European Union

Hijab ban: EU court backs businesses who sack religiously dressed women

Jul 17, 2021 01:33

Shock has rippled through the Muslim community after the European Union’s Highest Court ruled that businesses can sack Muslim women for wearing the hijab if they work face-to-face with customers or if the wearing of the religious clothing causes workplace conflicts.
UN, EU and World Bank back siege on Gaza

Jul 16, 2021 09:34

A new study of Gaza’s reconstruction needs, published by the UN, EU and World Bank, demonstrates anew the harmful role played by these institutions in Palestine.
Europe court rules employers can ban hijab in workplace

Jul 16, 2021 03:58

Employers can in principle ban staff from wearing hijabs in the workplace, a European Union (EU) court ruled Thursday in two cases brought by Muslim women working in Germany.
EU lawmaker gets backing for tougher EU tech rules

Jul 15, 2021 10:04

A key EU lawmaker at the European Parliament steering the debate on tough new rules aimed at Facebook (FB.O), Google (GOOGL.O) and other large online platforms, secured backing to beef up Europeans' fundamental rights in the draft rules.
Official investigation finds EU border agency failed to protect human rights of refugees

Jul 15, 2021 06:56

The European Parliament (EP) has found that the European Border and Coast Guard Agency — known as Frontex — has failed to protect the human rights of refugees and asylum seekers who tried to reach Europe.
Western sanctions leave ‘catastrophic’ impact on Syrian people's lives: FM

Jul 14, 2021 02:10

Syria’s foreign minister has blasted the “catastrophic” impact of Western sanctions on the Arab country, saying the restrictive measures have hampered the government’s ability to meet the basic needs of the Syrian people.
Meetings of outcast MKO terror outfit expose hypocritical US politicians: Iran

Jul 14, 2021 00:58

The Iranian administration says a recent meeting of the anti-Iran Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) terrorist group revealed once again the hypocritical face of the American politicians, who call themselves supporters of human rights but attend events organized by notorious terrorists.
EU to impose sanctions on Lebanese politicians

Jul 13, 2021 09:43

The European Union (EU) says it will create a sanctions regime targeting officials in Lebanon, which has been grappling with an economic crisis amid a failure to form a new government.
EU distances itself from Slovenia PM’s remarks at anti-Iran terror group’s event

Jul 13, 2021 08:40

The EU foreign policy chief says the speech delivered by Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa at a summit organized by the anti-Iran Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) terrorist group does not represent the official position of the 27-nation bloc.
Iran's Parliament (Majlis) receives quarterly report on JCPOA

Jul 12, 2021 03:51

The Iranian Foreign Ministry submitted the 22nd three-month report to the Parliament on the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the 2015 nuclear agreement from which the US withdrew in 2018.