UK government to take over Liberty Steel division after collapse
- 22-Aug-2025
LONDON: The British government said it will take control of a part of Liberty Steel, owned by commodities tycoon Sanjeev Gupta, after the business was placed into liquidation following a petition from its creditors on Thursday. A judge at London’s High Court approved the petition for Yorkshire-based Speciality Steel UK, one of Britain’s largest steelworks, […]
Saudi Arabia praises European countries’ recognition of Palestine state
- 22-May-2024
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia praised the decision by Ireland, Norway and Spain on Wednesday to recognise a Palestinian state and called on other countries to do the same. The foreign ministry “expresses the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s welcome of the positive decision taken by the Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom of Spain and the Republic of […]
Arrests in Germany in European anti-mafia raid
- 03-May-2023
BERLIN: German police have made several arrests as part of a “wide-scale” operation against the Italian ‘Ndrangheta mafia in several European countries, German prosecutors said Wednesday. Hundreds of German officers carried out raids in five parts of the country, regional prosecutors said in a statement, adding that operations also took place in Belgium, France, Italy, […]
FM Bilawal Bhutto to visit European countries from August 22
- 20-Aug-2022
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will undertake official visits to Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway from 22-26 August 2022, ARY News reported on Saturday. According to a statement issued by the Foreign Office, these counties are part of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s first visit to Europe since assuming office. Besides consolidating and expanding bilateral cooperation […]
European countries ‘concerned’ by Israeli raids of Palestinian NGOs
- 20-Aug-2022
Berlin, Germany: Nine European countries, including France and Germany, said they were “deeply concerned” by the Israeli government’s forced closure of several Palestinian NGOs operating in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli military on Thursday said it had conducted overnight raids of seven organisations in Ramallah, the West Bank city where the Palestinian Authority’s headquarters […]
Countries ban UK flights as Britain says new virus strain ‘out of control’
- 20-Dec-2020
European countries banned flights from the UK on Sunday and the WHO called for stronger containment measures.
Six European countries join barter system for Iran trade
- 01-Dec-2019
Paris, London and Berlin welcomed six new European countries to the INSTEX barter mechanism.