Europe

Iran could be EU’s most reliable regional partner: FM spokesman

Mar 29, 2017 13:27

A senior Iranian diplomat says the Islamic Republic could be the European Union's most reliable partner in the Middle East region.
About 146 feared dead after boat capsizes in Mediterranean: UN

Mar 29, 2017 13:26

A rubber boat packed with refugees has sank in the Mediterranean, with the presumed sole survivor saying that he believes all other passengers drowned, the International Migration Organization (IOM) says.
Hundreds feared dead as refugee boat sinks off Libya

Mar 24, 2017 03:56

Around 250 African migrants are feared to have drowned in the Mediterranean after a charity's rescue boat found five corpses and two partially submerged rubber dinghies off Libya, a spokeswoman has said.
Renegotiating JCPOA not possible: EU foreign policy chief

Mar 21, 2017 04:55

European Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini has strongly defended Iran’s nuclear deal with the P5+1 group of countries, pointing out that the International Atomic Energy Agency has five times confirmed Iran’s compliance with its commitments under the July 2015 agreement.
Turkey threatens to cancel refugee deal in row with EU

Mar 16, 2017 16:35

Turkish President Rajab Tayyib Erdoghan has threatened to end a contentious agreement with the EU, aimed at halting the refugee influx into the continent as tensions between the two sides continue to escalate.
Turkey to reevaluate refugee deal with European Union: Minister

Mar 15, 2017 07:53

Turkish European Union Affairs Minister Omer Celik says time has come for the Ankara government to reassess its controversial refugee deal with the 28-nation bloc, which would grant Turkish citizens visa-free travel through most of Europe.
EU states mull ‘unified stance’ against Israeli settlement construction

Mar 04, 2017 04:47

The European Union (EU) member states seek to discuss whether to go ahead with routine talks with the Israeli regime before the bloc has adopted a “unified and clear” stance against Tel Aviv’s defiant settlement construction on Occupied Palestinian Territories.
EU slaps additional sanctions on North Korea over nuclear, missile tests

Feb 27, 2017 13:47

The European Union (EU) has imposed additional sanctions on North Korea in response to Pyongyang’s nuclear and ballistic missile tests.
Germany deported 80,000 refugees last year: Official

Feb 19, 2017 15:12

A top German official says Berlin has deported a record 80,000 refugees denied asylum last year and will set another record high in deportations in 2017.
Libyan general slams Europe, US for backing terror

Feb 19, 2017 10:10

Libyan General Khalifa Haftar has accused several European countries and the United States of supporting terrorist groups in Libya by secretly providing them weapons and training.