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Iran signs oil deal with European refiner as sanctions end
Iran signed an agreement to supply crude oil with Hellenic Petroleum SA, a Greek oil refinery, in what may be the Persian Gulf producer�s first such deal with a European company since the removal of sanctions this month.

 
�Snowzilla� blizzard blankets eastern US
A deadly blizzard with bone-chilling winds and potentially record-breaking snowfall slammed the eastern US on Saturday, as officials urged millions in the storm�s path to seek shelter � warning the worst is yet to come.

 
IMF�s chief: EU�s passport-free area near breaking point
IMF chief Christine Lagarde said Saturday that the refugee crisis had pushed Europe to a �make or break� point and endangered the EU�s cherished passport-free Schengen area.

 
Four dead in worst Canada school shooting in decade
The gunman suspected of killing four people and injuring several others in Canada�s worst school violence in a decade first shot his two brothers at home before opening fire at the remote community high school, a family friend and the town�s acting mayor said on Friday.

 
Leader: Determination and effort will foil enemy plots
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said �firm determination� and �ceaseless effort� of all Iranian youths and university students is the only way to foil enemy plots.

 
Iran rejects OIC statement as �unacceptable'
Iran dismissed as �unacceptable� the recent statement by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), saying it runs counter to principles of the UN Charter, the OIC Charter and international law.

 
Iran, China to expand media cooperation
Head of the Islamic Republic News agency Mohammad Khoddadi discussed expansion of mutual media cooperation with China�s Director of the State Council Information Office Jiang Jianguo in the news agency�s headquarters on Saturday.

 
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Lavrov and Kerry discuss Syria talks as wrangling goes on
United States Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Saturday discussed who should represent the Syrian opposition at crucial talks with the government as time ticks down on the meeting scheduled for next week.

 
Iran, China agree to increase trade ties to $600b in ten years
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that a new chapter has been opened in relations with China, predicting that the value of trade ties between the two countries would reach 600 billion dollars in 10 years.

 
Iran makes first post-sanctions sale of oil to Europe
Greece�s largest refinery Hellenic Petroleum has agreed to buy oil from the National Iranian Oil Co., marking the first sale of Iranian crude to a European country since the lifting of trade sanctions against the Middle Eastern nation.

 
Iran�s Intl. 100 Seconds Films Festival to hold workshops in Iraq
Iran�s International 100 Seconds Films Festival plans to organize workshops for Iraqi artists in the near future, the organizers announced on Saturday.

 
Lease not purchase, main focus of Iran Aviation Summit 2016
Iran Aviation Summit 2016 kicks off today in Tehran with the main focus on leasing, not buying, aircraft by Iran in the post-sanctions era.

 
Iran beats UAE at Asian Handball Championship
Iran defeated the UAE at the 17th Asian Handball Championship on Saturday.

 
The U.S.-Iran prisoner swap proves diplomacy works
On January 16, Iran released four U.S. citizens from prison in exchange for the release of seven Iranians who were accused or convicted of sanctions violations.

 
Leader calls Sino-Iran 25-year strategic plan a right and wise decision
Chinese President Xi Jinping met Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran late on Saturday. In the meeting Ayatollah Khamenei said the decision by Iranian and Chinese presidents to agree on a 25-year strategic plan is �quite right and wise�.

 
Sanctions lift will facilitate ties with Ecuador, Rouhani says
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said that removal of �unfair� sanctions against Iran will pave the way for closer ties with Ecuador.

 
Iran rejects OIC statement as �unacceptable�
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaber Ansari said on Friday that statement issued by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation is �unacceptable�, noting it will undermine the status of the body.

 
Youth�s willpower is the only way for aborting enemy�s plots: Leader
The following is the full text of the message issued on January 22, by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, to the participants of the 50th annual meeting of the Union of the Islamic Students Associations in Europe.