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Presidential candidates supercharge campaigning
Jun 11, 2021 13:46As Election Day approaches in Iran, presidential candidates intensify their campaigns. This year, most of the campaigns are conducted and aired on state media because of the coronavirus pandemic, but candidates are allowed to hold physical electoral campaigns with limited numbers.
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Oil-based spill pollutes coast of Taboga Island, Panama
Jun 11, 2021 08:22An oil-based substance spill pollutes the beaches of Taboga Island, in Panama, killing wildlife and affecting locals who say the spill compromises the fishing industry and tourism. Authorities have not been able to identify the source of the spill and have been cleaning it for the past four days.
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Iran’s 2021 presidential election: The candidates & their priorities
Jun 11, 2021 01:06Iran’s presidential candidates are outlining their plans ahead of the June 18 election, as people weigh up who can be the most qualified candidate to run the country for the next four years.
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Iran seeking assurances US will not leave JCPOA again
Jun 10, 2021 02:06Iran's Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Kazem Gharibabadi said that it’s still not clear whether the US is ready to abandon the addiction of imposing sanctions on Iran.
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Presidential candidates face off in 2nd live debate
Jun 09, 2021 07:49The seven candidates for the June 18th presidential vote in Iran have attended the second out of three televised debates. Hosted by the headquarters of the Iranian national television, , the IRIB, the debate was themed on social and political issues.
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Omani and Yemeni meeting
Jun 09, 2021 05:12A delegation from Oman is in the Yemeni capital as part of efforts to find a peaceful solution to the years-long war on Yemen. The delegation has held talks with leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah movement Abdul-Malik al-Houthi and the head of Yemen's Supreme Political Council.
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Assyrian Iranians ready to take part in presidential election
Jun 08, 2021 13:57Assyrian Iranians held a meeting in Tehran to voice their readiness to take part in the upcoming presidential election in Iran. They consider voting as an inalienable right of all Iranians regardless of their faith, race, or ethnicity.
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IAEA 'concerned' over Iran's past nuclear activities
Jun 08, 2021 02:47The International Atomic Energy Agency’s Board of Governors convenes a week-long meeting to discuss monitoring and verification in Iran among other issues.
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Hamas releases footage of ex-Israeli prisoner, voice of current inmate
Jun 07, 2021 01:43Hamas releases previously unseen footage of an Israeli trooper, whom the Palestinian resistance movement held for five straight years from 2006, as well as an audio recording belonging to another Israeli in ongoing captivity by the group.
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Omani delegation visits Sana'a to discuss humanitarian crisis
Jun 07, 2021 01:22An Omani delegation has visited the Yemeni capital, Sana'a, for talks with the leaders of the Ansarullah movement on advancing peace talks and tackling the current humanitarian crisis in the war-torn country.