Baghdad: New promises and social measures to calm protests
- 2019-10-06 18:17:28
The Iraqi government announced on Sunday a series of social measures in response to demonstrators´ demands, in an attempt to end popular protests in which about 100 people were killed in less than a week, according to official figures. The United Nations called on Saturday to stop the .. المزيد
China pulls out of Iran´s Pars gas field development project
- 2019-10-06 18:14:48
Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zangeneh announced on Sunday the withdrawal of CNPC from the development of phase 11 of the Pars field. The project will be solely undertaken by Petrobars of the Islamic Republic. France´s Total and CNBC of China were to cooperate with Iran´s Petrobars .. المزيد
Calls for settlement in Brexit file on the eve of Monday´s meeting
- 2019-10-06 18:12:27
Brussels and London have urged the other side to seek a "compromise" on the eve of Monday´s Brexit negotiations, and the British government has signaled it may soften its stance on controversial points in the prime minister´s plan. Boris Johnson. The Johnson project, which was .. المزيد
North Korea: Not interested in negotiating with Washington if its aggressive policy continues
- 2019-10-06 18:09:18
North Korea said on Sunday it was "not interested" in pursuing nuclear negotiations unless the United States abandoned its "aggressive" policy, saying Washington had until the end of the year. To take action, the day after the failure of consultations in Sweden. The two sides .. المزيد
Death toll from demonstrations in Iraq
- 2019-10-04 19:31:25
The death toll from the ongoing demonstrations in Iraq has reached 38, including two security forces and 1,648 wounded, a member of the Human Rights Commission in Iraq said Friday. Dr. Ali al-Bayati, a member of the Human Rights Commission, told Xinhua that the death toll from the ongoing .. المزيد
Oil is expected to post its biggest weekly loss since July
- 2019-10-04 19:28:36
Washington - Oil prices are headed for the biggest weekly loss since mid-July, boosting disappointing data in the United States and elsewhere, Bloomberg News reported Friday. Of the world fears of a global recession. New York futures rose on Friday, although they fell 6 percent from last .. المزيد
Trump: US ambassador to Germany appointed special envoy for negotiations between Serbia and Kosovo
- 2019-10-04 19:23:01
President Donald Trump has appointed US Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell as special envoy for peace negotiations between Serbia and Kosovo, the White House announced late Thursday. According to the statement, Grenell will perform the functions of ambassador and special envoy at the same .. المزيد
Peruvian president appoints new government
- 2019-10-04 19:16:37
Peru´s President Martin Vizcara on Thursday appointed a new cabinet of nine new ministers, including a dissident from the opposition Fujimori party, three days after parliament dissolved and called for early legislative elections. The new government consists of 19 ministers, including eight .. المزيد
Two demonstrators are shot dead and the building of Dhi Qar province is burnt in Iraq
- 2019-10-02 19:16:08
Two demonstrators were shot dead on Wednesday night in the southern Iraqi city of Dhi Qar, raising the death toll to five since the country´s protest movement began Tuesday, the US military said. Local administrator. The director-general of the health department in Dhi Qar Abdul Hussein .. المزيد
Pompeo says he participated in the telephone conversation between Trump and Zielinski
- 2019-10-02 19:13:27
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday he had taken part in a telephone conversation between President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelinsky, who had been at the heart of the impeachment measure. Democrats on Trump´s request from his Ukrainian counterpart .. المزيد
