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INSTEX failed to prove its efficiency in past 2 years: Iran
Dec 20, 2020 03:37Iran says the Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX), the financial mechanism proposed by Europeans to enable Iran to get round US sanctions, has failed to prove itself effective in the past two years.
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Legislators slam as ‘ridiculous’ European Parliament’s anti-Iran resolution
Dec 20, 2020 03:00Iranian lawmakers have vehemently condemned a recent anti-Iran resolution passed by the European Parliament, urging Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to help identify the European officials who have acted maliciously toward Iranians.
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‘EU can’t claim to advocate human rights while barring medicine for Iran children'
Dec 19, 2020 06:09An Iranian human rights official has hit out at the European Parliament for passing a resolution against what it calls “human rights breaches” in Iran, saying those who have a hand in the deaths of scores of Iranian child patients by blocking their access to medicine are in no position to lecture about human rights.
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EU top court rules countries can ban halal slaughter
Dec 18, 2020 11:00The European Union's top court has upheld curbs on ritual animal slaughter in Belgium, in a move that targets Muslim religious rites.
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Lavrov: West's sanctions on Syria contravene UN Security Council resolutions
Dec 18, 2020 02:25Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says sanctions imposed by the West on Syria contravene UN Security Council resolutions, adding certain countries continue to hinder finding a solution to the years-long crisis in the Arab country.
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EU finance ministers pin all hope on COVID-19 vaccines
Dec 17, 2020 10:37Thousands of businesses across the EU have closed their doors permanently due to the impact of COVID-19.
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Iran urges all JCPOA parties to work towards safeguarding 2015 nuclear deal
Dec 17, 2020 03:03A senior Iranian official says safeguarding the 2015 Iran nuclear deal is not a one-man job, urging other signatories to keep their side of the bargain.
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Tory grandees’ fury over Johnson’s ‘nationalist’ no-deal Brexit
Dec 16, 2020 10:50Boris Johnson faced a rising tide of anger from senior Tories and business leaders recently as he appeared ready to embrace a no-deal Brexit and prepared Royal Navy gunboats to defend UK fishing waters.
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EU withholds $100mn budget support for Ethiopia over Tigray conflict
Dec 16, 2020 06:23The European Union (EU) has decided to put a hold on funding to Ethiopia due to the month-long conflict in the country’s Tigray region, which has triggered a refugee crisis and a humanitarian disaster.
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JCPOA commission set to address obstacles to fulfillment of commitments
Dec 16, 2020 05:43The Wednesday meeting of the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is going to discuss the obstacles to the fulfillment of commitments by the signatories, an Iranian spokesman said.