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EU Council renews Hamas PIJ sanctions targeting supporters until January 2027
16 Jan 2026 17:42 GMT
Brussels (Brussels Morning Newspaper) January 16, 2026 – The Council of the EU extended sanctions … Hadi Ahmad manages Lebanon operations with … embargoes against potential humanitarian consequences, incorporating economic analyses from the European …
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Analysis: Syria-Lebanon ties tested by alleged Assad loyalists' plots
16 Jan 2026 20:26 GMT
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BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Lebanon and Syria have … , who has been sanctioned by the United States, European Union and United … of his jihadist past, and Hezbollah remains distrustful, according to Wood …
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Cyprus: Small and divided but with grand plans for the EU
16 Jan 2026 18:13 GMT
… The flight from here to Lebanon takes 18 minutes, to … with Ukraine and the resulting EU sanctions, which Cyprus has also … of the Council of the EU. Brussels wants to see progress … an absolute priority," European Commission President Ursula von der …
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EU weighs whether to label Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a terrorist group
16 Jan 2026 10:45 GMT
… at a meeting in Brussels, Euronews reported on January … They include groups such as Hezbollah and Hamas, which seek … IRGC is already subject to EU sanctions — including asset freezes and … rights violations and attacks on European interests.
Italy, France, …
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From The Green Line to Brussels
16 Jan 2026 08:44 GMT
… are the EU country closest to the greater Middle East. Beirut in … a new “European security strategy.”
New Iran sanctions
The EU is poised to … so-called gravy trains between Brussels and Strasbourg.
Big-shot diplomats …
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The Brief – Iran’s unspoken fatwa on Europe
15 Jan 2026 18:14 GMT
… Iranian proxies such as Hezbollah, the IRGC has funded …
Such episodes have encouraged European governments to tread lightly … a critical statement or a sanctions listing. Iran might. … in Ukraine.
Across Europe
Greenland moves closer to EU – Donald Trump …
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European Court Upholds Syrian Tycoon’s Inclusion on Sanctions Lists
14 Jan 2026 21:33 GMT
… restrictions, and entry bans within EU member states, rests upon sufficient … the legal framework of the European sanctions.”*
Rejection of Claims Regarding Defence … Lebanon—a path considered one of the tools for circumventing international sanctions …
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Report: Iran strike days away, Hezbollah to stay out
14 Jan 2026 14:58 GMT
… source close to Lebanon's Hezbollah said that diplomats … if Iran were attacked.
Hezbollah offered no guarantees but … added.
Earlier, two European officials said that U.S … coupled with crippling international sanctions and a worsening economic crisis …
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From Diaspora to Drug Ring: How Hezbollah Built Its Colombian Base
14 Jan 2026 00:31 GMT
Lebanon’s brutal civil war triggered … Iran, Hezbollah’s primary sponsor, as strict U.S. sanctions and a … regions to the U.S., Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle … with Teheran, Hezbollah’s primary backer, as U.S. sanctions and a …
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The Extortionate Human Cost of US-Led Sanctions, and the Role of Western Media in Covering It Up
13 Jan 2026 20:23 GMT
… in Gaza and attacks against Lebanon as well as Trump’ … cited for the EU’s escalating sanctions on Iran is … measures include a conventional arms embargo, restrictions linked to Iran’ … US and Europe have dramatically increased their use of sanctions. During …