Lebanese Revolutionary to Gain Release from French Custody
A school teacher named Georges Abdallah co-founded a communist urban guerrilla group in 1975 in reaction to the start of the Lebanese Civil War. The “Lebanese Armed Revolutionary Factions,” or LARF, were the group that carried out several bombings and killings around Europe and, to a lesser extent, in Lebanon. Abdallah was given a life […]
French budget struggles and political turmoil shake the EU
France’s minority government is on the verge of dissolving due to opposition ire over a proposed austerity budget, putting the country at risk of experiencing new political unrest. French sovereign borrowing rates have increased significantly, hitting the largest premium over German bonds since the height of the eurozone debt crisis in 2012, reflecting rising financial […]
