony

European Union

Germany will try to shield firms from US Sanctions after Trump Violation of Iran Treaty

Middle East Monitor

It could be difficult to shield them from any fallout, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Sunday

Donald Trump

Macron on way to see Trump: “There is no ‘Plan B’ re: Iran Nuclear Deal”

contributors

Macron to urge his US counterpart to stay in the Iran nuclear deal.

European Union

Iran formally switches from dollar to euro

contributors

Middle East Monitor | – – Iran’s feud with the US is set to get worse after Tehran announced yesterday that it will start reporting foreign currency amounts in euros rather than US dollars, as part of the country’s effort to reduce its reliance on the American currency due to political tension with Washington. Central […]

European Union

European Union: Turkey further than ever on Human Rights, Rule of Law

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Middle East Monitor | – – Turkey will on Tuesday receive the European Commission’s most critical report since it launched its bid to join the European Union over a decade ago, with Brussels warning that years of progress towards membership were being lost, officials said on Saturday. With the exception of cooperation on Syrian refugees, […]

Saudi Arabia

Spanish Activists to Kick Out Saudi Ship Loading Weapons for Yemen War

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TeleSur | – – The Bahri Hofuf ship was already kicked out of Bilbao, but sneaked into Santander. In the first days of March, a Saudi cargo ship docked on the Spanish port of Santander to load weapons with Yemen as its final destination and activists are trying to kick it away. The Saudi Bahri […]

Authoritarianism

French Ex-President Sarkozy arrested over Libya Campaign money Charges

Juan Cole

TeleSur | – – Sarkozy has categorically denied receiving any campaign funding from the North African country. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was detained by police officers early Tuesday, Reuters reported. The ex head of state was being questioned by magistrates in relation to allegations he received US$61 million in funding for his 2007 election […]

History

‘These are the keys of this paradise’: how 700 years of Muslim rule in Spain came to an end

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By Elizabeth Drayson | (The Conversation) | – – It was the moment which set Spain on a course to become the greatest power in early modern Europe. On January 2, 1492 Abdallah Muhammad bin Ali, or Muhammad XII, known as Boabdil, the last Moorish sultan of Granada and head of the Nasrid dynasty, surrendered […]