World France, Germany and UK tell Iran to stop producing uranium metal The European countries said in a joint statement they were “deeply concerned” by Iran’s announcement it would produce uranium metal, a violation of the 2015 nuclear treaty. 17/01/2021
Unreported Europe Has the illegal drug trade outsmarted a pandemic? Andrew Cunningham, an expert on illegal drug markets, Crime and Supply Reduction, gives Euronews his insight into how the illegal drug trade is being changed by the pandemic. 15/01/2021
Syria Israeli airstrikes hit Iranian-backed forces in Syria A U.S. official told the Associated Press that the strikes were carried out with American intelligence cooperation. 13/01/2021
Qatar Qatar and Saudi Arabia officially end three-year feud at GCC summit The boycott of Qatar by its Arab neighbours in 2017 was designed to weaken the country's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, but it only emboldened the young leader and led to a surge of domestic support. 05/01/2021
World South Korean tanker was boarded by armed Iran Guard forces The latest maritime seizure by Iran came ahead of negotiations over Iranian assets frozen in South Korean banks and amid increased tensions with the West over its nuclear program. 05/01/2021
Qatar Saudi Arabia will open land, air borders with Qatar after blockade It is the first step towards ending a diplomatic crisis that has deeply divided regional allies since 2017. 04/01/2021
Iran Iran-US tensions high a year after killing of military chief Soleimani There are fears of a renewed US-Iran clash a year after the US drone killing of the Revolutionary Guard chief, in the dying days of Donald Trump's presidency. 03/01/2021
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