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12/21/2022 6:10:47 PM
Iran's foreign minister said Wednesday he held a 'friendly conversation' with his Saudi counterpart in Jordan, despite Tehran's repeated accusations that Riyadh has fanned months-long protests in the Islamic republic.
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12/20/2022 10:26:45 PM
French President Emmanuel Macron called for Iraq to be allowed to choose a path not dictated by foreign powers, in an address Tuesday to a summit aimed at helping to resolve Middle East crises.
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International
12/20/2022 10:14:57 AM
The United States and its allies clashed with Iran and its ally Russia over Western claims that Tehran is supplying Moscow with drones that have been attacking Ukraine, and the U.S. accused the U.N. secretary-general of "yielding to Russian threats'' and failing to launch an investigation.
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War in Ukraine
12/19/2022 11:10:30 PM
The United Nations chief expressed strong hopes Monday that the Ukraine war will end in 2023 and on other global hotspots condemned the Iranian government's crackdown on demonstrators, urged all countries to fight terrorist threats from the extreme right and called on the international community to tell Israel's new right-wing government that "there is no alternative to the two-state solution.''
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12/19/2022 5:26:31 PM
Iran's foreign minister said Monday that a summit to take place this week in Jordan is a "good opportunity" for negotiations aimed at restoring the 2015 nuclear accord.
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Arts & Culture
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Screens
12/19/2022 2:21:09 PM
The Cannes Film Festival demanded on Monday the immediate release of award-winning actress Taraneh Alidoosti, among the most prominent persons arrested in Iran's months-long protests.
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12/18/2022 8:09:44 PM
Iran's foreign ministry said Sunday it would not "seek permission from anyone" to expand relations with Russia, dismissing US concerns over a growing military partnership between Tehran and Moscow.
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Region
12/18/2022 8:09:17 PM
A prison inmate in Iran has been shot dead and over a dozen wounded in a riot that erupted when detainees protested an imminent execution, a rights group said Sunday.
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12/18/2022 5:18:15 PM
Iran prepares to launch "at least two satellites" into space by late March, Telecommunications Minister Issa Zarepour said Sunday, just over a month after successfully testing a launcher.
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Omni sports
12/18/2022 11:55:10 AM
Egyptian bodybuilding star Ramy 'Big Ramy' Elssbiay failed to claim his third Mr. Olympia title in a row early on Sunday, losing the 2022 trophy to Iranian Hadi Choopan.
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Screens
12/18/2022 11:01:40 AM
Iran on Sunday faced calls from celebrities and rights groups to free the actor Taraneh Alidoosti, one of the most prominent figures yet arrested in its crackdown on the three-month protest movement.
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Region
12/17/2022 8:34:30 PM
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Region
12/17/2022 3:45:18 PM
Iran has arrested the lawyer of two female journalists jailed after covering the death in custody of a young woman that sparked three months of protests, a newspaper said Saturday.
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Region
12/16/2022 5:22:07 PM
Hundreds took to the streets Friday in Iran's restive southeast, footage shared by human rights groups showed, beginning the fourth month of protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death.
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War in Ukraine
12/15/2022 8:29:46 PM
Patriot missile systems have long been a hot ticket item for the U.S. and allies in contested areas of the world as a coveted shield against incoming missiles. In Europe, the Middle East, and the Pacific, they guard against potential strikes from Iran, Somalia, and North Korea.
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Region
12/15/2022 5:09:03 PM
Iran condemned the European Union on Thursday for imposing new sanctions on the Islamic republic over its response to protests sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini.
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Region
12/14/2022 2:57:30 PM
Iran said on Wednesday that officials from the UN nuclear watchdog would visit the country in the coming days with the aim of resolving "ambiguities" over claims of secret activities.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
12/13/2022 9:38:33 PM
The visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Riyadh last week likely had more to do with energy diplomacy than a competition with strategic implications for the US in the region, writes Hussein Haridy
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Region
12/12/2022 11:53:34 AM
Iran on Monday executed a second man convicted over the protests that have shaken the regime for almost three months, defying an international outcry over its use of capital punishment against those involved in the movement.
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Region
12/11/2022 10:36:21 PM
Iran released on bail Sunday two actresses and a male theatre director that were detained in November for making a video supporting the country's protest movement, local media reported.
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