Reading Time: 2 minutes Spain is among several countries that are putting significant resources into mental health services Mental health is a priority objective of Spain’s public policies. It forms part of the Public Agenda to make it visible and end the stigmas and taboos around this illness. Far too many suffer in silence, and it’s time to bring Read More…
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Putin Declares Victory Amidst Mounting Russian Casualties
Reading Time: < 1 minute Putin’s use of Parade Day to declare victory is another ploy to deceive the Russian people Russia declares victory on its annual parade day. The day marks the end of commemoration of the end of World War 2 and the defeat of Nazi Germany at the hands of the Soviets Red Army. Russian President Vladimir Read More…
Barcelona vs Lyon, Real Madrid vs Liverpool: Two Football Finals With Spanish Clubs
Reading Time: 3 minutes Barcelona vs Lyon, Real Madrid vs Liverpool: Two Football Finals With Spanish Clubs May is the month for European football finals. On 21 May, Barcelona of Spain will confront Lyon of France in the final of the women’s Champions league at the Juventus stadium in Turin, Italy. This promises to be a gorgeous encounter as Read More…
Norway Provides An Air Defense System To Ukraine
Reading Time: < 1 minute Norway answers Ukraine’s call for heavy lethal military equipment “Ukraine is dependent on international support to withstand Russian aggression. The Norwegian government has therefore decided to donate Mistral air defense to Ukraine”, says Norwegian Minister of Defence Bjørn Arild Gram. The Mistral air defense system is an effective weapon that is being used by the Read More…
UK Makes Special Accommodation Ukrainian Refugees And Their Pets
Reading Time: 2 minutes Streamlined system with the government covering the costs of any necessary stays in quarantine for the pets of those fleeing Ukraine The Uk Government has put in place new emergency support for those fleeing Ukraine with their pets. Using an emergency licence, people fleeing Ukraine can bring their pets to the UK with any quarantine costs Read More…
Semi-Finalists To emerge In UEFA Champions League
Reading Time: 3 minutes Semi-Finalists To emerge In UEFA Champions League This week’s results in second leg quarter final football matches will produce semi-finalist for the 2021/2022 European Champions League tournament. Four games were played last week and the pairings recorded two home wins and an equal number of away victories. Real Madrid of Spain goes into today’s game Read More…
French President Macron Leads Far-Right Le Pen After First Round Of Voting
Reading Time: < 1 minute Macron/Le-Pen will have a couple of weeks to convince the French population why they are the best choice to lead the country After the first round of voting, Emmanuel Macron garnered 28% of the popular vote, while far-right candidate Le-Pen received 23%. To become President, a candidate must receive more than 50% of the votes. Read More…
Norway Declares 3 Russian Diplomats’ Persona Non-Grata
Reading Time: < 1 minute Russian diplomats are being expelled from European countries in solidarity with Ukraine Norway declares three diplomats at Russia’s embassy in Oslo persona non grata. The three individuals have carried out activities that are incompatible with their diplomatic status. ‘This is a consequence of the appalling discovery of Russian forces’ crimes against civilians, in particular in Read More…
To Those Who Want To See Paris
Reading Time: 3 minutes To Those Who Want To See Paris See Paris and Die! This only captures Paris as that iconic city every tourist or traveler must-see and then wish for nothing more. This is also reflected in Eleonory Gilburd’s book, To See Paris And Die: The Soviet Lives of Western Culture. And just as well, eight teams Read More…
Spain Tourism Surges To Pre Pandemic Levels
Reading Time: 2 minutes Spain recovered 71% of the international tourists it received before the pandemic In February, Spain regained 71% of the international tourists who arrived in the pre-pandemic period (February 2020), reaching nearly 3.2 million travellers, and the level of expenditure stood at 78%, exceeding 3.7 billion euros. The United Kingdom is the main source market with Read More…
60 Years Without the European Cup, Is This the Year For Benfica?
Reading Time: 2 minutes 60 Years Without the European Cup, Is This the Year For Benfica? The biggest European club competition will enter a crunch stage this coming week. Eight teams have made it into the quarter finals of the 2021/2022 UEFA Champions league and it promises to be the best of European football artistry on display. The pairings Read More…
Exclusive Interview With Iconic Builder And Designer, Dr. Hamdan Al-Sweilem
Reading Time: 3 minutes Dr. Hamdan Al-Sweilem has built many of the most famous hotel brands around the world Please dr, about your life? Dr Hamdan Al-Sweilem is a successful businessman from the United Arab Emirates who immigrated to the country in 1977 and still calls it home. He also holds European citizenship. Dr Al-Sweilem studied Medicine and Business Read More…
Exciting New Ramadan Series By Iraqi Artist Ahmed ALKhafaji
Reading Time: < 1 minute In the holy month of Ramadan, God willing, the young Iraqi actor Ahmed Khafaji and the beautiful Egyptian actress Mai Selim will premier their highly anticipated new tv series, (A Distance from Love). The show will be aired on several streaming platforms, including the popular “Iraqi Al Sharqiya” channel. The premise of the series revolves Read More…
UK Targets Oligarchs’ Aircraft And Ships Through New Legal Powers
Reading Time: 2 minutes New UK government legislation prohibits maintenance on aircraft or ships belonging to sanctioned Russian oligarchs or their businesses. Today new legislation prohibits maintenance on aircraft or ships belonging to specific sanctioned Russian oligarchs or their businesses. Through these new powers, laid in parliament through a Statutory Instrument (SI), the UK can now prohibit sanctioned oligarchs Read More…
Crackdown On Human Traffickers In France And Romania
Reading Time: 3 minutes The ‘lover boys’ earned more than EUR 400 000 exploiting vulnerable victims coming from Romania The French National Police (Police Nationale), the Romanian Police (Poliția Română) and the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional), supported by Europol and Eurojust, dismantled a criminal network involved in human trafficking for sexual exploitation. For the purposes of this investigation, Read More…
UK Sanctions Russian Researchers
Reading Time: 2 minutes Joint research partnership with Russia and the UK ends in sanctions Joint research among countries is not uncomman as they have lead to many life saving medications throughout history. For decades Russia and the UK has enjoyed an amical working relationship but with the invasion of Ukraine, that has all changed. With the latest round Read More…
New Refugee Reception Centre Opens In Overwhelmed Poland
Reading Time: 2 minutes Poland has welcomed over 2 million refugees fleeing Ukraine Michelle DelaneySenior Media Adviser to the Secretary-GeneralAdvocacy and Media Section, Oslo The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) together with its local partners are launching a refugee reception centre in the Polish capital Warsaw today, set up to receive 2,500 people a day fleeing the war in neighbouring Read More…
5,250 Ukrainians Refugee On Their Way To Norway
Reading Time: 2 minutes Norway to take in Ukrainian refugees from Moldova and assist in medical evacuation In response to a request from Moldova, the Norwegian Government has agreed to help the country by bringing Ukrainian refugees from Moldova to Norway. In addition, Norway will transport Ukrainian refugees needing medical care to Norwegian hospitals for treatment. At this stage, Read More…
UK Donates 3.7 Million Medical Items To Ukraine
Reading Time: 2 minutes More than 3.7 million items of medical supplies have been given to Ukraine by the UK to help with the response to the Russian invasion. More than 3.7 million items of medical supplies have been given to Ukraine by the UK to help the country cope with the emergency caused by the Russian invasion and Read More…
Ukraine Conflict Must Break The Deadlock Of Indifference In The World
Reading Time: 2 minutes Statement by Jan Egeland, Secretary-General of the Norwegian Refugee Council: “At the first-ever European Humanitarian Forum starting in Brussels today, EU leaders have the opportunity to showcase that it is possible to rally collective responses to humanitarian crises wherever they occur. “Ukraine is the latest terrifying conflict on a long list of emergencies that need Read More…
The Talented Mr Ahmed Al khafagi
Reading Time: < 1 minute Journalist and Tv personality Mr Al Khafagi holds a diploma from the College of Fine Arts (Baghdad) and, in 2001, moved to live in Dubai with his family. His career began in 2012 when he participated in the talent program Star Academy 9 with the help of his girlfriend Rahma Riyad. After passing the initial Read More…
Korean Expats Living In Russia Stuck In Financial Limbo
Reading Time: 2 minutes Government Prepares Measures to Address Cross-border Payment Issues amid Russia Sanctions The FSC announced on March 18 that the government and the banking industry have prepared measures to facilitate cross-border payments of businesses and help provide financing support to the families of expats living in Korea due to the impact of financial sanctions on Russia. Read More…