Michael Wurmser: “Norway is a game changer for Europe”
ByTheEast: How did you come to work in Norway?
Michael Wurmser: I was already in the commodity business when I was involved in Norway through friends. We had business interests in Mongolia including in coal,...
Algerians protest in Algiers, Paris: “We want our democracy back”
Yesterday our Paris correspondent David Hury was in the crowd on the Republic Square. As in Algiers and in other European cities, Algerians had one message to the world: they want President Bouteflika (and...
Russia-Ukraine war pushing Europe into increased deindustrialization
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has drawn global attention on the Russian Federation, with analysts from many spheres, ranging from economics to military, trying to predict the outcome of the war in their respective...
Russia-Ukraine crisis: The ramifications on Europe and MENA
Midst ongoing diplomatic efforts to avert what the United States and its allies say is a potential invasion of Ukraine by Russia, let us take a look at the background of the conflict and...
Hezbollah as “terror entity”: UK says ‘yes’, EU says ‘no’
Sorry UK, but branding Hezbollah as "terror entity" seems a bit anachronistic given the mess it has created for itself with Brexit and its questionable allies in the Middle East. Yet, in February, Hezbollah...
Europe bets on Sisi’s Egypt
Egypt wins it all: almost $13 billion for modernizing Egyptian institutions. “The richness of cooperation is evident in the figure of the total EU aid commitments to Egypt, which amounts to over $351 million...
Lebanon-Poland: some ties to boost
Ambassador of Poland to Lebanon Przemyslaw Niesiolowski said on May 17 that his country aims at increasing cooperation between Polish and Lebanese businessmen, local media reported.
"We are going to increase cooperation between representatives of...
Merkel, the woman of steel
Her photograph among world leaders at the Group of Seven Summit in Canada was all over the news and the Internet for three days. But beyond this historic picture lays a new battle for...
French diplomacy saves Lebanon from engaging in a war, claimed President Macron
According to Reuters’ reports, the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, sees his country as the problem solver of Lebanese “political crisis”, whereby referring to last year’s situation. In a public statement, President Macron also...