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US extends Iraq sanctions waiver to import Iranian gas
Washington has granted Iraq a shortened 45-day sanctions waiver to import Iranian gas that will expire days before US President Donald Trump's term ends,...
Organizers dismiss Australian Open delay ‘speculation’
Tennis Australia (TA) dismissed on Saturday media reports claiming the start of the Australian Open is set to be pushed back from January to...
Ministry: Iran may hold next year’s presidential election in two days
Iran’s Interior Ministry has proposed holding the next year’s presidential election in two days considering the coronavirus restrictions, an official said.
Commander: ‘Shiraz’ surveillance warship to join navy
A domestically-manufactured surveillance warship named “Shiraz” will join Iran’s Naval fleet next year.
Iran says ‘devil’s advocate literally melting down’ after Giuliani’s hair dye drama
Iran said attempts by “devil’s advocate” Rudy Giuliani to defend terrorism have failed and the personal attorney to US President Donald Trump “is melting...
US congresswoman urges Biden to scrap Trump’s Arab-Israeli normalization deals
Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has sent the ‘transition team’ of US President-elect Joe Biden some foreign policy advice, encouraging it to scrap the recent...
Ethiopia pushes toward Tigray capital, rebuffs African mediation
Ethiopia said on Saturday its forces had seized another town in their advance on the capital of northern Tigray region and rebuffed an African...
Yemeni soldiers, allied fighters wrest control over major base in Ma’rib
Yemeni Army troops, backed by allied fighters from Popular Committees, took full control of a sprawling military base in the country’s central province of...
Iran tightens restrictions nationwide to stem coronavirus infections
Rouhani urges people to take virus ‘seriously’