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Araghchi: Oil Sanctions Suspended, Some Iranian Assets Released

Shahed English June 22, 2026 0

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced that sanctions on Iran’s oil and petrochemical exports have been suspended and the maritime blockade has been lifted. In a post on his X account, Araghchi also said that some of Iran’s frozen assets have been released, and that a

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Olympics will go ahead even under a state of emergency – IOC

Shahed English May 23, 2021 0

This summer’s Olympics will go ahead even if Tokyo remains in a state of a emergency, says International Olympic Committee vice-president John Coates. Japan’s capital is one of nine prefectures under a state of emergency until 31 May at the earliest because of the coronavirus pandemic. It was brought in because of a rise in […]

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Covid: Pfizer and AstraZeneca jabs effective against Indian variant – study

Shahed English May 23, 2021 0

The Pfizer and AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines are highly effective against the variant identified in India after two doses, a study has found. Two jabs of either vaccine give a similar level of protection against symptomatic disease from the Indian variant as they do for the Kent one. However, both vaccines were only 33% effective against […]

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Israel-Palestinian conflict: Aid arrives in Gaza as ceasefire holds

Shahed English May 22, 2021 0

The first convoys of humanitarian aid have arrived in Gaza, hours after a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants came into effect. Thousands of Palestinians returned home to scenes of devastation with officials saying reconstruction might take years. The World Health Organization (WHO) called for the creation of corridors for injured people to be evacuated.