By John Lee. The head of Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC), Dr. Haidar Mohammed Makiyya, has met with the Lebanese Prime Minister, Mr. Najib Mikati. They discussed extending a fiber optic cable project from Iraq through Syria and Lebanon, emphasizing the importance of integration in vital and strategic projects among regional countries. Makiya stated that
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A support package from the European Union worth €1 billion ($1.07 billion) is to be announced on Thursday in Lebanon by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides, according to officials. The Cypriot government in particular has recently raised the alarm about the growing number of Syrian refugees arriving from Lebanon as no longer sustainable and called for the EU to take action. "The bonds between Lebanon and Europe are deep and strong. Presi
The European Commission has promised Lebanon financial aid totalling around €1 billion ($1.07 billion) in order to stop the flow into the European Union of refugees from Syria currently living there. "We are here first and foremost to say that the European Union strongly supports Lebanon and its people and we want to reinforce our longstanding cooperation," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in Beirut on Thursday, following talks with acting Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mik