United Kingdom

Don't trade global peace for economic benefits: Iran tells UK

Mar 08, 2018 14:13

Tehran has chided British leaders over their anti-Iran remarks during the Saudi crown prince's first official foreign visit, calling on them to stop trading global peace and security for economic interests.
Labour Party accuses UK of killing children in Yemen

Mar 08, 2018 10:26

The UK government is responsible for the many children who have been killed and injured as a result of Saudi Arabia’s deadly war on Yemen, the Labour Party has said.
Saudi crown prince welcomed in London amid rights activists protests

Mar 08, 2018 02:10

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has arrived in London for his controversial three-day visit amid massive outcry and protests against Riyadh’s human rights violations and its deadly war on Yemen.
Corbyn urges May to condemn Saudi war on Yemen as MBS visits

Mar 07, 2018 09:37

Jeremy Corbyn has called on Prime Minister Theresa May to protest Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen during the visit of the Saudi’s crown prince to London.
Former Russian spy gravely ill in ‘suspicious’ UK incident

Mar 07, 2018 03:58

A former Russian spy has reportedly fallen critically ill in the UK after exposure to an “unknown substance,” British media say.
UK mosques give shelter to homeless amid cold

Mar 05, 2018 06:04

Several mosques across the UK and Ireland have started to provide shelter and warm food for the homeless as a massive blizzard continues to batter the two countries.
Protests planned next week against bin Salman’s visit to UK

Feb 28, 2018 05:52

High-profile campaign groups plan to hold protests in London next week against a visit to Britain by the powerful Saudi crown prince to raise alarm over Riyadh’s war crimes in Yemen and its human rights record.
UK has spent $2.4bn on bombing Iraq, Syria

Feb 27, 2018 09:48

The British government has spent over $2.44 billion (£1.7bn) to carry out airstrikes in Iraq and Syria since 2014, the year the US and its allies formed a so-called coalition to allegedly counter terrorist groups wreaking havoc in the two Arab countries.
Iran in focus as Security Council mulls rival Yemen resolutions

Feb 26, 2018 09:03

The UN Security Council is to vote on two rival draft resolutions on Yemen after Russia proposed a measure to counter a UK motion against Iran over Ansarullah missiles.
Corbyn corners May with Labour Brexit plan

Feb 26, 2018 08:38

UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has piled more pressure on Prime Minister Theresa May by laying out a Brexit plan that he says would take Britain out of the European Union (EU) while keeping tariff-free access to the bloc’s markets.