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(Armenia/Iran) Armenian Minister vows to augment trade with Iran to $1b (IRNA)

Armenian Economy Minister Vahan Kerobyan said on Sunday that based on negotiations with Iranian envoy to Armenia, both countries are willing to augment trade...

(USA) Biden, and a US that is no longer a superpower (IRNA)

Eight years ago, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif announced very clearly that the United States is no longer a superpower; today, too, the US...

(JCPOA) JCPOA opponents gather; from threats to Baghdad explosions (IRNA)

Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), from its first day in the year 2015 led to the formation of a saint alliance in the...

(Iran/USA) Expert sees issues irrelevant to JCPOA as obstacle to Iran-US agreement (IRNA)

Issues of missile program and the region, which are irrelevant to the nuclear deal, can seriously hinder any agreement between Iran and the United...

(Libya/Iran) FM: Libya keen on developing ties with Iran (IRNA)

Libyan Foreign Minister Mohamed Taher Siala in a meeting with new Iranian Ambassador to Libya, Mohammad Reza Raouf Sheibani, called for developing relations. https://en.irna.ir/news/84196555/FM-Libya-keen-on-developing-ties-with-Iran

(West African Coast) Pirates kill 1, kidnap 15 crew on Turkish ship off West Africa (Al Jazeera)

Vessel was sailing from Lagos to Cape Town when it was attacked northwest of Sao Tome and Principe. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/24/pirates-off-w-africa-kill-1-kidnap-15-crew-on-turkish-ship

(Oman) Oman bars expatriates from certain jobs as pandemic bites (Al Jazeera)

Various jobs in insurance companies, shops and car dealerships, including finance, commercial and administrative positions, will be ‘limited to Omanis only’, labour ministry says. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/24/oman-bars-expats-from-certain-jobs-amid-economic-downturn

(Yemen) Yemen’s warring sides resume prisoner exchange talks in Jordan (Al Jazeera)

Houthi rebels, Saudi-backed gov’t resume fresh UN-backed negotiations in Amman months after huge prisoner exchange. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/24/yemens-warring-sides-resume-prisoner-exchange-talks-in-jordan

(Tunisia) Tunisian border traders, smugglers struggle to survive amid COVID (Sam Kimball, Al Jazeera)

Strict coronavirus restrictions have hit vital border trade in southeast Tunisia hard, triggering an exodus to Europe. https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2021/1/24/tunisian-border-traders-smugglers-struggle-to-survive-amid-covid

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