Juncker: Brexit Was Waste of Time and Energy
EghtesadOnline: A few hours away from the United Kingdom officially leaving the European Union, former EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker shared his thoughts in an interview with FRANCE 24.
EASA Withdraws Overflight Warnings for Iran
EghtesadOnline: European airlines can return to parts of Iranian and Iraqi airspace, the EU Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said on Wednesday, three weeks after Iran accidentally shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet amid an exchange of hostilities with US forces in Iraq.
Taliban Says Has Brought Down US Military Plane in Afghanistan
EghtesadOnline: The Taliban said it had shot down a US military plane in the central Afghan province of Ghazni on Monday, killing all personnel on board.
Europe Unlikely to Trigger Sanctions Before US Presidential Vote
EghtesadOnline: The launch of the nuclear deal’s dispute resolution mechanism by France, Germany and Britain is the European way of keeping tabs on both Iran and the US, responding to Tehran’s reduction of nuclear commitments while stalling until the 2020 US presidential vote before deciding to reimpose global sanctions on Iran, a former diplomat said.
KLM Resumes Flights Over Iranian Airspace
EghtesadOnline: Dutch carrier KLM announced Thursday it will resume flights over Iran, about two weeks after it and several other airlines barred flights in the airspace after Tehran accidentally shot down a Ukrainian jetliner.
China Locks Down 30 Million People as Anger Grows Over Virus
EghtesadOnline: China is struggling to contain rising public anger over its response to a spreading coronavirus even as it took unprecedented steps to slow the outbreak, restricting travel for 30 million people on the eve of Lunar New Year. The turmoil comes as the virus is proving more difficult to contain than other pandemics, stymieing efforts to track infected patients before they travel, Bloomberg reported.
E3 Ready to Continue Engagement for De-Escalation
EghtesadOnline: Three European powers reiterated on Sunday their readiness to continue engagement with Iran for de-escalation and stability in the region.
Sultan Qaboos 1940-2020: Founder of Modern Oman
EghtesadOnline: Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said, the Arab world's longest-ruling monarch known for promoting peace, has died, according to an announcement by state media.
Cost of Brexit for UK: $170 Billion and Counting
EghtesadOnline: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to "unleash Britain's potential." First the economy has to catch back up with the rest of the world.
Baghdad Protesters Storm US Embassy
EghtesadOnline: Protesters broke into the US embassy compound in Iraqi capital Baghdad on Tuesday after smashing a main door and setting fire to a reception area, prompting tear gas and sounds of gunfire.