Brexit

'We must coexist': MENA2050 build peace in the Middle East through shared vision

Middle East Affairs: How MENA2050 is building regional peace through grassroots collaborations.

 ILLUSTRATION - MENA collage - from top left clockwise Bar-On, Bichara, Otaibi, El-Haite.
 Michel Barnier of the French conservative party Les Republicains (The Republicans - LR) arrives to attend an emergency meeting called by LR party chiefs in Paris, following their leader Eric Ciotti's decision to form an alliance between his party's candidates and the far-right National Rally

French officials slam Macron after naming Michel Barnier as prime minister

 Members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC) stand guard during a parade marking the annual al-Quds Day, (Jerusalem Day), at Burj al-Barajneh Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon April 14, 2023.

Pressure mounts for UK government to designate PFLP as terror org

Chief Rabbi of Moscow Pinchas Goldschmidt (left) at the gala event of the annual conference of the Conference for European Rabbis in Munich, Germany

Citing Brexit, European rabbinical group moves headquarters from London to Munich


Johnson and Corbyn hit the campaign trail for UK Christmas election

Britain will hold its first Christmas election since 1923 after Johnson failed in his "do or die" promise to deliver Brexit by Oct. 31.

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and opposition Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn walk through the Commons Members Lobby in Parliament, London, Britain, October 14, 2019

Britain spins to election in bid to break Brexit bind

Some politicians feel an election so close to Christmas could irritate voters, while campaigning and getting the vote out could be hampered by cold weather.

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson takes questions during a news conference at the European Union leaders summit dominated by Brexit, in Brussels, Belgium October 17, 2019

Brexit election nears as UK opposition backs early poll

Johnson, who had promised to deliver Brexit on Oct. 31 "do or die," has repeatedly demanded an election.

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and opposition Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn walk through the Commons Members Lobby in Parliament, London, Britain, October 14, 2019

EU nations agree Brexit delay until Jan. 31 as PM Johnson seeks election

The EU27 has agreed that it will accept the UK's request for a Brexit 'flextension' until 31 January 2020," European Council President Donald Tusk said in a tweet.

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson takes questions during a news conference at the European Union leaders summit dominated by Brexit, in Brussels, Belgium October 17, 2019

British Jews prefer no-deal Brexit over Corbyn-led government - survey

In a survey ahead of the Brexit referendum in 2016, half of British Jews were in favor of remaining in the EU, while only slightly over a third said they supported Brexit.

BRITAIN’S OPPOSITION Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn leaves his home in London yesterday.

Your taxes: Brexit tax lessons for the Middle East

Brexit, Ireland and taxes.

A pro-Brexit protester holds a banner as anti-Brexit protesters demonstrate outside the Houses of Parliament, ahead of a vote on Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal, in London, Britain, January 15, 2019.

Boris Johnson calls for Dec 12 election to break Brexit deadlock

"This parliament has refused to take decisions. It cannot refuse to let the voters replace it with a new parliament that can make decisions," he wrote to Corbyn.

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson takes questions during a news conference at the European Union leaders summit dominated by Brexit, in Brussels, Belgium October 17, 2019

Letters to the Editor October 23, 2019: Circling the wagons

No fewer than eight articles in today’s Jerusalem Post (October 22) are devoted to or mention antisemitism. One gets the impression that the entire Jewish world is going up in flames.

Letters

Euro stocks rise before Brexit vote

E-Mini futures for the S&P 500 ESc1, up 0.13%, pointed to a higher opening on Wall Street.

Euro (illustrative)

Brexit in the balance as Johnson faces crunch votes

As the clock ticks down to the latest Oct. 31 deadline for Britain's departure, Brexit is hanging in the balance as a divided parliament debates when, how and even whether it should happen.

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson takes questions during a news conference at the European Union leaders summit dominated by Brexit, in Brussels, Belgium October 17, 2019