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Geneva deal implementation from January 20
Iran and the P5+1 group of world powers have decided to implement the joint action plan or the Geneva deal as of January 20, aninformed source said on Sunday.

 
Investment security a priority
Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi has underlined that investment security is one of the major items on the agenda of President Hassan Rouhani’s administration.

 
Minister for lifting social network bans
Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati called for lifting the blocks on social networks, saying he wants everyone to have access to Facebook.

 
Nearly 700 dead in Syria infighting
Fierce fighting between terrorists and rival insurgent groups in Syria in the past nine days has killed nearly700 and led to thedisappearance of hundreds more, an NGO said on Sunday.

 
Ashton welcomes invitation to Iran
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has welcomed an invitation by Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to visit theIslamic Republic.

 
Car bombs kill 13 civilians in Baghdad
Two separate car bomb explosions targeted Sunday morning commuters in Baghdad, killing at least 13 civilians, officials said, amid anongoing standoff between Iraqi forces and al-Qaida-linked militants west of the Iraqi capital.

 
Report: US tested biological weapons in Okinawa
The US Army conducted field experiments of biological weapons, which could harm rice cropping, in the Japanese island of Okinawa inthe early 1960s, a press report said on Sunday.

 
Minister slams media campaign against government
Minister of culture and Islamic guidance denounced an ‘organized’ media campaign to undermine the government through “distortion and fabrication”.

 
AEOI denies IAEA will open office in Iran
Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has denied a Reuters report that the International Atomic Energy Agency will open an office in Iran.

 
Iran condemns new settlements in occupied lands
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham on Sunday strongly condemned new settlements by the Zionist regime in the occupied territories of Palestine.

 
Speaker: Tehran-Nairobi ties cordial
Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani described Iran-Kenya ties as close and cordial. In a meeting with visiting Speaker of Kenyan Senate Ekwee Ethuro in Tehran on Sunday, Larijani said the two countries enjoy goodparliamentary cooperation, IRNA reported.

 
Zarif-Assad meeting due on Wednesday
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is to meet Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus later this week. “Zarif will travel to Syria on Tuesday and meet President Assad on Wednesday,” the Lebanese Assafir Daily reported.

 
Deputy FM to visit LatAm states soon
Deputy Foreign Minister for Euro-American Affairs Majid Takht Ravanchi is to travel to three Latin American countries within days. Takht Ravanchi told IRNA on Sunday that he will visit Cuba, Venezuela and Bolivia for talks with officials of those countries on issues of mutual interest.

 
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Iran, major powers to start implementing Geneva nuclear deal on Jan. 20
Iran and major powers have agreed to start implementing the Geneva nuclear deal on January 20, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi announced in a news conference on Sunday.

 
Dossier accusing British officials of Iraq war crimes goes to ICC
The ICC has been urged to investigate the alleged war crimes of UK politicians during the Iraq conflict. A dossier detailing reports of sexual assault, torture and mock executions carried out by British soldiers in Iraq has been submitted to the Court.

 
Extremism has turned Islamic Awakening into dark days: Rafsanjani
Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani says that through their crimes, extremists have turned the Islamic Awakening movement in Arab countries into “dark days”.

 
Kenya seeking increased cooperation with Iran
Kenyan Senate Speaker Ekwee Ethuro says the African country is seeking to increase its cooperation with Iran.

 
Pressure mounts on Syria opposition to sign up for peace talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and top envoys from 10 other countries are raising the pressure on Syria’s main opposition group to attend peace talks that would bring it face-to-face with the Syrian government, AP reported.

 
Human Rights Watch regrets Sharon died without facing justice
Human Rights Watch issued a statement late Saturday saying it regrets that former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon has died “without facing justice for his role in the massacres of hundreds and perhaps thousands of civilians by Lebanese militias in the Sabra and Shatilla refugee camps in Lebanon in 1982”.

 
Thousands of Turkish protesters condemn Erdogan government
Tens of thousands of Turkish demonstrators took to the streets in capital Ankara Saturday in protest against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government, which has been rocked by a vast corruption probe.

 
IAEA has not requested to establish office in Iran: official
The UN nuclear agency has never raised the matter of establishing an office in Iran with the Islamic Republic, an Iranian nuclear official said on Sunday.

 
Zarif says Iran seeks ‘constructive interaction’ with the world
There is a great potential for the expansion of ties between Tehran and European countries, including Ireland, the Iranian foreign minister said on Saturday.

 
Iranian deputy FM to visit Latin America
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for European and American Affairs Majid Takht-Ravanchi is scheduled to begin a 10-day trip to the three Latin American countries of Cuba, Venezuela, and Bolivia on Monday.

 
Iran condemns Israeli plans to expand illegal settlements
The Iranian Foreign has strongly condemned plans by Israel to expand illegal settlement homes in the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem.

 
Ashton interested in visiting Tehran: spokesman
European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has “noted with interest” the invitation from Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to pay a visit to Tehran.

 
‘Parliament would oblige govt. to quit talks if U.S. imposes new sanctions
An Iranian lawmaker said on Sunday that the Iranian parliament is ready to introduce a bill that would oblige the administration to pull out of nuclear talks with major powers if the United States imposes new sanctions on the country.