London’s Heathrow Airport said it returned to pre-tax profit for the first half of 2022 as revenue rose, but did not propose a dividend for the year. The airport, which is jointly owned by the Qatar Investment Authority, China Investment, Spain’s Ferrovial and other investment firms, said pre-tax profits were 263 million pounds ($316.8 million) […]
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Heathrow asks airlines to stop selling tickets
London’s Heathrow Airport is imposing a cap on daily passenger traffic for the next two months, as the country’s busiest airport tries to deal with air chaos across Europe as demand for air travel continues to rise. In particular, as reported by Bloomberg, the British airport will limit its passenger traffic to 100,000 people daily […]
Protest in London against Assange
Around 200 to 300 people protested in London on Tuesday, demanding that the British government refuse to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is facing US prosecution for leaking hundreds of thousands of secret and secret military documents. Correspondent of the French Agency. After a long court battle, the British justice officially gave the green […]
Solts-Johnson in London for Ukrainian and energy
The first official meeting of the German Chancellor Olaf Soltz with Boris Johnson in HB after his election. At the heart of the debate is energy independence from Russia. Today’s meeting of the two leaders hides a yes but. It has been three months since Olaf Schultz was elected chancellor and a war has broken […]
Britain: Thousands take to the streets of London to support Ukrainians
Thousands rallied in London today to support the Ukrainians, a month after Russia invaded the country, with the mayor of the British capital criticizing the government’s actions against refugees. The crowd held Ukrainian flags and placards reading “Peace in Ukraine” and chanting slogans calling for an end to the war. Among the protesters was 43-year-old […]
London is considering ways to repay a long-term debt to Iran
Britain is considering ways to pay off its 400 400m ($ 522m) long-term debt to Iran, Foreign Secretary Liz Tras said today, declining to say whether the issue had already been resolved. An unnamed Iranian official told Iranian state media in 2021 that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian, would be released as soon as the debt […]
N. Dendias in London on Monday and Vienna on Tuesday
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, will travel to the United Kingdom and Austria in order to meet with high-ranking officials of the two countries. In particular, on Monday, March 7, in London, the Foreign Minister is expected to meet with his British counterpart Liz Truss. On Tuesday, March 8, Nikos Dendias will travel […]
End of alarm in London for a suspicious object
LAST UPDATE: 14.05 British police say an abandoned object in central London has turned out to be unsuspecting and will soon reopen closed roads and bridges. Earlier in the day, police closed several bridges along the Thames, one mile wide, to investigate the incident. The bridges that were closed are Westminster and Waterloo as well […]
In London and Rome, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, N. Dendias
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias will travel to London and Rome on February 7th and 8th. During his visit to London on Monday, February 7, he is expected to hold talks with British Deputy Foreign Minister Chris Heaton-Harris, who is also in charge of European affairs, according to a relevant announcement of the Ministry of Foreign […]
London: Condemns ‘terrorist and anti-Semitic’ action in Texas
The head of British diplomacy Liz Tras today condemned a “terrorist and anti-Semitic act” after the hostage in a synagogue in Texas, the perpetrator of which, who died during the police intervention, was identified as a British citizen named Malik Al Faim. “My thoughts are with the Jewish community and all those affected by this […]