European Union

German INSTEX chief ‘forced to resign’ after criticizing Israel

Aug 10, 2019 01:30

Bernd Erbel, who was recently appointed to head Europe’s trade mechanism with Iran, known as INSTEX, has been reportedly forced to resign after a German newspaper accused Germany's former ambassador to Tehran of supporting “anti-Semitism,” criticizing Zionist regime and supporting Iran’s missile program.
EU Preparing for No-Deal Brexit on Its Own Terms

Aug 07, 2019 08:02

Two days after the Brexit Secretary’s incendiary article in the Mail on Sunday, European Union leaders have initiated their own political and diplomatic offensive against Britain’s new Tory government.
With criticism crushed in the West, Israel can enjoy its impunity

Aug 06, 2019 05:10

In the US and Europe, strong criticism of Zionist regime, even from Jews – let alone demands for meaningful action – is being conflated with anti-Semitism. Much of this furor seems intended to ease the path towards silencing Israeli regime’s critics.
Trump to Europe: Take back your Daesh fighters or they will be released

Aug 02, 2019 03:31

US President Donald Trump has threatened Europe that if the 28-member bloc fails to repatriate European Daesh members captured in Syria and Iraq, he may release the terrorists to return to the place where they came from.
UK house prices rise, pound falls: Foreigners win off of Brexit

Aug 02, 2019 03:07

Housing prices in the UK have risen again as the pound drops 14% since 2016 against the dollar, making it a buyers’ bonanza for foreigners and a sorry slump for Brits, who are now faced with the impending consequences of a possible no-deal Brexit.
UK Sterling falls to new low amid fears of clash over Irish backstop

Aug 02, 2019 02:59

The British pound has fallen to a 28-month low against the US dollar and a six-month low against the euro, as London and Brussels head for a fresh clash over the Irish backstop.
Iran will further reduce JCPOA commitments if other parties fail to fulfill theirs: Rouhani

Aug 02, 2019 02:31

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says the country will continue to further reduce its commitments under the landmark nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), if other parties to the accord fail to live up to their commitments.
US ‘ridiculous’ sanctioning of Zarif aimed at mounting pressure on Iran: IRGC

Aug 01, 2019 09:26

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has condemned imposition of sanctions on the country’s top diplomat, Mohammad Javad Zarif, as a “ridiculous” and “illegal” measure, which is in line with the United States’ policy of mounting maximum pressure on the Islamic Republic.
Over 150 stolen artefacts recovered from Europe on display in Baghdad

Aug 01, 2019 04:03

As many as 173 artefacts, stolen by other countries and recently recovered by Iraq, have gone on display in the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities in Baghdad on Wednesday, July 31.
3rd nuclear step still on agenda unless EU makes a move: Iran

Aug 01, 2019 02:52

According to Press TV, speaking to the Farhikhtegan daily, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi said Tehran was going to take new measures once its second 60-day deadline to the Europeans comes to an end.