
ECONOMY
Shell to shed 2,800 jobs after buying BG
Shell plans to cut thousands of jobs as a result of a planned mega merger with gas giant BG.

Shell plans to cut thousands of jobs as a result of a planned mega merger with gas giant BG.

Iran says the Board of Governors is likely to approve by consensus a P5+1 draft resolution on PMD.

The US Embassy in Turkey says it will limit consular services until Wednesday due to a possible security threat.

The British government says it will consider nationalizing a crucial section of Rolls-Royce's submarine business.

At least 41 police officers are killed in a bus crash in northwest Argentina.

Mosques around the US are carefully increasing security over a growing fear of hate crimes against American Muslims.

Iranian freestyle wrestler Mohammad Hossein Mohammadian is banned for four years over taking a drug subject to anti-doping regulations.

Turkey’s president blames the November 24 downing of a Russian jet on its pilots.

Merkel promises to reduce the number of refugees entering Germany.

Republican front-runner Donald Trump has slammed Senator Ted Cruz as a “maniac” who is unqualified to be president.

Iran has labeled more than 200 goods made in the US ahead of the much-anticipated lifting of sanctions which could trigger an influx of foreign products.

The US could have been in violation of several UN Security Council resolutions by keeping silent over Daesh (ISIL) terrorists’ oil trades, says an analyst.

The Obama administration relies on Daesh (ISIL) to push ahead with its psychological warfare, says an analyst.

Iran and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime have signed an agreement on fighting drug trafficking.

France says Daesh is pushing deeper in Libya in search of access to oil wells.

A French nursery school teacher has admitted to fabricating the story about an attack by a Daesh supporter.

Iran’s foreign minister calls on Nigeria to take prompt action to prevent further violence against Muslims.

Israel asks for another squadron of America’s F-35 fighter jets to increase its military capabilities in the region.