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UN chief praises Iran, Pakistan for hosting Afghan refugees
Kamran Yousaf Press TV, Islamabad Titled "40 Years of Afghan Refugees Presence in Pakistan: A New Partnership for Solidarity in Islamabad," this summit brought delegates from across the world. Prominent among them were the UN secretary general, the UN high commissioner for refugees, the Afghan second vice president, and the US special envoy for Afghanistan. Prime Minister Imran Khan inaugurated the summit and highlighted how Pakistan for the past 40 years hosted ...
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Guardian Council defends purge of disqualified candidates
Ghanbar Naderi Press TV, Tehran The decision by the Guardian Council to bar many Reformist and Principalist candidates from the parliamentary elections was not intended to give boost to any political group or faction and everything was to do with the fact that they were rejected on multiple grounds, including alleged corruption, embezzlement, and suchlike. That’s according to the council’s spokesman. Speaking to Press TV, Abbas Ali Kadkhodaei said among the ...
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Dozens of Yemeni civilians killed in Saudi-led raids
Mohammed al-Attab Press TV, Sana'a This is the wreckage of a Saudi tornado warplane after it was shot down by Yemen Ansarallah air force in Aljowf province. Saturday's footage and video of the high sophisticated warplane released by Ansarullah to the public has spread joy among the country's civilians who have been living under a constant fear of their indiscriminate airstrikes for five years. The shooting down of the Saudi warplane ...
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Hezbollah leader lashes out at Trump for recent atrocities
Mariam Saleh Press TV, Beirut Hezbollah held its annual ceremony to honor its martyred leaders, but this time two new commanders were in the picture. Along with Sayyed Abbas al-Mousawi, Sheikh Ragheb Harb, and Imad Mughniyah, General Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi Muhandis were also remembered almost forty days after they were assassinated by US occupying forces. The role of these people was outlined by Hezbollah’s Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah ...
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Iran Pres. Rouhani holds presser ahead of legislative vote
Yusef Jalali Press TV, Tehran 200 journalists from 20 countries flocked to Iran's Presidential Office to cover Hassan Rouhani's 14th presser since he took office in 2013. The president began by once again condoling with Iranians on last month's mistaken downing of the Ukrainian plane in Tehran, which killed all of its 176 passengers. Rouhani also thanked Iranians for standing with the government on 'the hard days of the US pressures'. ...
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Joint US-Israeli committee getting ready for settlement annexation
Mona Kandil Press TV, Ramallah The joint American-Israeli committee on annexing Israeli settlements is ready to start working. According to Israeli daily, Israel Hayom, the committee is tasked with mapping out areas of the occupied West Bank in which Israel would apply its sovereignty, based on the US so-called deal of the century. The committee includes US ambassador to Israel David Friedman and his adviser Aryeh Lightstone, while the Israeli team is ...
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Iran holds 13th international tourism exhibition
Saman Kojouri Press TV, Tehran The 13th international tourism exhibition and the 33rd national exhibition of handicrafts have been held in the Iranian capital, Tehran. Tour Operators, hotel owners, airlines, tourism foundations, travel agencies, as well as travel and tourism service providers from different countries have taken part in the event. According to Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Iran, some eight million foreign nationals have visited Iran ...
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