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Iranian Americans warn US Senate against new sanctions

Wed Nov 20, 2013 10:52:04

A number of leading Iranian American groups in the US have sent a letter to Senate leaders, calling for a halt to new sanctions against Iran.

Qatari royal, secret buyer of $142 million Francis Bacon painting

Wed Nov 20, 2013 10:04:24

Sheikha Mayassa bint Hamad al-Thani, the sister of Qatar's emir, is reported to be the secret buyer who last week paid $142.4 million (£89 million) for a Francis Bacon triptych -- a world record at auction.

'US to unfreeze billions of Iran’s money under nuclear deal'

Wed Nov 20, 2013 09:22:09

The US administration has announced it would unfreeze no more than $10 billion of Iran’s money under a nuclear deal, which President Barack Obama warned will not necessarily be closed “this or next week.”

Iran FM: Beirut bombings ‘alarm for all’

Wed Nov 20, 2013 09:12:58

Iran’s foreign minister has voiced concern over twin deadly bombings that targeted Iranian embassy in Beirut, saying the attacks should be an “alarm for all of us.”

Kuwaiti private charities funding terrorist groups in Syria: Report

Wed Nov 20, 2013 09:03:41

Officials in Kuwait have disputed a news report alleging that Kuwaiti donors are funding terrorist groups in Syria, but experts said the findings were unsurprising due to lax controls and steadily rising sentiment over the crisis.

OPCW, West mull Syria chemicals destruction at sea

Wed Nov 20, 2013 08:04:34

Representatives from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical weapons (OPCW) along with Western officials have said they are considering whether to destroy the chemical weapons in the ocean, either on a ship or by loading them onto an offshore rig.

Rival Lebanese politicians condemn Iran Embassy blasts

Wed Nov 20, 2013 07:57:13

Lebanese officials of all stripes have strongly condemned the deadly car bombings targeting the Iranian Embassy in Beirut, stressing the need to maintain national unity in times of strife.

Saudi doctor kills himself in suicide attack in Aleppo

Tue Nov 19, 2013 22:32:56

A Saudi militant doctor has killed himself during a suicide attack on Syrian soldiers in northern province of Aleppo, sources close to the Syria militants have reported.

Hollande tells nuke-armed Israel: We won’t let nuke-armed Iran

Tue Nov 19, 2013 21:33:25

French President Francois Hollande who is widely blamed for failure of a deal ending Western standoff on Iran’s civilian nuclear program has told Israeli MPs that his country would not allow Iran to secure a nuclear weapon.

Zarif asks the world: Would you back down from your right?

Tue Nov 19, 2013 19:28:39

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says for Iranians nuclear energy is never for threatening others, asking the world, “would you back down” from a step toward shaping your own destiney rather than letting others decide for you?

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