Stan Lee was well known for his creative work on the Marvel Comics series.
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Iran says will not discuss its nuclear program in upcoming Vienna talks
Iran will not discuss its nuclear program and the progress it has made in talks with world powers scheduled for later this month, Tehran’s chief negotiator said on Friday, amid growing concern over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear advances.Ali Bagheri-Kani, Iran’s deputy foreign minister and chief nuclear negotiator, said “the talks will not be about the nuclear issue, which has already been resolved,” Iran’s state-run Press TV reported.“The main purpose of these talks from Iran’s standpoint is to remove the illegal sanctions imposed on Iran by the US,” Bagheri-Kani told Press TV.For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Bagheri-Kani’s remarks come despite major concerns that Iran’s nuclear breaches are dimming chances of reiving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.His comments also suggest Iran intends to drive a hard bargain during the Vienna talks, which are set to resume on November 29 after a five-month pause.The talks aim to bring both the US and Iran back into compliance with the 2015 deal, under which Tehran limited its nuclear program in return for sanctions relief.The US withdrew from the deal under former President Donald Trump in 2018, reimposing sanctions that have crippled Iran’s economy.In response, Iran began gradually breaching the deal in 2019 by violating its nuclear restrictions and expanding its nuclear program.Read more:US Iran envoy Malley visits UAE, Israel, Saudi Arabia and BahrainIran ready for ‘good agreement’ at nuclear talks in Vienna: FMHusband of detained UK-Iranian in ‘last days’ of hunger strike
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Qatar to act as US diplomatic representative in Afghanistan – US official
Qatar will sign an arrangement to assume the role of "protecting power" for US interests to help facilitate communication between Washington and the Taliban government.
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House Democrats Are Challenging Joe Biden’s Huge Arms Deal With Saudi Arabia
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) told HuffPost of a plan to block the missile sale. Other top Democrats are pressuring Biden to end the brutal intervention in Yemen..
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Full Article: House Democrats Are Challenging Joe Biden’s Huge Arms Deal With Saudi Arabia
‘It’s risky but I’ll go anyway’: migrants desperate to reach Europe via Belarus
Thousands of Iraqi Kurds and Syrians are living in tents near Polish border, and thousands more want to join them..
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Jerusalem schools to pilot anti-COVID air filtration system
The Jerusalem educational institutions were selected by the Health and Education ministries to lead the study to observe if air-filtration systems can reduce the spread of the virus in classrooms.
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Full Article: Jerusalem schools to pilot anti-COVID air filtration system
Qatar has no plan to normalize ties with Syria – foreign minister
Qatar FM said in a press conference with Blinken that they have no plan to normalize with Syria and discourage other nations in the region from doing so.
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Full Article: Qatar has no plan to normalize ties with Syria - foreign minister
Lack of contact from Iran govt ‘astonishing’: UN nuclear watchdog
The head of the UN nuclear watchdog said Friday it was “astonishing” that he has had no contact with the new Iranian government over several important outstanding issues since it took office.Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), had been hoping to visit Iran before the next meeting of the IAEA’s Board of Governors starts on November 22 but made clear on Friday that he was disappointed that no invitation had yet been forthcoming.For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Grossi’s latest comments come as diplomats prepare for international talks in Vienna to restart later this month on the restoration of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.In parallel with those efforts, the IAEA has been trying to resolve several other issues with Iran, including restrictions on some of its inspections activities imposed earlier this year.Grossi visited Tehran in September where he clinched a deal over access to surveillance equipment at Iran’s nuclear facilities but had hoped to return soon afterwards to have further discussions with the government of ultraconservative President Ebrahim Raisi, who took office in August.“I have not had any contact with this government... that has been there for more than five months,” Grossi told reporters on Sunday, adding that the only exceptions had been “technical conversations” with Iran’s new atomic energy chief Mohamed Eslami.“This is astonishing and I am saying it openly because I’m saying it to them,” Grossi said.“There’s a long list of things we need to discuss,” he said.Days after Grossi’s September visit to Tehran, the IAEA complained that contrary to the agreement struck there it had been denied “indispensable” access to a centrifuge component manufacturing workshop where it needed to service equipment.Another long-standing issue between the IAEA and Iran relates to questions the agency has about the previous presence of nuclear material at undeclared sites in the country.The agency has said in numerous reports that Iran’s explanations about the material have not been satisfactory.Discussions on those issues at the Board of Governors meeting could lead to a resolution critical of Iran.On November 29, just a week after the start of that meeting, diplomats are due to convene for the talks on the 2015 deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan Of Action (JCPOA).Those talks have been suspended since June.The JCPOA began disintegrating in 2018, when the United States unilaterally pulled out under President Donald Trump and began imposing crippling sanctions on Iran, including a unilateral ban on its oil exports.In response, Iran began in 2019 disregarding strict curbs on its nuclear activities under the JCPOA.Trump’s successor Joe Biden says he hopes to return to the agreement but progress towards reviving the deal has been slow.Read more: Vienna talks on nuclear deal to resume November 29: US, Iran
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Ethiopia: Tigrayans targeted in fresh wave of ethnically motivated detentions in Addis Ababa
Security forces in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, have targeted Tigrayans, including children and the elderly, with arbitrary arrests and mass detentions as part of an escalating crackdown, Amnesty International said today..
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In pictures: The five prominent people Saudi Arabia recently naturalized
The identities of five prominent Saudi citizens naturalized under a new decree passed by King Salman bin Abdulaziz on Thursday have been revealed, Asharq al-Awsat reported.Various well-known academics and artists were granted Saudi citizenship, according to the newspaper.Dr. Amin SidoDr. Sido has authored more than 30 publications documenting the culture and literature of Saudi Arabia.He has worked in the King Fahd National Library in Riyadh where he was the editor-in-chief of its magazine.Dr. Mohammed al-BaqiDr. al-Baqi is a researcher and translator who has published more than 40 books, with his main area of study being translation.He worked as a professor of linguistic studies at a number of academic institutions including King Saud University in Riyadh.He currently works at the King Salman Center for Studies of the History of the Arabian Peninsula.In 2018, he was awarded the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Translation.Dr. Abdul Karim al-SammakDr. al-Sammak is a historian and researcher who published a number of works on the founding of the Saudi state.His works focus on the Arabs who worked with King Abdulaziz, who founded the Kingdom.Simon AniOriginally from Iraq, Simon Ani directed one of the first known Saudi plays: ‘The Train of Fortune’.He began directing plays in the Kingdom in the nineteen seventies, after studying theatre in Baghdad.Mukhtar AlemMukhtar Alem is a calligrapher who worked on the covering of the holy Kaaba in Mecca’s Grand Mosque.He has taught calligraphy internationally and at Umm al-Qura University in Mecca.His works are displayed in numerous public institutions.Read more: King Salman approves granting Saudi citizenship to distinguished individualsTop Afghan woman prosecutor granted Italian citizenship: MinisterSaudi Arabia urges its citizens to leave Ethiopia as soon as possible
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Full Article: In pictures: The five prominent people Saudi Arabia recently naturalized