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Iranian FM, Omani Diplomat Hold Talks in Tehran

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Mohammad Javad Zarif

In a meeting held in Tehran on Sunday, Zarif and Busaidi discussed ways to boost cooperation between Tehran and Muscat in all spheres.

The two Muslim nations of Iran and Oman enjoy amicable ties in all fields.

In recent years, the two countries have signed agreements for cooperation in various fields, including a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the areas of farming and fisheries in June 2014.

Iranian Agriculture Minister Mahmoud Hojjati and his Omani counterpart Fuad Bin Ja’afar Al Sajwani signed the MoU in Tehran.

Iran, Iraq Cannot Accept West’s Reading of Human Rights: Tehran

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Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani

Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani made the remarks after a meeting with Medhat al-Mahmoud, the head of the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council, in Baghdad on Sunday.

There are “abundant commonalities” between Tehran and Baghdad, he said, adding that the two “are not supposed to accept the West’s version of human rights principles.”

The Iranian judiciary chief further said that a major Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the attorneys general of the two countries for cooperation in human rights issues and the fight against terrorism.

He also stressed that the reinforcement of judicial and legal relations between Iran and Iraq could deepen their political ties.

The Iraqi official, for his part, emphasized that the two neighboring countries have no disagreements about the issue of terrorism and enjoy common rules to counter the scourge.

UN Must Take Practical Measure to Tackle Mideast Issues: Iran

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At a Sunday ceremony held in Tehran to mark 71 years since the establishment of the United Nations, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi criticized the world body for failing to hammer out agreements on certain issues of international significance.

“The United Nations has failed to properly respond to developments like the situation unfolding in Syria and Yemen, and does not go beyond mere peace proposals,” Araqchi.

The Iranian official pointed to the deadly crisis gripping Syria since early 2011, saying the UN is duty-bound to help end the plight of Syrians, but the “political structure” of the 193-member organization is hampering its work.

Elsewhere, the Iranian deputy foreign minister expressed regrets over the situation in Yemen, which has been under fatal Saudi attacks for more than a year, saying the Islamic Republic wants the United Nations to help stop Riyadh’s atrocities against the impoverished Arabian Peninsula state.

He censured the Saudi air raid against a funeral ceremony in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, which left over 140 people dead and around 100 others wounded, saying Iran has already voiced readiness to provide humanitarian aid to the survivors of the assault in a letter to the UN.

Araqchi criticized the UN Human Rights Council for renewing the membership of Saudi Arabia despite its record of rights abuses, saying the move is politically-motivated.

The senior Iranian official also hailed United Nations efforts to help unite the world countries and work out a landmark agreement aimed at tackling global warming in Paris last December.

During the ceremony, UN Resident Coordinator in Iran Gary Lewis also delivered a speech, in which he praised Iran’s “positive” role in advancing the world body’s Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs), also known as Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

He was referring to a set of goals adopted by UN member states last September to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all as part of a new sustainable development agenda. Each of the 17 goals has specific targets to be achieved over the next 15 years.

During the event, Lewis and Araqchi also signed an agreement on cooperation in the areas of health, fight against drug trafficking, sustainable development and environment.

Lewis said the terms of the UN-Iran agreement is closely intertwined with the SGDs.

World’s Largest Man-Made Cave Opened to Public

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The cave was designed to manufacture plutonium using a nuclear reactor. It was built in the 1960s and over 60,000 soldiers were involved in the project.

largest man-made cave - ChinaNow visitors can explore the vast underground complex including the central computer room and some of the main thoroughfares which have been fitted with light and educational displays.

largest man-made cave-ChinaBuilt to withstand an earthquake of up to 8-magnitude on the Richter scale, the project was only declassified in 2002.

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Apple Mistakes Iraqi Man for Saddam Hussein!

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Saddam Hussein

According to a report by YJC, as translated by IFP, Sharakat Hussain, 26, had bought the £799 iPhone for his sister last month but returned it after she said she did not want the gift.

photo_2016-10-30_14-08-03The 26-year-old, from Birmingham, was allegedly told that because of the large amount, he’d receive the money through a bank transfer.

But after waiting for weeks, he still hadn’t received the money.

Eventually, he received an email from the tech giant and was stunned when they allegedly asked him to prove he was not the deceased Iraqi dictator.

He was then told by an admin worker that due to his surname, he could be on a Government’s Denied Parties list, which meant he wasn’t allowed to be sold an iPhone.

Sharakat, a father-of-two, told the Sun, ‘I thought the email was spam, I was stunned to learn it was real. I was furious to be linked to Saddam.’

Saddam Hussein was hung in Iraq in 2006, but for some reason, staff at Apple still managed to mix the two up.

The company have reportedly promised to sort out the refund.

Saudi Officer Gunned Down in Eastern Province

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Saudi police officers

The attackers fired shots at the vehicle in the district’s al-Majidiah area on Sunday, Saudi Sabq news website reported.

In a similar incident last week, gunmen shot dead two Saudi Arabian security personnel in Dammam, the capital of the Shia-dominated province..

The country’s al-Arabia television network said the officers, who were both killed in the city’s al-Dhabab neighborhood, were driving back home.

Back in September, gunmen had also killed two police officers in Dammam.

The kingdom has witnessed a spate of deadly shootings and bombings targeting security forces or the country’s Shia minority over the past year. The local branches of Daesh have claimed responsibility for many of the attacks.

The Eastern Province has also been the scene of peaceful demonstrations since February 2011.

Protesters have been demanding reforms, freedom of expression and the release of political prisoners as well as an end to economic and religious discrimination against the oil-producing region.

Shiite Volunteer Forces Roll Up Sleeves to Rebuild Liberated Christian Towns

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Shiite

According to a report by News Rescue, as covered by IQNA, Shiite volunteer forces have been seen in several pictures portraying their humanity, helping Christians rescued from the ISIS terrorist group and even restoring Churches broken down by the fanatic terrorists.

The humanitarian move has received huge attention in social media, and several photos and messages have been published about it.

Shuaib Ahmad, a social media user, said in a post in Twitter, “West calls them “Shia militias” but they restore Iraqi Christian churches after battling with Wahhabi ISIS terrorists.”

He went on to say that “This is how Iraqi Shiite army save lives of Iraqi Sunnis and Iraqi Christians from Sunni /Salafi /Takfiri ISIS terrorists.”

Here are photos of these Shiite forces helping Christians:

 

 

Pilot Cuts Flight Time to Save Afghan Worker’s Arm

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Aseman Airline

According to a report by Fars, as translated by IFP, the aircrew of Mashhad-Ahvaz Flight No. 3883 of Aseman Airline on Friday successfully reduced the flight time by landing in the southern city of Shiraz to replant Mozaffar Soltani’s severed hand.

Soltani, an Afghan construction worker, had his arm completely cut off by a concrete mixer where he was working a few hours earlier and must have been rushed to the Shiraz Hospital for replantation.

A surgical team, led by Dr. Liaghat, carried out the procedure at Ordibehesht Hospital in Shiraz, after they received the patient 20 minutes earlier than expected thanks to Captain Izadi, the pilot, and his crew members’ efforts to deliver the patient in the golden time for replantation.

Dr. Liaghat said shortly after the operation that the patient’s conditions were satisfactory.

Soltani is being recovered and will soon be able to use his hand again.

Washington’s Anti-Iran Efforts Are Because US Doesn’t See Itself Beneficiary

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Iran to Join FATF

Valiollah Seif, the chancellor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), said this has made the US behave differently from other parties involved in a nuclear deal they signed with the Islamic Republic last year.

The deal between Iran and the five permanent members of the Security Council plus Germany – the so-called P5+1- came into effect in January. It envisages certain steps by Iran to limit its nuclear energy activities in return to moves by the P5+1 to lift certain economic sanctions against the country.

“The P5+1 want to increase the level of their trade activities with Iran after the implementation of the deal,” Seif told a top Chinese banking delegation.

“They are interested in using the opportunities that investing in Iran provides them so as to have a stronger access to regional markets.”

This is while, he said, the US is not interested in the prospects for the expansion of trade ties between Iran and other countries, particularly its own peers in the P5+1.

The US maintains a series of primary sanctions against Iran which are effectively discouraging businesses from approaching Iran over fears that they may face hefty fines by Washington.

At the heart of punitive measures still in place by the US are strong restrictions against dollar-based transactions involving the Islamic Republic.  This has already prompted complaints from Tehran as a manifestation of how America is failing to properly implement its share of the nuclear deal with Iran.

Saudi Strikes Meant to Break Down Yemenis’ Resistance: Iranian Diplomat

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Jaberi-Ansari

“Saudis’ attacks on Yemeni civilians and infrastructures are a deliberate move in order to break down resistance of the country’s people,” Jaberi Ansari said in a meeting with Switzerland’s State Secretary in the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Yves Rossier in Tehran on Saturday.

He also pointed to the alleged shooting of missiles at a US Navy destroyer in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen, saying, “It is possible that the move was carried out by the opponents of the Sana’a government with the aim of preparing the ground for the US military intervention in Yemen.”

US officials said the USS Mason, which was accompanied by the USS Ponce transport dock, came under a missile attack as it was operating north of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on October 12.

However, none of the missiles hit the ship or caused any damage, the officials added, claiming that the attacks were launched from a territory in Yemen controlled by the Houthi Ansarullah fighters.

Saudi Strikes Meant to Break Down Yemenis' Resistance: Iranian Diplomat

An unnamed military official allied with the Houthi movement rejected as “baseless” the US claims, saying Pentagon’s accusations were an attempt to provide a pretext for the intelligence and logistics support it has provided to Saudi Arabia in its military campaign against Yemen.

“Such claims aim to create false justifications to step up attacks and to cover up for the continuous crimes committed by the Saudi coalition against the Yemeni people,” said the Yemeni official.

Jaberi Ansari further stressed the importance of maintaining security across the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

“Security of the international waterway of Bab el-Mandeb Strait is important for us and must be respected by all sides,” the Iranian official said.

He also called for serious talks in Yemen by observing the rights of all the warring sides.

Saudi Arabia has been waging war on Yemen since March 2015. The war was launched in an unsuccessful attempt to reinstate Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, who has resigned as Yemen’s president.

The war has killed at least 10,000 people, amid countless reports suggesting the deliberate and indiscriminate targeting of civilian infrastructure by Saudi forces and mercenaries.

The Swiss official, for his part, said the Yemeni crisis must be solved through political approaches.

Rossier is in Tehran to hold talks with senior Iranian officials on the latest developments in the Middle East, particularly in Yemen, Syria and Iraq.

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