The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently announced it has suspended sales of arms and ammunition to the United Arab Emirates. The ministry had expressed concern that these arms could be used in Yemen resulting in an intensification of the humanitarian crisis that has engulfed the country since the outbreak of the war in 2015. […]

British construction and outsourcing services group Carillion announced its immediate liquidation Monday after the heavily-indebted company failed to secure a financial rescue from the UK government and banks. Carillion, which employs 43,000 staff worldwide including 19,500 in Britain, said that the government would nevertheless provide some funding to allow current state projects to continue, following […]

The government’s key figures – the foreign secretary, the home secretary, the chancellor of the exchequer and the secretary for exiting the European Union – will remain unchanged According to media reports, UK Prime Minister Theresa May will announce these changes on Monday. The news outlet clarifies that Justine Greening, the state secretary for education, […]

TEHRAN – The latest annual report issued by Iran-UK chamber of commerce indicates a nearly 50% increase in the trade transactions between the two sides after the signing of Iran nuclear deal in 2015. According to the latest annual report issued by Iran-UK chamber of commerce, the volume of trade exports between Iran and UK […]

A political analyst based in London hailed Iran’s “critical role” in the collapse of the Daesh (ISIS or ISIL) terrorist group in the Middle East and said Iranians proved, with their blood, their commitment to fighting terrorism. “Iran has played a very critical role in the fight against Wahhabism in Syria and in Iraq,” Marcus […]

Britain’s markets watchdog will step up its scrutiny of the initial coin offering (ICO) market to see if new rules are needed to protect investors after issuing an alert in September. Start-ups have begun issuing new digital currencies via ICOs and the market has raised about 3.7 billion pounds this year according to an industry […]

The UK is falling for the second year in a row on the world’s list of countries that have contributed to the “common good of humanity,” due to “vast weapons exports” and inadequate aid to foreign countries. Based on a new study called the “Good Country Index,” Britain has fallen from number four to number eight […]

Iran’s FM Spokesman Ghasemi said Mon. that the Foreign Ministry will follow up for humanitarian reasons on the case of Nazanin Zaghari who is in detention on charges of espionage against Iran. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi discussed the case of Nazanin Zaghari during his weekly press conference on Monday, which was once again […]

TEHRAN – Two men suspected of being involved in terrorism were arrested by police in raids in London and Birmingham on Tuesday afternoon. A 20-year-old man was arrested by armed officers in north London at about 2.50pm, while a 21-year-old man was detained in south-east Birmingham at about 4.30pm, The Guardian reported. They were detained […]

The lawmakers of the British city of Oxford unanimously voted yes to take back the honorary award of the city from Burmese politician Aung San Suu Kyi who shows no sympathy over the anti-Muslim genocide in her country. Oxford City Council in England has officially removed an honorary award presented to Myanmar’s state counselor and […]