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Iran holds talks with foreign firms on developing Caspian Sea oilfields
Iran’s Khazar Exploration and Production Company (KEPCO) announced on Tuesday that it has held talks with foreign energy companies on developing oilfields in the Caspian Sea.

Yemen cholera epidemic slowing after infecting 400,000
Yemen’s cholera outbreak hit 400,000 cases on Tuesday but there were signs the three-month-old epidemic was slowing, according to World Health Organization data analyzed by Reuters.

Israel removes metal detectors from holy site
Israel removed metal detectors from a highly sensitive Beit-ul-Moqaddas (Jerusalem) holy site in the pre-dawn hours of Tuesday and said they would no longer be used after the new security measures set off deadly violence.

Hezbollah: Syria border purge of terror group 85% complete
The Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement said its battle to eliminate members of the foreign-sponsored and Takfiri Jabhat Fatah al-Sham – previously known as the Nusra Front – terror group from the Syria-Lebanon border is 85 percent complete as it continued its campaign to take their last remaining footholds on the frontier.

Abe denies using his influence as MPs accuse him of cronyism
Japanese lawmakers questioned Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in parliament for a second day Tuesday about a cronyism scandal, but he repeatedly denies using his influence.

Intelligence minister: No power allowed to infiltrate Iran
Iran’s Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi made assurances that the country’s intelligence forces would not allow any power to make inroads into the Islamic Republic.

Iran’s tech sector blooms under shield of sanctions
The names may be unfamiliar but the services are immediately recognizable: Snapp is Iran’s answer to Uber, Digikala is its Amazon, and Pintapin its Booking.com.

IRNA, Al Jazeera discuss further cooperation
Managing Director of the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) Mohammad Khoddadi and Al Jazeera Media Network’s Director General Mostefa Souag met in Doha to discuss ways to develop cooperation between the two media outlets.

Velayati: Iran not worried about US sanctions
Head of the Strategic Research Center of Iran’s Expediency Council Ali Akbar Velayati played down concerns about a US congressional bill on new sanctions against Iran, saying Tehran has proved capable of making progress on its own.

 

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Larijani: Iran can ‘limit’ IAEA monitoring if U.S. thinks otherwise
Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said Tuesday Iran can “limit” the International Atomic Energy Agency’s monitoring activities of its nuclear program if Washington thinks they are not enough.

China-India dispute would not flare up: expert
Gautam Adhikari, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress (CAP), says it is “highly unlikely” that a dispute between India and China over a strip of land high in the Himalayas would go out of control.

There is recovery in euro area, but reforms are needed: IMF
Euro area recovery has strengthened over the last year, bringing with it more jobs and opportunities. All euro area members are sharing in the recovery now, with the differences in growth rates across countries at their lowest level since the launch of the euro in 1999.

U.S. Navy ship fires warning shots at Iranian vessel: official
A U.S. Navy ship on Tuesday fired warning shots toward an Iranian vessel in the Persian Gulf, Fox News reported.

2 dams inaugurated in west of Iran
Zamkan Dam and Jamishan Dam in Iran’s western Kermanshah Province were inaugurated on Tuesday in the presence of First Vice-President Es’haq Jahangiri and Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian.

Iraq seeks ‘substantial’ Russian military, political presence: Maliki
Iraqi Vice President Nouri al-Maliki has called for “substantial” Russian military and political presence in the terror-ravaged country, saying this would bring “balance” to the entire region.

Health minister: Rival factions have denied country of ‘balanced vision’
In a post on his website on Tuesday Health Minister Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi, an eye surgeon, has said he had wished Iranians politicians would not have been divided into “rightists” and “leftists” and that all had worked cooperatively for the best interests of the country.