• Iran welcomes Russia in Europe gas transfer plan

    Iran welcomes Russia in Europe gas transfer plan

    Jan 23, 2017 09:24

    Iran welcomes Russian participation in the $2.5 billion construction of a pipeline to transfer Iranian gas to Europe, a deputy oil minister says.

  • Far-right Europe leaders converge in Germany to discuss EU break-up

    Far-right Europe leaders converge in Germany to discuss EU break-up

    Jan 21, 2017 11:32

    Ultra-right European leaders from France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands were meeting in the German city of Koblenz to discuss their visions of “a free Europe” aimed at dismantling the EU.

  • Mogherini: EU committed to JCPOA implementation

    Mogherini: EU committed to JCPOA implementation

    Jan 19, 2017 02:55

    EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini has stressed that the 28-nation bloc will “protect and preserve” Iran’s historic nuclear deal with the 5+1 group.

  • Far-right Greek MP leads raid into primary school in Athens

    Far-right Greek MP leads raid into primary school in Athens

    Jan 18, 2017 09:05

    Several members of a far-right Greek party headed by a prominent MP have raided a primary school in Athens to prevent the staff from admitting refugee children in classrooms.

  • Iran tanker in Europe on first post-sanctions trip

    Iran tanker in Europe on first post-sanctions trip

    Jan 18, 2017 09:03

    An Iranian oil tanker has called at a European port for the first time since the lifting of sanctions last January, managing director of the National Iranian Tankers Company (NITC) says.

  • Cyprus talks end; sides agree to meet again

    Cyprus talks end; sides agree to meet again

    Jan 13, 2017 04:04

    The new session of peace talks for Cyprus has ended with merely an agreement for the sides to meet again at a later time to make another attempt at finding a political solution to the decades-long dispute on the Mediterranean island.

  • Death toll from cold weather rising in Europe

    Death toll from cold weather rising in Europe

    Jan 12, 2017 04:57

    Authorities in Europe have raised the death toll from the recent cold snap in the continent to at least 73 people, as heavy snow further blankets eastern European countries, where many refugees are living in already poor conditions.

  • Europe refugee arrivals plunge by two thirds in 2016: Border agency

    Europe refugee arrivals plunge by two thirds in 2016: Border agency

    Jan 06, 2017 14:04

    The number of refugees landing in Europe via two main maritime routes in 2016 nosedived by almost two-thirds to 364,000 in comparison with the year before, according to the EU border agency Frontex.

  • Iran, P5+1 publish restricted documents of JCPOA

    Iran, P5+1 publish restricted documents of JCPOA

    Dec 24, 2016 14:28

    Iran and the P5+1 group of countries have released some previously restricted documents about the nuclear agreement they signed last year to support the argument that Tehran is not exceeding the limits imposed on its stockpile of enriched uranium.

  • Iran sends first condensate cargo to Europe

    Iran sends first condensate cargo to Europe

    Dec 22, 2016 09:48

    Iran says it has sent its first cargo of gas condensate to Europe in a sign that shows the country is already expanding the market for its ultra light oil.