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European nations reluctant to send more troops to Afghan

by Fakir Hassen December 3, 2009 World

Brussels: Barack Obama announced on Tuesday that America was sending 30,000 more forces to Afghanistan to fight the Taliban. The US wants Nato allies to increase their deployments, but several European nations are reluctant to do so.
Senior Republican John McCain warned that although the strategy would succeed, US and UK troop casualties would rise [...]

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European Union’s Lisbon Treaty comes into force

by Fakir Hassen December 2, 2009 World

Lisbon: With the aim of stremalining EU decision making, the European Union’s Lisbon Treaty has come into force. The European Union welcomed the Lisbon Treaty with a ceremony in Lisbon.
The new treaty lays out a series of fundamental changes within the European Union, including creating the bloc’s first permanent president.
Former Belgian prime minister Herman Van [...]

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European Union backs Arab plan for Lebanon

by Dpa March 4, 2008 World

European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Javier Solana has said that the EU backs an Arab plan to end the Lebanese political crisis and called for electing a Lebanese president before the Arab summit due at the end of March.
“We support the Arab plan to end the Lebanese political stalemate,” Solana told reporters after meeting [...]

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