Papal visit to UAE is a ‘breakthrough,’ Jan Figel says
The first ever papal visit to the Arab Gulf marks a “historical breakthrough” according to Jan Figel the European Union’s religious freedom envoy. “When trusted leaders show their example and…
Europe sets up transactions channel with Iran
The European signatories to the 2015 Iran deal formally announce the launch of a long-awaited direct payment mechanism meant to safeguard their trade ties with Tehran in the face of…
UK: ‘dozens’ of girls subjected to breast-ironing
An African practice of “ironing” a girl’s chest with a hot stone to delay breast formation is spreading in the UK, with anecdotal evidence of dozens of recent cases, a…
China, WTO will start talks on e-commerce rules
(Xinhua) – China plans to partner with 76 WTO members to initiate negotiations on trade-related aspects of electronic commerce by building on existing WTO agreements, the Ministry of Commerce said….