4 月 2014 - 第3页共7页 - Armoured & Luxury

Netanyahu says Israel will answer Palestinian unilateralism

8 4 月, 2014 / By Armoured Cars / In security

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says his country will retaliate if the Palestinians take further unilateral steps in pursuit of statehood.

He told a weekly cabinet meeting that Israel would not continue peace talks with the Palestinians at any price.

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has applied to 15 UN conventions, accusing Israel of backtracking on its promises.

US envoy Martin Indyk is to meet both sides on Sunday to try to breathe new life into the embattled peace process.

Earlier this week, Israel cancelled plans to free a final batch of Palestinian prisoners, arguing that Mr Abbas’s decision to sign up to several international conventions at the UN had violated the conditions for the release.

US allows Boeing Airplane Component Sales to Iran

8 4 月, 2014 / By Armoured Cars / In security

The US Treasury has granted plane manufacturer Boeing a licence to export certain spare commercial parts to Iran, a company spokesman says.

Boeing has had no public dealings with Tehran since 1979.

In a statement, the US company said the licence had been granted for the safety of flight.

The step is being seen as part of a temporary agreement to ease sanctions on Tehran that US Secretary of State John Kerry reached with Iran last year.

Under the deal brokered in November, Iran agreed to curtail its nuclear activities for six months in exchange for sanctions relief from nations including Britain, China and the US.

Barclays sells its United Arab Emirates retail business

8 4 月, 2014 / By Armoured Cars / In security

Barclays has agreed to sell its retail banking arm in the United Arab Emirates to Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB).

ADIB is paying £107m ($177m) for the business which has 110,000 customers. Most of those are expatriate workers.

Customers who move to ADIB will have to switch to finance schemes that are compliant with Islamic rules, which do not allow interest payments.

Barclays says the deal will allow it to focus on its corporate and investment banking operations in the region.

Deadly clash in Jordan’s Zaatari camp

8 4 月, 2014 / By Armoured Cars / In security

At least one person has been reported killed and dozens hurt in a riot at Jordan’s Zaatari camp, home to some 106,000 refugees from Syria’s war.

Jordanian forces used tear gas against stone-throwing refugees who had set fire to tents and vehicles.

Both sides blame each other for provoking the violence. The dead person was a Syrian refugee, officials say.

The sprawling camp has seen several protests since opening two years ago, mainly over poor living conditions.

Hammer attack in Marble Arch Hotel room

8 4 月, 2014 / By Armoured Cars / In security

Three women have been bludgeoned by a hammer-wielding attacker in a room at a central London hotel.

The man entered a room on the seventh floor of the Cumberland Hotel in Marble Arch where three women and three children were sleeping, police said.

It is believed that when one of the women woke up, they were hit about the face and head with a hammer.

The Met said the condition of one woman was “critical” and the attack was being treated as attempted murder.