By Saeed Naqvi, From Rome to London the contrast was sharp – from political despair to hope. A comprehensive conference on Afghanistan, superbly organised the NATO Foundation, was the only redeeming feature in Rome. Meetings with journalists and think-tanks on ...
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New Delhi : China’s investment in foreign wind-powered electricity markets has surpassed $12 billion in Europe and Australia alone as private and state-owned Chinese companies move aggressively to capitalise on fast-growing renewable energy markets, the Institute for Energy Economics and ...
Read More »Iran hails nuclear talks in Europe ‘constructive’
Tehran : Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said the ministerial meeting of the remaining parties to the international 2015 nuclear deal was “constructive”. “I believe that there is a political will to continue work and save this agreement ...
Read More »Ties with Europe crucial after US exit from n-deal: Rouhani
Tehran : Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said here on Monday that Iran attaches high importance to ties with Europe after the US exit from the landmark 2015 Iranian nuclear deal in May. “Now that the Americans have exited the JCPOA ...
Read More »‘Europe should be prepared for post-Brexit influx of financial firms’
Dublin : The EU should enhance its regulatory and supervisory capacities to cope with the possible influx of financial firms from London to continental Europe after Britain leaves the European Union, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde has said. The International ...
Read More »Iran urges more ‘practical steps’ by Europe to protect n-deal
Iran Tehran : Political sympathy from Europe with Iran’s nuclear deal is “not enough” and they should take more “practical steps” to guarantee Iran’s economic interests from the deal, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said here on Sunday. “With ...
Read More »‘Breaking up Google into smaller companies should be kept open’
London : The European Union (EU) has “grave suspicions” about Google’s abuse of the monopoly it enjoys over Internet search in Europe and is open to breaking the tech giant into smaller companies, the bloc’s competition commissioner has warned. According ...
Read More »Government committed to support Indian investments in Europe: Akbar
New Delhi : The government is committed to extending every support to Indian industries focused efforts to increase investments in European countries, Minister of State for External Affairs M.J. Akbar said on Monday. “I am happy that European businesses are looking ...
Read More »Iran eyes more market share through gas exports to Europe
Tehran : Iran continues to weigh options to transport its profuse natural gas resources to Europe and emerge from a marginal exporter merely in the region, Financial Tribune daily reported on Sunday. All of Iran’s gas exports, of about 40 ...
Read More »Charlie Hebdo magazine cover accused of stirring up hatred against Muslims
Paris : French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo is again at the centre of controversy with a new front cover blaming terrorist attacks in Europe on Islam. A cover illustration depicts two blood-soaked pedestrians after being hit by a speeding van, ...
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