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EU plans to blacklist Saudi Arabia for failure in fighting money laundering: FT
Feb 08, 2019 09:08The European Commission is planning to name Saudi Arabia in a list of countries that have failed to fight against terrorist financing and money laundering, a report says.
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UK PM says EU is willing to avoid no-deal Brexit
Feb 08, 2019 02:22British Prime Minister Theresa May has said after a crucial meeting with top European Union officials that the EU is interested to find a solution to the current political stalemate on UK’s withdrawal from the bloc.
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Iran, three EU states to hold 1st round of expert-level talks on INSTEX in Paris soon
Feb 06, 2019 05:21Iran and its three European partners in the 2015 nuclear deal will soon begin talks in Paris, France, in an effort to work out the operational details of a newly-launched financial mechanism meant to protect Tehran-Europe trade ties against US sanctions.
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UK PM to meet top EU officials in search of an improved Brexit deal
Feb 06, 2019 03:29British Prime Minister Theresa May is planning to visit the European Union headquarters in Brussels as she desperately seeks to overcome a parliamentary stalemate over her Brexit agreement with the bloc.
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EU, Arab League fail to release joint statement on Mideast conflicts
Feb 05, 2019 09:25The European Union and the Arab League have held a ministerial meeting, but failed to release a joint statement amid a lack of consensus on ongoing conflicts and issues in the Middle East region.
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Iran not accepting EU’s humiliating conditions on INSTEX: Judiciary chief
Feb 04, 2019 15:09Iran's Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani says the Islamic Republic will never give in to humiliating conditions set by Europe for the enforcement of its new non-dollar mechanism aimed at facilitating trade with the Islamic Republic.
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Russia: European recognition of Guaido foreign meddling in Venezuela
Feb 04, 2019 10:16Russia has denounced coordinated attempts to “legitimize usurped power” in Venezuela after a number of European countries recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido as “interim leader” of the Latin American country.
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UK government accused of offering “cash for votes” over Brexit deal
Feb 03, 2019 03:03A senior member of the UK opposition Labour Party has accused government of Prime Minister Theresa May of trying to buy votes of members of parliament as it struggles to secure a crucial European Union divorce agreement.
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Iran to increase missile power if pressured into disarmament: IRGC commander
Feb 03, 2019 01:17Deputy Commander of Islamic Republic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) says if Western powers seek to limit Iran’s missile power, the country will have no option but to expand its potentials in the strategically important field.
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INSTEX promising step in Iran-Europe trade: AEOI head
Feb 02, 2019 19:00Iran's nuclear chief says the establishment of a new mechanism to ease trade with Iran despite US sanctions is a promising step but the Europeans must act more swiftly and adopt final measures in this regard.