A minister in Angela Merkel's German cabinet for 16 years, Europe's most powerful politician has just won a second five-year term. A tour of swing voters helped....
The European Union needs to review its budget and consider launching a new fund for the major additional energy investments needed to wean countries off Russian gas, European Commission President…
The European Union is pressing ahead with a ninth sanctions package on Russia in response to Moscow's attack on Ukraine, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said during a visit to Finland…
Damage to the Nord Stream gas pipeline from Russia to Europe was caused by powerful explosions, Danish police said on Tuesday, echoing earlier findings into leaks that erupted in the network under…
Ursula von der Leyen succeeded Jean-Claude Juncker as President of the European Commission in December 2019, making her the first woman to hold the position.
"It's like coming home for me," she…
It’s been a week since Russia invaded Ukraine. After months of massing troops and military equipment on Ukraine’s border on the Russian and Belarussian sides, Vladimir Putin announced he would be…
by Ali Almandalawi
Born in 1958, Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen spent the first 13 years of her life in Brussels, where her father Ernest Alberchy was one of the first…
The former US envoy to Damascus tells Al Majalla how to find a path to a lasting settlement and a new place in the Middle East, from his unique perspective and first-hand experience in Assad-era talks
A US federal court has blocked Trump's tariffs and ruled that the president doesn't have unilateral authority to impose them, dealing a major blow to his economic policy
The US-based writer does not hold back in what he pens for American readers, nor is he censored. There is just one word that he is forbidden from using.
As global climate finance falters and US support disappears, the MENA region faces a widening funding gap. Now is the time to create a regional climate finance mechanism.