January, 2018

• 26 January

  UN urges CAR mission to safeguard civilian lives

  An internal inquiry for the United Nations recommends tactical changes to the UN mission in the Central African Republic to protect civilians, according to findings made available on Friday to AFP. “(The mission) MINUSCA should overhaul its strategy to protect civilians to ensure that its operational response is better adapted,” …

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• 26 January

  Iraqi PM meets Kurdish regional PM first time after referendum

  Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi Saturday met with the Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani for the first time since the controversial independence referendum last year, Kurdish media said. Abadi received Barzani, who was accompanied by his deputy Qubad Talabani and Fuad Hussein, head of the regional presidency office, …

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• 26 January

  Iraq, Kuwait discuss military ties

  Iraqi Defense Minister Irfan Al-Hayali expressed wishes yesterday to bolster military cooperation with Kuwait to enhance the security and stability of the region. Iraq is keen is cooperate with Kuwait in security and military fields and to conduct joint ground military exercises between the two nations’ armies, and to create …

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• 25 January

  Range of Iran’s missiles proportionate to threats: ex-defense chief

  “Our missiles range are based on potential threats. This does not mean that we are not able to build missiles with longer range, but this is our policy and we do not see the need to increase range of our missiles,” Dehqan said in an interview with Mehr news agency …

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• 25 January

  Iran takes initial step to join UNTOC

  The Iranian parliament on Wednesday voted in favor of a bill to join the international body against organized crime, formally known as the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC).

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• 25 January

  Europe strongly supports Iran's nuclear deal: EU lawmaker

  A senior member of the European Parliament says the EU strongly supports the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, calling for closer ties with Tehran within the framework of the landmark accord. David McAllister, who heads the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee, made the remarks in a meeting …

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• 23 January

  THE WEST BANK: STATEHOOD OR STATU QUO?

  Several events that took place at the end of 2017 and the beginning of this year brought to the attention the complex situation in the West Bank and the still not solved Palestinian problem. Some of these developments indicate a significant shift in the approach of the issue by the …

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• 23 January

  Spokesman denies reports on cancellation of Zarif's visit to Davos in last minute

  Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi said, “Nowadays, no decision had yet been adopted for foreign trips of the foreign minister due to the enforcement of new structure of the Foreign Ministry.” Speaking on late Monday, he denied a news released by one of the western media outlets, saying that Iranian …

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• 23 January

  Enemies’ actions have empowered resistance front: general

  The IRGC Qods Force deputy chief on Monday hailed the growing power of the anti-Israeli resistance front, saying the enemies’ actions have backfired and helped strengthen the movement. The conditions of the resistance front is improving day by day, General Esmaeil Qa’ani said in an address to a conference about …

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• 23 January

  Everything ready for liberation of Palestine: general

  Everything is ready for the liberation of Palestine, an Iranian general said on Monday, calling the Palestinian people to unite to defeat Israel, Mehr reported. “As the Supreme Leader has said, efforts should be made to arm the West Bank, because efforts in this regard would lead to the collapse …

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