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Iran rial plunges as Western sanctions bite
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Iran rial plunges as Western sanctions bite

Iran's rial plunged against the US dollar in open-market trade on Monday, taking its loss in value over the past…
Media: Iran breaks up nuclear assassination cells
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Media: Iran breaks up nuclear assassination cells

Iran has arrested some of those responsible for assassinations of its nuclear scientists, state media reported on Sunday, in a…
Syria’s Assad appears on TV after attack
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Syria’s Assad appears on TV after attack

BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made his first appearance since a brazen bomb attack killed three members of his…
Update: UN Council postpones Syria sanctions vote
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Update: UN Council postpones Syria sanctions vote

The UN Security Council postponed a vote Wednesday on a Western-drafted resolution calling for sanctions against Syria following a request…
Russia presses call for international meeting on Syria but not sanctions
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Russia presses call for international meeting on Syria but not sanctions

Russia amplified its call for an international meeting on Syria on Saturday, saying sanctions or military intervention would "only aggravate…
‘Stench of burnt flesh’ greets UN team at Syria massacre site
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‘Stench of burnt flesh’ greets UN team at Syria massacre site

UN monitors finally reached the site of a massacre of villagers in Syria on their second attempt, to be confronted…
Iranian oil passing Suez Canal dropped due to Western sanctions
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Iranian oil passing Suez Canal dropped due to Western sanctions

The number of Iranian crude vessels passing through Egypt’s Suez Canal has dropped this year as Western sanctions bite, an…
Panel: Iran flouts UN sanctions, sends arms to Syria
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Panel: Iran flouts UN sanctions, sends arms to Syria

UNITED NATIONS — Syria remains the top destination for Iranian arms shipments in violation of a UN Security Council ban…
Sanctions block Syria’s vital grain trade
Egypt

Sanctions block Syria’s vital grain trade

Syria is finding it increasingly hard to buy grain on international markets because sanctions have blocked its access to trade…
Tanker with Syrian oil passes through Suez
Egypt

Tanker with Syrian oil passes through Suez

The M.T. Tour, a tanker identified by the United States as owned by a sanctions-evading company set up by Iran,…
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