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EU top court rules countries can ban halal slaughter
Dec 18, 2020 11:00The European Union's top court has upheld curbs on ritual animal slaughter in Belgium, in a move that targets Muslim religious rites.
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Lavrov: West's sanctions on Syria contravene UN Security Council resolutions
Dec 18, 2020 02:25Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says sanctions imposed by the West on Syria contravene UN Security Council resolutions, adding certain countries continue to hinder finding a solution to the years-long crisis in the Arab country.
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EU finance ministers pin all hope on COVID-19 vaccines
Dec 17, 2020 10:37Thousands of businesses across the EU have closed their doors permanently due to the impact of COVID-19.
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Iran urges all JCPOA parties to work towards safeguarding 2015 nuclear deal
Dec 17, 2020 03:03A senior Iranian official says safeguarding the 2015 Iran nuclear deal is not a one-man job, urging other signatories to keep their side of the bargain.
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Tory grandees’ fury over Johnson’s ‘nationalist’ no-deal Brexit
Dec 16, 2020 10:50Boris Johnson faced a rising tide of anger from senior Tories and business leaders recently as he appeared ready to embrace a no-deal Brexit and prepared Royal Navy gunboats to defend UK fishing waters.
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EU withholds $100mn budget support for Ethiopia over Tigray conflict
Dec 16, 2020 06:23The European Union (EU) has decided to put a hold on funding to Ethiopia due to the month-long conflict in the country’s Tigray region, which has triggered a refugee crisis and a humanitarian disaster.
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JCPOA commission set to address obstacles to fulfillment of commitments
Dec 16, 2020 05:43The Wednesday meeting of the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is going to discuss the obstacles to the fulfillment of commitments by the signatories, an Iranian spokesman said.
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Johnson and EU vow to go 'extra mile' to thrash out Brexit deal
Dec 15, 2020 18:26Britain and the EU enter the final stretch of the Brexit negotiations with renewed hope of a deal being struck within days after Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen agreed to “go the extra mile” and ordered the resumption of talks in Brussels.
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Rouhani: Europe’s sensitivity over propagandist’s execution interference in Iran affairs
Dec 14, 2020 12:26President Hassan Rouhani has slammed certain European countries for making interventionist remarks on the recent execution of a counterrevolutionary figure in Iran, noting that their apparent sensitivity on this issue amounts to interference in Iran’s internal affairs.
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UK and EU agree to extend negotiations beyond Sunday deadline
Dec 14, 2020 05:53Against all expectations Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, and European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, have agreed to extend post-Brexit trade talks beyond the previously agreed Sunday (December 13) deadline.