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Middle East

Israel kept hundreds of  Palestinian children under house arrest this year: Report

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Israel has so far this year placed more than 600 Palestinian children under house arrest, a Palestinian prisoners' commission reports.
Judiciary

Judicial official: 12-year-old Iranian girl shot dead received bullet during police chase, case unrelated to riots

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A prosecutor for Hormozgan Province in southern Iran says a 12-year-old girl who died recently of a bullet wound was inside a car that ignored a police warning to stop and was being chased by police.
Nuclear

Nuclear chief: IAEA officials to visit Iran soon

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Iran’s nuclear chief says preparations are underway for a visit by officials of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to the Islamic Republic in the near future upon a demand by the UN nuclear watchdog.
Nuclear

Iran MP: Deal on JCPOA revival at hand, depends on opposite sides’ realistic approach

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An Iranian lawmaker says the Islamic Republic believes a revival of the 2015 nuclear deal is close at hand, but achieving a conclusion depends on a realistic approach by the opposite sides of the bargain.
Architecture

Where is the oldest human settlement in Iran?

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The results of recent excavations conducted jointly by Iranian and French archeological teams at the Qal-e Kord Cave in the city of Avaj, in the northwestern province of Qazvin, show the cultural deposits in the vicinity of the cave are more than 400,000 years, making it the oldest human settlement discovered in Iran.
Judiciary

Iranian woman arrested for protesting hijab in video receives 5-year suspended sentence

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Sepideh Rashno, a 28-year-old Iranian woman who was arrested on July 16 after she was filmed protesting hijab, has been sentenced to five years in suspended imprisonment and to writing a 110-page “research” paper about patriotism, her brother says.
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 308

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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:
Int'l Relations

Azeri Foreign Minister says relations with Iran good

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Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Reoublic Jeyhoun Bayramov has rejected claims that his country and Iran have extremely tense relations.
Healthcare

“600k people die of exposure to tobacco smoke in Iran each year”

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The head of the Secretariat of Iran’s National Tobacco Control Headquarters says 600 thousand people die each year because of exposure to tobacco smoke also known as environmental tobacco smoke (ETS).
Healthcare

Coronavirus infects 35 people in Iran, 2 killed

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The Iranian Health Ministry figures on Tuesday showed that 35 people had tested positive for the Coronavirus over the past 24 hours. The deadly disease has also killed 2 more patients during the period.
Asia

Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan agree to avoid escalation on border

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Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have agreed to prevent aggravation of the situation on the border between the two countries, the Kyrgyz Border Guard Service has confirmed.
Local

Iranians hold mass funeral for unidentified martyrs

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The Iranian people hold a funeral procession for 200 unidentified martyrs who fell during the eight-year Iraqi-imposed war on Iran in the 1980s.
Environment

Three Asiatic cheetahs spotted in Iran’s Touran protected reserve

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An Iranian environmental official says three Asiatic cheetahs have been spotted in the Khar Touran National Park in the north-central province of Semnan.
Local

President Raisi: Enemies sending messages to Iran for talks despite role in riots, unrest

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President Ebrahim Raisi says the US and its Western allies are trying, on the surface, to show Iran as “weak” and “on the verge of destruction” in their propaganda, but at the same time, they have been asking the Islamic Republic for negotiations in messages delivered through various channels.
Europe

Lavrov says Pentagon threats imply assassination of Putin

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Statements made by ‘anonymous officials’ from the Pentagon about a ‘decapitating strike’ on the Kremlin speak about a threat of an attempted assassination of the Russian president, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with TASS.
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 307

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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:
Local

Former Iranian footballer Ali Daei criticizes removal of wife, child from Dubai-bound flight

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Iran’s former footballer Ali Daei has criticized a move by authorities to return his wife and child to the Iranian Island of Kish while they were en route from Tehran to the United Arab Emirates.
Religion

Christmas shopping in Tehran on eve of New Year

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According to the religious calendar of Iranian Armenians, Jesus Christ’s birthday is celebrated on January 6. But while Christmas Day is celebrated on December 25, some shops and stores in Tehran sell pine trees and other symbols and statuettes just days before that date.
Healthcare

Iranian official: New strain of Covid not detected in Iran yet

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Iran’s health ministry says no cases of the new strain of Covid-19 have been detected in the country yet.
Nuclear

Iran says agreement to revive JCPOA within reach, needs western action

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Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani says Tehran has always kept the window of diplomacy open for the revival of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). He added an eventual agreement on the restoration of the accord is still within reach if the Western side exhibits genuine willingness.
Asia

Intl. aid NGOs stop work in Afghanistan after Taliban ban on female staff

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Four major international aid groups have suspended their operations in Afghanistan following a decision by the Taliban to ban women from working at NGOs.
Middle East

Israel grounds F-35 fighters after US crash

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The Israeli army says it has decided to ground 11 of its F-35A fighter jets, following an incident in Texas last week that saw a US Air Force F-35B Lightning II crash during an attempted landing.
Europe

Russia says 3 killed in Ukrainian drone attack on airfield

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Three Russian servicemen were killed in a Ukraine drone attack on the Engels Airfield in Russia’s Saratov Region early on Monday, the Russian Defense Ministry has confirmed.
Religion

Iran president congratulates Pope, Christians on Christmas

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has penned a letter congratulating Pope Francis on the occasion of the birth anniversary of the Jesus Christ and the New Gregorian Year.
Europe

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 306

IFP Media Wire -
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:
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