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Iranian bank fights sanctions in Britain’s supreme court

The hearings are scheduled to last three days.

March 20, 2013 9:50

Has Britain upset its Gulf allies?

Although the parliamentary inquiry carries no legislative weight and the Guardian does not speak for the British government, the criticism nonetheless stung.

November 4, 2012 12:45

How the UK Bribery Act affects UAE companies

The UK Bribery Act generally affects UK residents and citizens but it may affect companies in the GCC in ways they may not be aware of...

October 15, 2012 4:11

EU states working on new Iran sanctions

European Union states are putting together a new set of sanctions to increase pressure on Iran to give up its controversial nuclear activity, British Foreign Secretary William Hague told Reuters on Tuesday.

September 12, 2012 11:44

Olympics-Equestrian-Britain won team show jumping gold

Britain won team show jumping gold on Monday after a tie-breaking jump-off with silver medallists the Netherlands while Saudi Arabia captured a bronze.

August 7, 2012 12:00

London Olympics with many no-shows

Organisers said they were in touch with the International Olympic Committee to discover who failed to show up and why...

July 29, 2012 3:19

In Pictures: spectacular views of the London Olympics

Twitter has announced that in the first day of the opening ceremony of the London Olympics 2012, there were over 90 million tweets; breaking a world record and making it one of the most talked about events

July 29, 2012 11:38

Oman represents Iran’s UK interests

Oman has begun looking after Iranian affairs in Britain, a foreign ministry official said on Thursday, as part of what Tehran said was a diplomatic deal following the closure of both countries' embassies last year.

June 28, 2012 4:48

Britain refuses visa for Syria Olympic chief

Britain has refused to issue a visa for the head of Syria's National Olympic Committee, General Mowaffak Joumaa, to travel to London for next month's Olympic Games, the BBC said on Friday.

June 24, 2012 10:25

Syria e-mail hack points to new level of “information war”

Whether Syrian rebels hacked President al-Assad's e-mails themselves or with the help of Western spies or "hactivists", the release of these messages points to a new era of information warfare.

March 18, 2012 10:53

France, Britain agree drone cooperation

France and Britain agreed on Friday to jointly work to develop next-generation unmanned drones as part of their military cooperation as their leaders reconciled after an acrimonious clash over Europe last year.

February 19, 2012 9:56

Rock beats Woods in Abu Dhabi Golf tourney

Britain's Robert Rock won his head-to-head duel with a ragged Tiger Woods to lift the Abu Dhabi Championship title on Sunday after the former world number one produced his worst performance of the week.

January 29, 2012 4:01

Britain pulls Iran’s Press TV

UK media regulator revokes licence in dispute over base; Press TV says move "act of censorship"; Broadcaster says has other ways of showing programmes

January 22, 2012 11:23

Tesco signs Saudi franchise partner for F&F clothes

Tesco, the world's No.3 retailer, announced a franchise deal with Fawaz Abdulaziz Al Hokair & Co, the largest owner of shopping malls in Saudi Arabia, as part of a drive to transform its F&F clothing range into an international fashion brand.

January 17, 2012 3:07