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Iran protests IAEA silence on Saudi, Israeli nuclear activities
Aug 14, 2020 17:36Iran's ambassador to Geneva has protested the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)'s silence over the covert activities of the Saudi nuclear activities and Israeli nuclear weapons system, saying the agency's double standards have called into question its credibility and professional neutrality.
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N Korea rejects int’l flood assistance: state media
Aug 14, 2020 16:10North Korea will not accept outside assistance with the damage from a recent flood due to the COVID-19 pandemic, KCNA quoted Kim as saying.
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Turkey may suspend ties with UAE over Israel deal: Erdogan
Aug 14, 2020 16:00Turkey's president said Ankara is considering closing its embassy in Abu Dhabi and suspending diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates over its accord to normalize ties with Israel.
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Using Lebanese situation for political purposes is not humanistic: Zarif
Aug 14, 2020 14:33The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif expressed his sympathy and solidarity with the Lebanese people in the blast of the port of Beirut and said: "We believe that there is not humanistic to use the conditions of the Lebanese people for political purposes."
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Over 293 k recovered from COVID-19 so far: Health Ministry spox.
Aug 14, 2020 14:12Tehran (IP) - Iranian Health Ministry Spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Friday (August 14) that the total number of coronavirus cases in the country has reached 338,825, with the death toll reaching 19,331.
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UAE agreement reward for crimes, aggression of occupying regime: PIJ
Aug 14, 2020 12:35Palestinian Islamic Jihad condemned the UAE-Zionist regime agreement and stressed that this agreement is a cover for the implementation of the “Deal of the Century”.
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Russia: US efforts to extend Iran's arms embargo, violation of UNSC resolution
Aug 14, 2020 12:17A Senior Russian diplomat described the US attempt to extend arms embargo against Iran as a violation of the UN Security Council's Resolution No.2231.
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US seizes four Iranian fuel cargoes: WSJ
Aug 14, 2020 10:32The US government has for the first time seized vessels allegedly loaded with Iranian fuel in the pretext of violation of sanctions imposed by the Trump administration, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing US officials.
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Palestinians call for Arab League urgent meeting on UAE, Israel deal
Aug 14, 2020 08:56Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called for an urgent meeting of the Arab League after Thursday’s joint announcement by the UAE, Israel, and the US.
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France welcomes the normalization of UAE-Israel relations
Aug 14, 2020 02:12France welcomes the normalization of diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Thursday.
