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Austria, backed by 159 nations, calls for ban on nuclear weapons
World
April 29, 2015
Austria, backed by 159 nations, calls for ban on nuclear weapons
Austria on Tuesday called for banning nuclear weapons because of their catastrophic humanitarian effects, an initiative it said now has…
US Senate rejects bid to toughen Iran nuclear review bill
World
April 29, 2015
US Senate rejects bid to toughen Iran nuclear review bill
The US Senate rejected an effort on Tuesday to require any nuclear agreement with Iran to be considered an international…
KUNA: Gulf Arab leaders to meet next week ahead of Obama summit
Middle East
April 28, 2015
KUNA: Gulf Arab leaders to meet next week ahead of Obama summit
Gulf Arab leaders will meet in Saudi Arabia next week to prepare for a May summit with US President Barack…
Kerry, Iran’s Zarif to meet at UN anti-nuclear arms conference
Middle East
April 27, 2015
Kerry, Iran’s Zarif to meet at UN anti-nuclear arms conference
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will meet US Secretary of State John Kerry at the opening of a UN…
US official: Iranian ships moving away from Yemen
Middle East
April 23, 2015
US official: Iranian ships moving away from Yemen
Iranian ships are moving northeast away from Yemen, a US official said on Thursday after a convoy of Iranian cargo…
Diplomatic push for final Iran nuclear deal in Vienna
Middle East
April 23, 2015
Diplomatic push for final Iran nuclear deal in Vienna
US Under Secretary Wendy Sherman and Tehran's Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi will resume talks about curbing Iran's nuclear programme…
Tasnim news agency: Iran sees Yemen ceasefire in coming hours
Middle East
April 21, 2015
Tasnim news agency: Iran sees Yemen ceasefire in coming hours
Iran's deputy foreign minister said he was optimistic that a ceasefire in the Yemen conflict would be announced later on…
Iran, Australia to share intelligence in fight against IS group
Middle East
April 20, 2015
Iran, Australia to share intelligence in fight against IS group
Australia and Iran have reached a tentative intelligence sharing agreement to combat Islamic State militants fighting in the Middle East,…
Khamenei says Iran nuclear weapons are a US ‘myth’
Middle East
April 19, 2015
Khamenei says Iran nuclear weapons are a US ‘myth’
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told military commanders on Sunday the United States had created the "myth" of nuclear…
EU dreams of Iranian gas to break dependence on Moscow
World
April 19, 2015
EU dreams of Iranian gas to break dependence on Moscow
The EU is hoping future gas imports from Iran can break its dependence on Russia as prospects grow for a…