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Iran sticking to nuclear deal amid new US sanctions: IAEA

Iran is implementing its side of its nuclear deal with major powers, the U.N. atomic watchdog policing the pact reaffirmed on Thursday, two weeks after the latest wave of reimposed U.S. sanctions against Tehran took effect. President Donald Trump said in May he was pulling the United...

Police killed 12 militants in Sinai raid

Egyptian authorities say police killed 12 militants when security forces stormed three deserted buildings used as militant hideouts in the northern part of the Sinai Peninsula. An Interior Ministry statement Thursday said the militants were the first to open fire on the policemen as...

Over 110 irregular migrants held in western Turkey

At least 114 irregular migrants have been held in two provinces of western Turkey, security sources said Thursday. In Turkey’s Aegean province of Izmir, gendarmerie teams rounded up 40 migrants trying to cross into Greece, including seven women and two children. They comprised...

Iran welcomes 'new European initiatives' for non-dollar trade

Iran Wednesday praised European efforts to maintain business with Tehran despite U.S. sanctions, citing "constructive meetings" with British and French officials in Tehran this week on setting up a way to conduct non-dollar trade. Iranian Foreign Ministry officials voiced more hope for...