Nazemi was detained during a memorial service in the northeastern city of Mashhad for Khosrow Alikordi, a former political prisoner and lawyer for dissidents whose sudden death left supporters suspicious of state involvement, which Tehran denies.
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BDS protest targets French retailer Carrefour in Granada
Activists from the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement stage a protest in the Spanish city of Granada targeting a French corporation profiting from Israel’s occupation and war against Palestinians.
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New Egyptian-Turkish defence partnership may shift regional power balance – Middle East Monitor
Turkey’s defence company Aselsan has announced the opening of a regional representative office in Egypt under the name Aselsan Egypt to strengthen cooperation with Egypt and local partners.
The announcement was made…
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Iran FM Araghchi arrives in Moscow for high-profile talks
TEHRAN, Dec. 16 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has arrived in Moscow on Tuesday in continuation of a series of intensive regional and international consultations to hold talks with his Russian counterpart and other officials.
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Iran's FM Araghchi arrives in Moscow for high-profile talks
TEHRAN, Dec. 16 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Moscow on Tuesday in continuation of a series of intensive regional and international consultations to hold talks with his Russian counterpart and other officials.
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Iran-Russia relations rising to new level: Ambassador
Relations between Russia and Iran are rising to a new level, with the foreign ministers of the two countries set to discuss security issues in Moscow, Iran’s ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali told TASS.
“The comprehensive strategic partnership…
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ICC rejects Israel’s appeal as arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant remain in force – Middle East Monitor
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has rejected an appeal by the Israeli government against arrest warrants issued for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav…
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Has Benin’s foiled coup made ECOWAS a West African heavyweight once more? | Politics News
When armed soldiers in the small West African nation of Benin appeared on national television on December 7 to announce they had seized power in a coup, it felt to many across the region like another episode of the ongoing coup crisis that has…
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UN envoy hopeful on Cyprus, says multi-party summit premature
NICOSIA, Dec 16 (Reuters) – The key U.N. envoy seeking to break a deadlock in Cyprus’s long-running division said she was cautiously optimistic about a breakthrough but that it would be premature to convene a multi-nation summit on the…
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Austria bans headscarves for girls under 14
Austria has passed a law banning headscarves in schools for girls under the age of 14.
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