Egypt court upholds Tiran, Sanafir transfer to Saudi Arabia

Egypt's top court has upheld a deal to transfer two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia.

Sisi ratifies deal transferring islands to S Arabia

President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has ratified a controversial 2016 maritime demarcation agreement under which Egypt cedes sovereignty over two strategic Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia.

Administrative court annuls Egypt-Saudi islands' deal

Egypt's high administrative court has defended an earlier decision to annul the transfer of two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia, local media and judicial sources said.

Egypt parliament agrees island transfer to Saudi Arabia

The Egyptian parliament approved on Wednesday the demarcation of the maritime border with Saudi Arabia, which includes handing over the islands of Tiran and Sanafir located in the Red Sea at the southern entrance of the Gulf of Aqaba to Saudi Arabia.

L'Iran refusera de «renégocier» l'accord nucléaire si Trump le demande

L'Iran refusera de « renégocier » l'accord nucléaire si le président élu américain Donald Trump en fait la demande, a déclaré mardi le président iranien Hassan Rohani lors d'une conférence de presse à Téhéran.

Colombian Parliament Approves Peace Deal With FARC: 130 votes in favour, 0 votes against

Colombia’s parliament has ratified a peace agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia — People's Army (FARC), Colombia’s Vice Interior Minister Luis Ernesto Gomez said.

Colombia signs revised peace deal with FARC rebels

Colombia's government has signed a revised peace agreement with the armed group FARC aiming to end half a century of hostilities, nearly two months after the rejection of the original deal in a referendum*.

Dutch PM gets six more weeks to win support for adjustment of EU-Ukraine treaty

The Dutch parliament on Wednesday gave Prime Minister Mark Rutte six additional weeks to come up with a solution to the Dutch referendum that rejected the Ukraine-European Union (EU) Association Agreement.

European Union, Canada sign free trade agreement

Canada and the 28-member nations of the European Union signed a free trade deal after seven years of negotiations.

EU-Canada summit to take place Sunday: Tusk

The European Union (EU)-Canada summit will take place on Sunday, European Council President Donald Tusk tweeted late Friday.

Dutch PM says he may agree to revoke support for EU-Ukraine treaty

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Friday said his government may submit a bill revoking his country's support for the treaty establishing closer ties between the European Union and Ukraine.

EU welcomes Belgian parliaments' agreement on CETA

The European Union (EU) on Thursday welcomed the breakthrough on Belgian parliaments' impasse over the bloc's landmark trade deal with Canada after intense and lengthy negotiations.

Belgium holds up EU-Canada trade pact

The Belgian government has announced that due to regional divisions, it cannot yet give the necessary backing to the European Union's free trade deal with Canada, making it unlikely that the bloc can sign deal on time.

UK Parliament Needs to Ratify Brexit Decision – Minister for Exiting EU

The British parliament has to ratify the decision to leave the European Union to allow for further Brexit legislation, UK secretary for exiting the European Union said Tuesday at a meeting of the Select Committee of the House of Commons.

US and China ratify Paris climate deal

The two largest contributors to global carbon emissions, China and the United States, have ratified the hallmark Paris agreement to battle climate change.

Greek MPs ratify deal for sale of majority stake in Piraeus port to China's COSCO

Greek lawmakers ratified on Thursday with an overwhelming majority the landmark concession agreement with China's COSCO Shipping for the acquisition of a majority stake in Piraeus Port Authority (PPA or OLP in Greek).

Netherlands will not ratify Ukraine’s association agreement with EU for now — government

Ukraine’s agreement of association with the European Union cannot be ratified for now, the Dutch Cabinet of Ministers said in the wake of the April 6 referendum on the issue.

Ukrainian, European Parliaments Ratify Ukraine's EU Association Deal

The parliaments of Ukraine and the European Union simultaneously ratified Ukraine's Association Agreement with the EU Tuesday.

The Verkhovna Rada approved the bill by 355 lawmakers with the required minimum of 226 “yes” votes.

The Ukrainian president signed the ratification deal immediately after and told the government to prepare implementation bill for the agreement by Wednesday.

European Parliament ratifies EU-Ukraine Association Agreement. (127 against and 35 abstentions)

The European Parliament gave its consent to the EU-Ukraine Association agreement, which includes a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA), on Tuesday in Strasbourg. At the same time, the Agreement was also ratified by the Ukrainian Parliament in Kiev. The deal will establish a deep political association and economic integration between the EU and Ukraine and provide for mutual free market access.

MEPs backed the agreement with 535 votes in favour, 127 against and 35 abstentions.

Lavrov Surprised by Kiev’s Decision to Ratify EU Deal Before Parliamentary Polls

SELIGER, August 27 (RIA Novosti) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is surprised by the Kiev government’s decision to ratify the EU Association Agreement prior to the parliamentary elections slated for October 26.

«It is a bit strange that this determination to ratify the European Union agreement in September is demonstrated and declared at the moment when the dissolution of parliament was announced and the elections set for October 26," Lavrov said.

«The idea is to have the agreement ratified by the old parliament, the dissolution of which was explained by the fact that it does not reflect the will of the people. Would it not be better to wait for the elections, when the people’s representatives are already chosen?” Russia’s top diplomat stressed.