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North Korea denounces EU's 'psychotic way of thinking' after sanctions
Mar 24, 2021 02:42North Korea has denounced the European Union (EU)'s "psychotic way of thinking," following the imposition of sanctions by the bloc on its top officials over allegations of human rights violations.
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China summons ambassadors of EU, UK over sanctions
Mar 23, 2021 12:10China has summoned the ambassadors of the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom to protest recent sanctions imposed on Beijing over allegations of human rights violations in the western state of Xinjiang.
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US health agency raises 'concern' over AstraZeneca COVID vaccine trial data
Mar 23, 2021 09:22AstraZeneca may have used "outdated information" in the results of a large-scale COVID-19 vaccine trial, a US health agency said on Tuesday, casting fresh doubt on the shot, its potential US rollout and plunging its developers, once again, into controversy.
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EU, China impose tit-for-tat sanctions on individuals, entities
Mar 23, 2021 03:07Beijing has slapped sanctions on 10 European individuals and four entities in retaliation for similar restrictions imposed by the European Union against China.
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Iran nuclear inspections should not be used as bargaining chip in talks: IAEA
Mar 23, 2021 00:00The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says he has asked all parties to the landmark nuclear deal with Iran not to use the agency’s inspections as a bargaining chip during any future talks, but use them as a basis to achieve an agreement.
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EU’s Borrell says will do everything possible to save Iran nuclear deal
Mar 21, 2021 11:26Since the US unilateral withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal, the accord has faced a deadlock with Washington imposing the “toughest ever sanctions” on Iran and European signatories failing to fulfill their commitments under the deal.
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IAEA: Iran’s deal partners should seize 3-month chance to revive JCPOA
Mar 17, 2021 02:26The UN nuclear agency says a US return to the 2015 nuclear agreement is “difficult” but still “possible,” calling on Iran’s partners in the deal to seize the three-month chance offered by Tehran as part of a bilateral understanding with the watchdog to revive the nuclear deal.
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EU liable for Syrian people’s sufferings, shedding their blood: Foreign ministry
Mar 16, 2021 02:32The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has denounced the European Union’s recent declaration on the decade-long conflict in the war-torn Arab country, saying the bloc is responsible for the sufferings of Syrian people as it backs sanctions that amount to economic terrorism.
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Netherlands, Ireland, Indonesia, Germany latest countries to stop AstraZeneca vaccine rollout due to side effects
Mar 15, 2021 12:22The Netherlands, Ireland, Indonesia, and Germany have become the latest countries to stop using AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine over fear of deleterious side effects after a number of other countries, including Norway, did the same.
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Terror victims’ families call on EU intl. institutions to prosecute MKO terror group
Mar 14, 2021 03:14Families of the Iranian victims of terrorism have called on the international institutions of the European Union to take legal proceedings against the Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO), a terrorist group that has claimed the lives of thousands of Iranians.