European Union

UK police cancel leaves to deal with Brexit contingency

Mar 09, 2019 14:20

Police in the United Kingdom have imposed severe restrictions on the amount of leaves officers could take at the end of March and in early April as the force anticipates emergencies and unrest on the street over a potential disorderly withdrawal of Britain from the European Union.
EU gives UK 48 hours to come up with Brexit solution

Mar 07, 2019 10:52

The European Union has given Britain until Friday to table a workable solution to the Irish border dilemma if they want a breakthrough in stalled Brexit talks before the March 29 deadline.
Western arms exporters complicit in Saudi, Israeli crimes: Iran

Mar 07, 2019 04:13

Iran has blasted Saudi Arabia and Zionist regime for killing innocent people in Yemen and Palestine, saying the Western countries selling weapons to Riyadh and Tel Aviv are “complicit” in the atrocities the two regimes have been committing.
EU, Russia, China reaffirm support for Iran’s nuclear deal

Mar 07, 2019 02:40

Iran says the remaining signatories of the 2015 nuclear deal have reaffirmed their “strong support” for the Islamic Republic despite the United States' decision to unilaterally leave the agreement last year.
EU says talks on amending Brexit deal are at standstill

Mar 06, 2019 13:45

European Union officials say almost no progress has been made in ongoing talks on amending a controversial withdrawal agreement for Britain.
Bank of England warns of 'economic shock' after no-deal Brexit

Mar 06, 2019 04:18

The Bank of England has warned of potential risks to financial stability in Britain and the European Union if London leaves the 28-member bloc without an agreement.
Iran frustrated as EU trade channel moves at snail's pace

Mar 06, 2019 03:01

A European delegation will visit Tehran in the coming days to discuss the operation of a new channel for non-dollar trade which the bloc has set up to continue business with Iran and circumvent US sanctions.
UK liberation from EU after Brexit a fantasy: Former diplomat

Mar 05, 2019 14:21

Britain’s former ambassador to the European Union Sir Ivan Rogers has said that his country will never be free from the bloc despite claims that Brexit will be an end to Brussels’ control over London.
US raises EU diplomatic status months after downgrade

Mar 05, 2019 08:57

The United States has raised the European Union’s representation in Washington as equal to national ambassadors, months after downgrading it into a secondary list.
Europeans created Daesh, Iran stopped its spread: Qassemi

Mar 04, 2019 07:34

Iran says Daesh would have overridden Europe if it had not been for the Islamic Republic's fight against terror groups that Western countries once planted in West Asia to further their own agenda.