Sources: Al-Jazeera
Interpol announces that more than 200 people have been arrested and more than US$1.6 billion of illegal drugs and precursor chemicals seized as part of a two-month operation against narcotics trafficking conducted across Europe, North America, and Africa. 2024-07-30
Australia and Israel announce their first suspected cases of monkeypox, both in people who had recently travelled to Europe. 2022-05-20
At least 150 people are arrested by European and U.S. authorities during a joint crackdown on traders of drugs, weapons and other illicit goods on darknet e-commerce sites. The majority of those arrested are from Germany, the U.S. and the United Kingdom. 2021-10-26
The Israeli government approves the subsea EastMed pipeline which will supply Europe with natural gas. The construction of the pipeline is expected to be completed by 2025, and will provide an estimated 10 billion cubic meters of gas per year. 2020-07-19
Following a joint police operation by Europol and Interpol last October and November across much of Europe, dubbed "Operation Pandora", more than 3,500 stolen artwork and artifacts are recovered, with 75 people arrested and 48,588 more being investigated. 2017-01-23
Europe's Rosetta space probe reaches the distant 67P-Churyumov–Gerasimenko to orbit it and eventually land. 2014-08-6
ACTA loses further support in Europe as Bulgaria and the Netherlands join Poland and Germany in declining to ratify it due to privacy and human rights concerns. 2012-02-15
NATO members meet in Lisbon, Portugal, to discuss progress in the War in Afghanistan and relations with Russia. 2010-11-19
At least 2 tonnes of cocaine worth around US$1 billion bound for Europe is seized in The Gambia. 2010-06-8