United Kingdom

UK minister discusses future of nuclear deal in Tehran

Sep 01, 2018 08:19

Visiting British Junior Foreign Minister Alistair Burt and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi have started talks in Tehran centering on the aftermath of the United States withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic.
Tensions flare up between UK and France over fishing in English Channel

Aug 30, 2018 14:11

An old row between the United Kingdom and France over rights to scallop fishing in seas near France's Normandy coast have escalated after French and British fishermen clashed in the English Channel in the latest outbreak of the so-called “scallop wars.”
UK food prices rise as no Brexit deal reached

Aug 30, 2018 07:23

British shop prices have risen for the first time in five years as British retailers warn that no-deal Brexit will have "severe consequences" to the economy.
Israel controls UK politicians’ speech: Corbyn

Aug 30, 2018 07:20

UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, has come under fire for a 2010 speech where he said speeches British lawmakers make are controlled by the Tel Aviv regime.
Unhappy with Iran bans, UK trying to maintain trade

Aug 29, 2018 14:47

Britain is reportedly trying to maintain trade with Iran in face of returning US sanctions and is even seeking tips from Japan on how to dodge US bans without being implicated.
UK planes might be grounded after Brexit absence of new air traffic deals

Aug 27, 2018 09:41

The UK aviation industry is set to take a major hit after the country’s pending exit from the European Union (EU) unless Prime Minister Theresa May manages to strike a deal with the bloc, a think tank warns.
Corbyn defends 2013 remarks criticizing 'Zionists'

Aug 25, 2018 12:10

Leader of the United Kingdom’s Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn has defended his remarks in 2013 in which he criticized Zionists living in Britain for not understanding "the English irony" as much as a non-British ambassador of Palestine did.
UK chancellor at odds with government Brexit strategy

Aug 25, 2018 02:49

The UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, has been accused by critics of pouring cold water on the government’s Brexit strategy, after he suggested the UK economy was likely to take a significant hit if the UK was forced into a hard Brexit in the event of a no-deal scenario.
UK, EU condemn huge illegal Zionist settlement plans in occupied West Bank

Aug 25, 2018 00:33

The British government and the European Union have condemned the Zionist entity’s recent approval of plans for the construction of hundreds of new housing units in the occupied West Bank irrespective of the international outcry against the Tel Aviv regime’s land expropriation and illegal settlement expansion policies in the occupied Palestinian territories.
British Airways, Air France to halt direct flights to Iran next month

Aug 24, 2018 04:48

Flagship airlines British Airways and Air France have announced that they are to suspend all their direct flights to Iran, saying the route is “not commercially viable,” as the United States has re-imposed sanctions against the Islamic Republic prohibiting foreign businesses from operating in the country.