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UK: Net migration fell by 100,000 in year after Brexit
World
November 30, 2017
UK: Net migration fell by 100,000 in year after Brexit
Net migration to Britain fell sharply in the 12 months after last year’s Brexit referendum, with more than three-quarters of…
UK slashes economic growth forecasts for next five years, higher deficit
World
November 22, 2017
UK slashes economic growth forecasts for next five years, higher deficit
Britain has cut its official forecasts for economic growth, finance minister Philip Hammond said on Wednesday as he delivered a…
Iran suggests ‘productive role’ for France in Middle East crises
Middle East
November 22, 2017
Iran suggests ‘productive role’ for France in Middle East crises
Iran’s president, Hassan Rouhani, on Tuesday told French President Emmanuel Macron that Paris can play a constructive role in the Middle…
Family of arrested Brit apologizes to Egyptian authorities
Egypt
November 21, 2017
Family of arrested Brit apologizes to Egyptian authorities
The family of Laura Plummer, a British woman detained for allegedly smuggling drugs into Egypt, has apologized to Egyptian authorities…
British tourism to Egypt increases by 74 percent in 2017: British ambassador to Egypt
Egypt
November 20, 2017
British tourism to Egypt increases by 74 percent in 2017: British ambassador to Egypt
The British ambassador to Egypt, John Casson, revealed in a ‘tweet’ on Monday that the number of British tourists in…
European cities battle fiercely for top agencies leaving UK
World
November 19, 2017
European cities battle fiercely for top agencies leaving UK
Brexit is still well over a year away but two European cities on Monday will already be celebrating Britain’s departure…
Britain says no link between £400 million debt to Iran and jailed worker
Middle East
November 16, 2017
Britain says no link between £400 million debt to Iran and jailed worker
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokesman said on Thursday there was no link between a 400 million pound ($528 million)…
Final Grenfell Tower death toll stands at 71
World
November 16, 2017
Final Grenfell Tower death toll stands at 71
The Grenfell Tower fire took the lives of 71 people in total, British police said on Thursday as five months…
Britain preparing to pay Iran £400 million for aid worker’s release
World
November 16, 2017
Britain preparing to pay Iran £400 million for aid worker’s release
Britain is preparing to transfer over 400 million pounds ($527 million) to Iran as it seeks the release of a…
Johnson makes fuller apology for remarks on jailed aid worker in Iran
World
November 14, 2017
Johnson makes fuller apology for remarks on jailed aid worker in Iran
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson issued a second, fuller apology on Monday for remarks about an Iranian-British aid worker jailed…