US Congressman Sandy Levin on Tuesday urged the EU Council to designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, arguing that in the last year alone, "Hezbollah and its partners in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps' Quds Force, have been implicated or are suspected to be behind attempted and successful terror plots in the US, Turkey, Pakistan, Thailand, Azerbaijan, India, Georgia, Kenya, Cyprus and Bulgaria", TURAN's Washington DC correspondent was informed by the Congressman's office.
"Hezbollah has a long and deadly history of carrying out terrorist attacks against European citizens, soldiers and diplomats and targeting Americans and Israelis living, working and traveling in Europe", stated the Congressman in his letter to the Republic of Cyprus (as President of the Council of the EU).
The Congressman urged the organization to revisit the disappointing EU Council decision not to designate Hezbollah as a terrorist entity despite increasing reports indicating Hezbollah is operating in Europe to finance, plan, recruit, and execute terrorist plots.
"We hope you will act to build the consensus within the European Union Council that is urgently needed to weaken Hezbollah's terrorist infrastructure - an issue that directly affects us all. We look forward to working with you and your counterparts to increase engagement between the United States and the European Union to prevent and deter future Hezbollah-sponsored terrorist operations". -25В-
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On the evening of February 5, it was reported that journalist Shahnaz Beylargizi had been arrested. She had been a presenter on the Toplum TV channel for several years. After a criminal case was initiated against the channel in March 2024 and nearly all of its staff were arrested, Beylargizi was questioned multiple times. According to relatives, the police conducted a search of her apartment.
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By a presidential decree dated February 5, Mukhtar Babaev has been appointed the presidential representative for climate issues.
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On February 5, President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree to provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine. According to the document, the Ministry of Energy has been allocated 1 million US dollars to purchase and send electrical equipment, manufactured in Azerbaijan, to Ukraine.
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The trial of Aziz Orudjev, the head of the online publication Kanal-13, continued on February 5 at the Sabail District Court.
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