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Iran tanker in Europe on first post-sanctions trip
Jan 18, 2017 12:33An Iranian oil tanker has called at a European port for the first time since the lifting of sanctions last January, managing director of the National Iranian Tankers Company (NITC) says.
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Cyprus talks end; sides agree to meet again
Jan 13, 2017 07:34The new session of peace talks for Cyprus has ended with merely an agreement for the sides to meet again at a later time to make another attempt at finding a political solution to the decades-long dispute on the Mediterranean island.
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Death toll from cold weather rising in Europe
Jan 12, 2017 08:27Authorities in Europe have raised the death toll from the recent cold snap in the continent to at least 73 people, as heavy snow further blankets eastern European countries, where many refugees are living in already poor conditions.
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Europe refugee arrivals plunge by two thirds in 2016: Border agency
Jan 06, 2017 17:34The number of refugees landing in Europe via two main maritime routes in 2016 nosedived by almost two-thirds to 364,000 in comparison with the year before, according to the EU border agency Frontex.
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Iran, P5+1 publish restricted documents of JCPOA
Dec 24, 2016 17:58Iran and the P5+1 group of countries have released some previously restricted documents about the nuclear agreement they signed last year to support the argument that Tehran is not exceeding the limits imposed on its stockpile of enriched uranium.
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Iran sends first condensate cargo to Europe
Dec 22, 2016 13:18Iran says it has sent its first cargo of gas condensate to Europe in a sign that shows the country is already expanding the market for its ultra light oil.
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EU extends sanctions against Russia for six months
Dec 19, 2016 17:35The European Union has formally extended the economic restrictions on Russia for another six months over Moscow’s alleged involvement in the Ukrainian crisis.
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EU advises members to resume returning refugees to Greece
Dec 08, 2016 14:47The European Union says its member states can resume returning the asylum seekers spread across the continent to Greece from March 2017 in an effort to restore the bloc’s refugee policies, which collapsed under a mass influx last year.
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Over 1,700 Takfiri European terrorists back home: Report
Dec 08, 2016 12:19An EU report warns that a third of the estimated 5,000 European nationals who traveled to Iraq and Syria to join Takfiri terrorists have returned home, probably with a mission to launch attacks.
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NATO calls for maintenance of sanctions on Russia
Dec 07, 2016 17:14NATO has called for the maintenance of sanctions imposed on Russia over the crisis in Ukraine, claiming that the move is necessary to force Moscow to demonstrate its commitment regarding a ceasefire agreement on Ukraine.