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US further eases Iran sanctions after nuclear deal
The United States announced it has further eased sanctions on Iran, making it easier for foreign firms to do business with the country following last year’s nuclear deal.

Rouhani: Iran stopped Daesh from creating ‘state’
President Hassan Rouhani said the Islamic Republic prevented the Daesh terrorist group from creating a “state” in Iraq and Syria.

Syrian forces seize terrorist-held areas of Hama
Syrian government forces and their allies recaptured several towns and villages from terrorists in the west of the country on Saturday, monitors and pro-Damascus media reported, reversing rare gains made by the terrorists in recent weeks.

Scores killed in Saudi airstrike in Yemen
Saudi aircraft fired rockets at mourners attending a funeral on Saturday, leaving at least 140 people dead and hundreds more injured, witnesses and medics said.

Business leaders urge UK against ‘hard’ Brexit
British business leaders on Saturday urged the government to rule out a hard break with the European Union, saying the uncertainty over the terms of Brexit was impacting investment decisions.

Trump in hot water over lewd talk about women
Donald Trump, facing the deepest crisis of his presidential campaign, apologized early Saturday for crude and aggressively sexual remarks about women that he made in 2005, as criticism swelled from within his Republican Party.

Iran: EU document positive but partly unrealistic
Iran cautiously welcomed an EU resolution on the future of the bloc’s relations with Tehran but said the document also contains some “unrealistic points” about the country.

Czech parliamentarians due in Tehran next week
The vice speaker of the Czech Republic’s Parliament Vojtech Filip plans to pay an official visit to Iran next week to hold talks with Iranian officials on a range of issues, including ways to boost the two countries’ relations.

UN envoy: Iran’s anti-drug campaign has “protected part of global community”
Iranian envoy to the United Nations said Iran’s relentless campaign against drug traffickers at regional and international levels has “protected part of the global community from the evil of addiction”.

UN envoy hails Iran’s ‘pivotal role’ in region
The United Nations’ Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura hailed Iran’s “pivotal role” in the Middle East region, describing the Islamic Republic as an “important and influential” country in attempts to help resolve the Syrian crisis.

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Malaysian firms invited to Iran’s energy, industrial projects
Malaysian firms are invited to participate in Iran’s energy and industrial projects, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said.

Iran says may limit death penalty for drug traffickers to lords
The secretary of Iran’s Human Rights Council has said Tehran may reconsider capital punishment for drug smugglers, limiting it to drug lords only, seemingly a setback from a tougher stance taken previously.

Undermining social capital is ‘anti-people’: Jahangiri
First Vice-President Es’haq Jahangiri has warned against moves that could undermine social capital, describing them as “anti-people”, ISNA news agency reported.

Half of U.S. jobs at risk due to automation: WTO
Automation and other technological advancements far surpass international trade as the leading cause of job losses in the United States and abroad, World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Roberto Azevedo said on Friday.

Inclusive planning needed to use post-JCPOA opportunity: diplomat
Iran’s deputy foreign minister for Asia-Pacific affairs said on Saturday that it is necessary that the government make “comprehensive planning” in order to use the opportunity created after the implementation of the nuclear deal, officially called the JCPOA.

Iran: EU document positive but partly unrealistic
Iran has cautiously welcomed an EU resolution on the future of the bloc’s relations with Tehran but said the document also contains some “unrealistic points” about the country.

Singapore Symphony Orchestra to perform Keyhan Kalhor’s “Silent City”
The Singapore Symphony Orchestra will perform “Silent City” composed by acclaimed Iranian kamancheh virtuoso Keyhan Kalhor at Esplanade Concert Hall, Singapore on November 10 and 11.

Moscow: U.S. claims fan ‘anti-Russian hysteria’
The United States accusations that Russia was responsible for cyber-attacks against Democratic Party organizations lack any proof and are an attempt by Washington to fan “unprecedented anti-Russian hysteria”, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow said.

Rouhani says Iran, Malaysia firm to expand cooperation
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that the Iranian and Malaysian governments are determined to establish closer relationship and expand cooperation.

‘War on terror and dialogue among warring sides in Syria only ways forward’
The Iranian deputy foreign minister for Arab and African affairs has said it is essential to fight terrorists in Syria and at the same make serious efforts to foster dialogue among the warring sides in order to find a way out the protracted conflict in the country.

Aref says lines up reformists behind Rouhani in upcoming election
Key reformist lawmaker Mohammad Reza Aref pledged on Saturday his support and other reformists’ to President Rouhani in the next year’s presidential election, slated for May 19, 2017.