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Rial rebounds 20% against dollar
Governor of Central Bank of Iran Valiollah Seif said Saturday the country’s rial which had lost its dollar value in 12 months rose back 20 percent in recent months after the new government took office in August, 2013. 

 
Enriched uranium won’t be shipped abroad
A top Iranian nuclear negotiator says Tehran will not consider sending abroad any of its stockpile of enriched uranium as part of any deal with world powers.

 
New proposals on nuclear talks table
Iran and six world powers are set to hold nuclear talks in which the Islamic Republic intends to put forward new proposals.

 
US- Afghanistan in partial agreement on security pact
US Secretary of State John Kerry and Afghan President Hamid Karzai have reached preliminary agreement on a bilateral security pact that now depends on the approval of Afghanistan’s tribal leaders.

 
Over 90 killed in India temple stampede
More than 90 people died on Sunday in a stampede near a Hindu temple in India, police said.

 
Australia in touch with hiddink
Australia have made tentative contact with Dutchman Guus Hiddink about the national team coaching job left vacant by the sacking of Holger Osieck, Football Federation Australia chief executive David Gallop said on Sunday.

 
Asia to drive solar market
Solar market fundamentals driven by demand in Asia remain strong, meaning installed capacity should continue to grow at current rates and could accelerate, given expected breakthroughs in residential electricity storage.

 
Tehran Times
 
Iran will not agree to ship out enriched uranium: nuclear negotiator
The Iranian deputy foreign minister said on Sunday that Tehran would not accept any proposal calling for the shipping out of the country’s stockpile of enriched uranium.

 
Kerry fails to seal security deal with Karzai
The U.S. secretary of state left Afghanistan after failing to reach a full agreement over the withdrawal of U.S. troops next year, media reported on Sunday.

 
‘Republican extremists, pro-Israel lobbies oppose Iran-U.S. rapprochement’
A political scientist is of the opinion that some Americans “particularly Republican extremists, Christian fundamentalists, and a few pro-Israel lobbies” might oppose a rapprochement between Iran and the United States.

 
Unconstitutional to exclude Hezbollah from cabinet: MP
Attempts to exclude Hezbollah from taking part in the next cabinet are unconstitutional, said Lebanese MP Nawwaf Musawi on Sunday.

 
Israel plans 1,500 more settlement units
The Israeli regime is planning to construct 1,500 more illegal settlement units in al-Quds (Jerusalem), further defying international law against the move.

 
Key Syrian opposition group boycotts Geneva II talks
A key group within the Syrian opposition National Coalition said Sunday it would not attend proposed peace talks in Geneva and would quit the Coalition if it participated.

 
China praises Iran’s approach to settle nuclear dispute
Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi has praised Iran’s goodwill and constructive approach toward the settlement of the dispute over Tehran’s nuclear energy program, press TV  reported on Sunday.

 
‘Cautious optimism ahead of Iran nuclear talks’
There is cautious optimism that the new round of talks between Iran and the world powers over the country’s nuclear program will yield positive results, according to an article published by the Voice of America on Saturday.

 
U.S. delegation to Iran talks includes sanctions expert
The U.S. delegation to this week’s talks about Iran’s nuclear program includes one of the U.S. government’s leading sanctions experts, a hint that Washington may be giving greater thought to how it might ease sanctions on Tehran, Reuters reported.

 
Netanyahu urges Britain, France not to ease sanctions on Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called the leaders of Britain and France to urge them not to ease sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, ahead of talks between Iran and world powers, according to Reuters.

 
Canada violating Iranian expats’ civil rights: official
An Iranian Foreign Ministry official has censured the Canadian government, saying it is violating the civil rights of Iranian expatriates in Canada.