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Nuclear deal never been closer
After months of intense negotiations, global powers and Iran launched into a key weekend of talks Saturday amid signs they may be within sight of a historic nuclear deal to end a 13-year standoff.

 
Iran set to regain Europe petchem market
Iran is determined to reclaim its market share in Europe for sales of petrochemical products which it lost under sanctions, an official said on Saturday.

 
Tunisia declares state of emergency after ISIL attack
Tunisia President Beji Caid Essebsi declared a state of emergency on Saturday to hand his government more authority following a terrorist attack on a beach hotel, where 38 foreign tourists, mostly Britons, were killed.

 
New Saudi airstrikes on Yemen kill 34 people
The latest airstrikes conducted by Saudi Arabia against Yemen claimed the lives of at least 34 people and left dozens injured in several parts across the impoverished Arabian Peninsula country.

 
Greece: Action toward Greece terrorism
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said European action toward the country was �terrorism� in an interview with Spanish newspaper El Mundo and said a trillion euros would be lost if Greece was allowed to crash.

 
Susa and Meymand Village registered on World Heritage List
Ancient city of Susa in southwestern province of Khuzestan and Meymand Village in southern province of Kerman were registered as 18th and 19th heritages of Iran on UNESCO�s World Heritage List.

 
Velayati: Iran backs anti-terror bids in region
Iran fully supports legal governments in the region in their fight against terrorism, Ali Akbar Velayati, senior advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said.

 
Deputy FM: No Iranian military advisor in Yemen
A senior Iranian official dismissed allegations that a number of Iranian military experts have been killed in Yemen, saying Tehran has dispatched no military advisors to the war-ravaged Arab country.

 
Tehran urges UN to pursue fate of Iranian diplomats abducted in Lebanon
Iran�s Foreign Ministry on Saturday called on international bodies to fulfill their legal duty to pursue the issue of Israel�s kidnapping of four Iranian diplomats in Lebanon in 1982.

 
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Negotiators agree on sanctions relief, Zarif urges West to take �historic� decision
World powers and Iran have reached tentative agreement on sanctions relief for the Islamic Republic as the Iranian foreign minister has said that the Western countries in 5+1 group should take a �historic� decision.

 
Iran�s Susa, Meimand adorn UNESCO World Heritage List
Susa, the ruined capital of ancient Elam in southwestern Iran, and Meimand, a 3000-year-old village built on rocky mountain cliffs in the southeastern Iranian province of Kerman, were registered on the World Heritage List of UNESCO on Saturday.

 
�Thatcher govt didn�t oppose Saddam�s chemical weapons program�
As Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was building up its chemical weapons arsenal with the help of a British firm, Margaret Thatcher�s government decided not to oppose it, fearing that otherwise it would be subjected to criticism.

 
Iraqi jets drop leaflets over Mosul promising to recapture city
Iraqi jets dropped leaflets over Mosul telling residents that ISIL (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant) terrorist group fighters would soon be driven from the northern city, saying details of the operation would be broadcast on a new radio station.

 
Hezbollah, Syrian army tighten siege on city near Lebanon border
Hezbollah fighters and Syrian army troops launched fresh attacks Saturday on the southern Qalamoun city of Zabadani, near the Lebanese border, tightening a siege on rebels holed up in the area.

 
Ansarullah say Ramadan humanitarian pause under discussion
Yemen�s Ansarullah (Houthi) movement said on Saturday a pause in fighting to last until the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan was under discussion with the United Nations to allow for deliveries of humanitarian aid.

 
Negotiators agree on tentative sanctions relief, Zarif urges West to take �historic� decision
Still, the word of significant progress indicated the sides were moving closer to a comprehensive accord that would set a decade of restrictions on Tehran�s nuclear program in exchange for tens of billions of dollars� in economic benefits for the Iranians.

 
Velayati says Iran backs legal regional states in war on terror
Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior foreign policy advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, has said that Iran fully supports the �legal governments� in the Mideast region in fight against terrorism.

 
Report on PMD could be ready by year end: Amano
he International Atomic Energy Agency can issue a report related to the possible military dimensions (PMD) of Iran�s nuclear program by the end of the year, IAEA chief Yukiya Amano said on Saturday.

 
Iran says has no military advisor in Yemen
Iran has no military advisor in Yemen, a top Iranian diplomat says.

 
Iran demands UN chief to determine fate of four Iranian diplomats
The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Saturday appealed to the UN Chief and the International Committee of the Red Cross, to act on their legal and humanitarian duty to determine fate of four diplomats, kidnapped by the Israeli agents in Lebanon in 1982.