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Britain’s outgoing Foreign Secretary William Hague leaves 10 Downing Street in central London, on July 15, 2014. (Reuters/Suzanne Plunkett)
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A file photo taken on October 7, 2005, shows the gate of the former British embassy in Tehran. (AFP PHOTO/ BEHROUZ MEHRI)
Iranian reformists welcome UK embassy re-opening
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iranians have welcomed the news that Britain is set to re-open its embassy in Tehran in the coming months after a hiatus of more than two and a half years. The move underscores the diplomatic breakthrough between the West and Iran, as both...Caption:
File photograph of the British embassy in Teheran, Iran, taken in September 2003. (EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH)
UK to re-open Iran embassy
London, Reuters—Britain plans to re-open its embassy in Iran, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Tuesday, saying it would soon establish a small initial presence in Tehran two and a half years after a mob ransacked its embassy there. The announcement...Caption:
A handout photograph made available by the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office showing a group photograph before the start of ‘London 11’ Friends of Syria Meeting in London, England, 15 May 2014. (EPA/BRITISH FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE HANDOUT)
Friends of Syria promise increased support for moderate opposition
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Friends of Syria Core Group, which met in London on Thursday, will “take further steps . . . to increase support for the moderate opposition National Coalition” and the moderate military opposition, according to a final statement released...Caption:
Acting President of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov (R) and Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk (2nd R) take part in a rally to mark the 200th birthday of Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko near his monument in central Kiev March 9, 2014. (REUTERS/Konstantin Grishin)