TEHRAN, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) — Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei on Monday rejected NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte’s recent comments that accused Iran and Russia of collaborating with each other to undermine international rules.
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David Szalay wins Booker Prize for his novel Flesh | Arts and Culture News
Hungarian-British writer David Szalay has won the prestigious Booker prize for his novel Flesh, which tells the story of a tortured Hungarian emigre who makes and loses a fortune.
Szalay, 51, beat five other shortlisted authors, including Indian…
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Iraqis vote in general election in rare moment of calm
Iraqis elect a new parliament on Tuesday in a vote that comes at a pivotal time for the country and the wider region, and which both Iran and the United States will be closely watching.
Iraq has been unusually stable in recent years, as the nation…
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Canadian woman pleads for release of Baha’i kin detained in Iran
Baha’is are a religious minority in Iran persecuted by the ruling Islamic theocracy.
“My beloved aunt was arrested while pleading for the release of her husband, who himself had been taken from his workplace just weeks earlier. They raided his…
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Iraqis vote in general election at a crucial regional moment
Iraqis began voting for a new parliament on Tuesday at a pivotal time for the country and the wider region, in an election that both Iran and the United States will be closely watching.
Iraq, which has long been a fertile land for proxy wars, has…
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Iran oil sales hit seven-year high despite US sanctions, trackers say
Data released on Monday by the US-based advocacy group United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) shows that Tehran shipped 6.86 billion barrels of oil in October — nearly 2.2 million barrels per day — valued at about 4.4 billion dollars.
According to…
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Iraqis vote in election they expect to bring little reform
By Ahmed Rasheed
BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Iraqis vote on Tuesday in a parliamentary election in which Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani is seeking a second term and which a growing young electorate sees as a vehicle for established parties to…
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Pottery research center opens in Hamedan
Mohammadreza Khlaji, deputy director for handicrafts at the Hamedan Department of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts, said the center aims to address gaps in the pottery production and supply chain and promote direct cooperation between…
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Cryptoqueen who fled China for London mansion to be sentenced over £5bn Bitcoin stash
Tony HanGlobal China Unit
Metropolitan PoliceQian Zhimin enjoyed a lavish lifestyle of travel and shopping before UK police discovered her stash of crypto A woman, said by police to have bought cryptocurrency now worth billions of pounds using…
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Sami Hamdi to be freed from US immigration detention
British journalist Sami Hamdi is set to be released from US custody two weeks after he was detained by immigration enforcement, his family said on Monday.
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested Hamdi, a media commentator and…
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