European Union

Syria: EU conference to raise funds for quake victims 'theatrical'

Mar 21, 2023 08:20

Syria has strongly denounced as “theatrical” an international conference in Brussels to purportedly raise funds for the victims of last month's devastating earthquake, stating that the United States and its Western allies would rather lift sanctions on the crisis-hit West Asian country than to organize such sham events.
Iran vows to deliver 'proportional response' to EU, UK sanctions

Mar 21, 2023 02:47

Iran vows to reciprocate the European Union and the UK's recent repetitive move to impose sanctions on Iranian targets over, what Brussels and London have called human rights violations.
Britain imposes sanctions on senior officials of IRGC

Mar 20, 2023 11:10

In yet another hostile move against Iran, Britain has imposed sanctions on more senior officials of Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), including those who it claimed were responsible for managing the elite force's financial investments.
Russia opens criminal case against ICC chief prosecutor, judges over arrest warrant for Putin

Mar 20, 2023 11:08

Russia has opened a criminal case against chief prosecutor and judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in response to an arrest warrant they issued for President Vladimir Putin on war crime charges.
Putin welcomes China's willingness to help resolve Ukraine conflict

Mar 20, 2023 04:27

Russia's President Vladimir Putin says he welcomes China's willingness to help resolve the one-year-plus-long conflict in Ukraine as his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping says Bejing’s proposal on how to solve the crisis reflects global views.
Black Sea drones show US involvement in war with Russia: Kremlin

Mar 20, 2023 03:59

The Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says US drone flights over the Black Sea are a sign of direct US involvement in the Ukraine war.
European Parliament has turned into Iran-bashing venue: Foreign Ministry

Mar 17, 2023 12:50

Foreign Ministry has criticized "baseless" accusations leveled by European lawmakers about the suspected poisoning of students in the country's schools, saying the European Parliament has turned into a platform for hatemongering against Iran.
Iran asks West to press Ukraine on proof of drone supply claims

Mar 17, 2023 04:37

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has urged the West to encourage Kiev to stop making "baseless accusations" against Tehran and rather engage in "formal negotiations".
European states decry Israeli bill allowing settlers’ return to evacuated areas

Mar 15, 2023 04:55

Britain and a dozen other EU member states condemn the Israeli parliament’s approval of a bill that will enable settlers to return to areas of the West Bank evacuated in 2005 as part of the so-called Disengagement Law.
EU to hold joint naval drills to protect critical marine infrastructure: Report

Mar 10, 2023 10:18

The European Union is looking to hold joint maritime patrols and naval exercises as part of plans to protect critical marine infrastructure, according to the EU environment policy chief, amid heightened tensions with Russia.