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European firms vying for gas deals
Companies from France, the UK, Germany, South Korea, Japan, China and Russia are keen on investing in Iran’s gas industry.

 
deadliest year for Syria, Iraq, 2014
Violence in Iraq and Syria in 2014 killed more than 88,000 people, making it the deadliest year for Iraq since the sectarian bloodshed of 2006-07 and bloodiest year for Syria since the country’s conflicts erupted in March 2011.

 
Saudi Arabia, Russia optimistic about Iran’s nuclear deal
Several foreign ministers including foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Saud al-Faisal and Russia, Sergey Lavrov have expressed hope that Iran and the P5+1 achieve an agreement on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear case, an Iranian Foreign Ministry official said.

 
Bad weather hinders search for AirAsia plane
Ships and aircraft crisis-crossed the seas off Borneo on Friday hunting for the wreck of a Malaysian AirAsia passenger jet, but bad weather was again hindering the search for the plane and the black box flight recorders that should reveal why it crashed.

Bahrain demos continue over opposition leader detention
Bahrainis took to the streets of the Persian Gulf country on Friday to show support for the detained leader of the country’s main opposition bloc, the Al-Wefaq Party.

 
Sunni Basiji, Shia teacher killed in terror attack
An Iranian Sunni Basiji volunteer and a Shia teacher were killed in a terrorist attack in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan, police said.

 
Manama urged to set opposition leader free
Senior Iranian officials have urged Bahrain to release the country’s opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman who was arrested a few days ago.

 
UNHCR lauds Iran as hosting largest population of refugees
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees Representative in Iran Sivanka Danapala has commended Iran for hosting the highest number of refugees in the past three decades.

 
Rafsanjani raps state broadcaster
Chairman of Iran Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has rapped the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) for creating division in the society.

 
VP stresses expansion of ties with Qatar
First Vice-President Es’haq Jahangiri underscored Tehran’s interest in further strengthening ties with Doha.