Month : May 2024

Lebanon and Gaza War

Sisi and Biden Agree on Temporary Entry of Aid and Fuel to Gaza

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FALCON POWERS – The Egyptian Presidency stated today, Friday, that the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received a telephone call from US President Joe Biden, during which they discussed the developments in the Gaza Strip. The US President expressed his great appreciation for the intensive, tireless and ongoing Egyptian mediation......
Lebanon and Gaza War

Violent Israeli bombardment across all of Gaza… Occupation forces advance towards “Kamal Adwan” hospital

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FALCON POWERS – Dozens of Palestinians were killed and injured today, Friday, due to the intense Israeli bombardment of various areas in the Gaza Strip, coinciding with the advance of occupation forces in the vicinity of Kamal Adwan hospital north of the Strip, which portends an imminent humanitarian disaster for......
Asylum & Migration

Italy: Vandals set fire to memorial boat symbolizing migrants in Pythagorean Garden in Crotone

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FALCON POWERS – The memorial boat for migrants, which was inaugurated on April 12th last year in Crotone (southern Italy), was vandalized through arson by unknown perpetrators in the early hours of May 20th, an act that has been condemned and described as a “terroristic act”. Unknown vandals set fire......
Asylum & Migration

The Swedish government forms a ministerial team to pursue refugees and increase deportation of those without the right to stay

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FALCON POWERS – The Swedish government announces a new plan to address refugees who do not have the right to stay in Sweden, where the government today announced the formation of a new ministerial team to confront what it calls the “shadow society”, which is those residing illegally in Sweden......
Asylum & Migration

DNA testing to become a requirement for “family reunification” in Austria soon

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FALCON POWERS – The Austrian People’s Party intends to make DNA testing a requirement for refugee families seeking to reunite, as part of a plan to limit “excessive” asylum seeker family reunification, while these steps face opposition from some Austrian political parties. Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer announced plans to expand......
Economy & Business

Experts warn of a housing gap as construction slows in Germany

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FALCON POWERS – The number of new apartments completed annually has hardly changed since 2021, dramatically missing government targets. Germany’s Federal Statistical Office announced on Thursday that 294,400 new apartments were built in Germany last year, a yearly decline of 0.3%. This total was far below the state’s target of......
European

Von der Leyen endorses Polish and Greek push for European ‘air defence shield’

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FALCON POWERS – Prime ministers Tusk and Mitsotakis say the bloc needs to shield itself amid brewing tensions in Europe’s periphery. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has indicated she will support the Polish and Greek prime ministers’ call for a “European air defence shield” if she secures a......
International

China Threatens with Fireballs… and Warns Taiwan Against “Provocation”

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FALCON POWERS – On Friday, China hinted at expanding what it described as countermeasures against Taiwan if it is “provoked”, and warned Taipei that its president is pushing towards war. The Chinese military continued military exercises around Taiwan for the second day, including drills to test the ability to seize......