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Iranian diplomat: New EU sanctions not compatible with intl. law

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Iran’s ambassador to Vienna has slammed a recent set of sanctions imposed by the European Union on Iranian officials and lawmakers, saying the bans run counter to international regulations.
Europe

Report: Lukashenko to visit Iran next month

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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko will reportedly travel to Iran in mid-March for talks with Iranian officials over bilateral ties and regional issues.
Middle East

Six killed, hundreds injured as fresh quake hits Turkey-Syria border

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Six people were killed and hundreds injured in the fresh earthquake on Turkey-Syria border, authorities confirmed on Tuesday. It comes two weeks after a large tremor killed more than 47,000 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes in Turkey and Syria.
Middle East

Syrian president visits Oman, first since war

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Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has visited Oman and met with Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said on Monday. This is his first official trip to the Persian Gulf country in more than a decade of war at home.
Middle East

UNSC voices ‘dismay’ over Israeli settlements, says it ‘impedes peace’

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The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has expressed deep concern and dismay over Israel’s settlement activity in a statement replacing a draft resolution that would have explicitly condemned Tel Aviv. The members have warned that such measures would impede peace and inhibit the “two-state solution.”
Incidents

Magnitude 5.2 quake jolts southwestern Iran, no report of casualties yet

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A magnitude 5.2 earthquake jolts an area in Iran’s southwestern province of Fars, with no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
Europe

Germany says no legal grounds to designate IRGC as ‘terrorist organization’

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A German diplomat has stated that there is no legal basis for blacklisting Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a "terrorist entity", echoing earlier remarks by the European Union's foreign policy chief.
Environment

Iranian official denies impoundment of Chamshir Dam

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The CEO of water utility in the Iranian province of Kohkiloyeh and Boyerahmad Province has denied a claim by a UN expert about the impounding of Iran’s Chamshir Dam in the province.
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 363

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Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine on February 24 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
Europe

EU targets dozens of Iranian individuals, entities over “rights violation”

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The European Union Council has agreed to impose further sanctions on a number of Iranian individuals and organizations over alleged human rights violations.
Middle East

Thousands rally against Israeli PM’s reforms ahead of parl. vote

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Thousands of demonstrators have held massive rallies across the occupied territories in protest against the judicial reforms plan proposed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right coalition cabinet, as Israeli lawmakers prepare to vote on the first reading of the legislation.
Europe

Russia says language of threat not working with Iran

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The language of threat doesn’t work with the Iranian government, the Russian Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna said in reaction to EU's Foreign Policy Chief Joseph Borrell's anti-Tehran remarks.
Nuclear

Iran says committed to professional cooperation with IAEA, NPT

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Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman has reaffirmed Tehran’s commitment to professionally cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as the two sides remain at odds over some nuclear safeguard issues.
Middle East

Turkey halts most rescue efforts for quake survivors as death toll tops 41k

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Turkey has announced a halt to rescue operations in all but two hardest quake-hit provinces, a fortnight after the catastrophic earthquake ripped through southern parts of the country. The quake has so far killed at least 41,000 people in country.
Foreign Policy

Iran FM urges end to Ukraine war, reaffirms cooperation with IAEA

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The Iranian Foreign Minister has underlined the necessity of ending the war in Ukraine and respect for the territorial integrity of all countries.
Asia

Taliban seeking to use abandoned US military bases as ‘special economic zones’

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Afghanistan’s Taliban leadership is set to use military bases abandoned by the United States during its 2021 withdrawal from the war-ravaged country as ‘special economic zones’ for businesses as part of a drive to support economic self-sufficiency, a top Taliban official has stated.
Middle East

Syria calls for urgent action to stop Israeli deadly raids

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The Syrian Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned an Israeli air strike on Damascus that, besides inflicting heavy damage to residential areas, killed at least five people, injuring more than a dozen. Damascus has called for “urgent international action” to stop the Israeli attacks.
Europe

Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 362: Biden makes surprise visit to Kyiv, promises more military aid for Ukraine

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Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine on February 24 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:
Nature and Wildlife

Orumia’s wintry nature in Iran’s West Azarbaijan Province

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Heavy snow covers Orumia’s natural sceneries, creating gorgeous winter scenes. These are pictures of the Band heights, the Orumia-Oshnavieh road, the Nazlou region, and Golmarz wetland.
Security

Report: No Iranians killed in Damascus rocket attack by Zionist regime

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Iran says none of its nationals were killed in Saturday evening’s attack by the Israeli regime on the Syrian capital Damascus. That’s according to Nour News, a media outlet affiliated with Iran’s Supreme National Security Council.
Foreign Policy

Iran calls on Azerbaijan to avoid politicizing attack on Azeri mission

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Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman has called on the Azerbaijan Republic to avoid prejudgment as well as politicization of the recent attack on the Azeri embassy in Tehran.
Local

Iranian Army helicopters helping with relief operations in snow-hit areas

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The Iranian Army’s helicopters are helping with relief operations in some regions in the country that have been hit by heavy snowfall.
Healthcare

Iran Covid: 159 infections, 7 dead

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The Iranian Health Ministry figures on Sunday showed that 159 people had tested positive for the Coronavirus over the past 24 hours. The deadly disease has also killed 7 patients during the period.
Foreign Policy

Iran condemns Israeli attack on Syria, says intl. silence shameful

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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani strongly condemned attacks by the Zionist regime on targets in Damascus and the surroundings, which led to the deaths and injuries of a group of Syrian civilians.
Middle East

Saudi Arabia says Arab nations need new approach towards Syria

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Saudi Arabia's foreign minister says consensus is building in the Arab world that isolating Syria is not working and that dialogue with Damascus is needed "at some point" to at least address humanitarian issues, including a return of refugees.
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