Libya
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Iran slams terrorist attack in Libya
TEHRAN, Dec. 26 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has condemned the Tue. terrorist attack on the Libyan Foreign Ministry building which killed at least three people and injured nine others.
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Gunmen attack Libya’s foreign ministry HQ in Tripoli
TEHRAN, Dec. 25 (MNA) – An explosion took place at the Libyan Foreign Ministry in the country's capital of Tripoli, local media reported Tuesday.
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Lavrov:
US presence in Syria illegal, violates UN resolutions
NEW YORK, Sep. 29 (MNA) – Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov said that Western states are working to topple legitimate governments and replace international reference points to achieve their own political interests.
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By: Asma Khalid
Fifty years of NPT: weaknesses over the course
TEHRAN, Jul. 31 (MNA) – NPT is a landmark treaty that lies at the heart of non-proliferation regime (NPR). In July 2018, the fiftieth anniversary of the NPT has been celebrated. Theoretically, NPT is committed to the goal of arms control and aims to accomplish the nuclear disarmament.
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By: Javad Heirannia
Saudi Arabia’s desperate alliance moves
TEHRAN, May 23 (MNA) – Mehr News Agency (MNA) staff member has written an article on the Saudi Arabia's hostile approach towards Iran that is published in the American website 'Lobe LOG.' The MNA republishes his contribution.
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FM Zarif meets with counterparts from NAM states
TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) – Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, met with his counterparts from North Korea, Libya, Afghanistan, Palestine, India, Venezuela, and Serbia in Baku on Thursday.
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UNICEF hails Iran’s support for children’s rights
TEHRAN, Mar. 06 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament’s General Director for International Affairs has met and talked with UNICEF representative in Iran.
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Hezbollah most prominent anti-terror body in ME
TEHRAN, Jan. 25 (MNA) – Chairman of Iran's Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi told the members of the foreign affairs committee of the European Parliament that Hezbollah played a bold role in eradicating the ISIL.
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Iran condemns terrorist attack on Libyan city of Benghazi
TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (MNA) – Bahram Ghasemi, the Spokesperson of Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, condemned the recent terrorist attack on Libyan eastern city of Benghazi which claimed the lives of at least 30 civilians.
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By: Martin Love
Ibn Khaldun’s insight centuries ago applies today
TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – American scholar Martin Love has written an article on applying Ibn Khaldun’s insight in analyzing today's political situations in war-torn Arab countries.
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Prof. Mearsheimer says Obama deeply involved in ME changes
TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) – Professor John Mearsheimer, a former Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, who has postulated offensive realism theory answers the question posed by Mehr News Agency correspondent asking him why US government under Barak Obama was passive in the Middle East while Trump’s administration is deeply involved in containing emerging powers in the region.
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Zarif tweets:
Trump's immigration law 'regrettable'
TEHRAN, Dec. 05 (MNA) – After US Supreme Court ruled in favor of Trump’s immigration ban, Iranian FM Zarif criticized US governing body for giving bigotry a legalized face in US.
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VP Jahangiri:
Multilateralism can foil US hostility against independent states
TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) – Iran’s First Vice-President Jahangiri called on all independent and freedom-seeking nations to move toward multilateral and inclusive cooperation in order to nullify US hostile policies.
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Musa al-Sadr case, national, Islamic demand: MP
TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) – Head of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi re-voiced the call for finding the kidnaped cleric, Imam Musa al-Sadr.
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Amal Movement member:
Gaddafi’s remarks on Musa Sadr’s case ‘all lies’
TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) – A member of Lebanon's Amal Movement Khalil Hamdan said Mon. that all the information given by former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi about Musa al-Sadr’s case had been incorrect.
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Libya:
UN chief urges all sides to restore calm, stop violence
NEW YORK, May 22 (MNA) – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is deeply concerned about the military escalation at the Brak al-Shati air base in southern Libya and calls on all parties to exercise restraint and restore calm, the UN chief's spokesman said today.
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Iran attaches importance to Sadr’s case
TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – FM spokesperson said the case of Imam Moussa Sadr held great significance for Iran as it had always remained a top priority for the country.
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Guterres 'disappointed' as US opposes Fayyad appointment
DUBAI, Feb. 13 (MNA) – United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said here on Monday that he was disappointed that the US opposed his appointment of former Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad as UN envoy to mediate in the conflict in Libya.
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UN chief appoints new envoy to Libya
TRIPOLI, Feb. 12 (MNA) – The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, on Saturday has appointed the Palestinian diplomat Salam Fayyad as the new UN special envoy to Libya and the Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya.
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By: Maryam Azish
Militia attempt coup in Tripoli
TEHRAN, Nov. 03 (MNA) – Following the disastrous coup attempt in Libya, the people of this volatile oil-rich North African country have a significant challenge in front of them.
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Iran UN envoy:
Situation in Palestine requires urgent intl. attention
TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to UN Khoshroo addressed the Security Council Open Debate on the Middle East and Palestine.
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Libyan former officials, militias attempt coup in Tripoli
MOSCOW, Oct. 15 (MNA) – A group of former members of Libya's General National Congress (GNC), accompanied by local militias, declared themselves in power after taking over the premises previously held by the congress in the country's capital, local media reported.
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By: Hamid Reza Gholamzadeh
Is Libya another Iraq, Syria another Libya?
TEHRAN, Sep. 24 (MNA) – On Sep. 14, Foreign Affairs Committee of U.K. parliament published a report on Britain and France attacks on Libya in 2011 which toppled Gaddafi. The report slams British government for the decisions it made during the campaign and the consequences the attack had.
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By: Mehdi Firouzan
Myriad of evidence of Imam Moussa Sadr’s wellbeing
TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) – This paper argues on facts and evidence that Imam Moussa Sadr, a prominent Shia cleric who went missing with two companions nearly 40 years ago in Libya, is still alive.
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Velayati:
'Syria would not be allowed to be new Libya’
DAMASCUS, May 07 (MNA) – Leader’s senior adviser has told Syrian foreign minister Resistance will not allow Syria to turn to a new Libya, effectively aborting well-orchestrated efforts by the hostile parties.
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VIDEO: Fierce clashes in Tunesia's Ben Gardane kill 53 people
TEHRAN, Mar. 08 (MNA) – Tunisia's border with Libya was closed on Tuesday after a deadly attack by suspected ISIL fighters on a frontier town left at least 53 people, mostly attackers, dead. The terrorists reportedly attempted to carve out a stronghold on the border and failed.
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VIDEO: Tunisia finishes Libya border fence to ward off ISIL
TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) – The Tunisian defense minister Farhat Horchani announced Sat. the completion of a barrier wall along the border with Libya, as well as installation of electronic devices with assistance from the US and Germany, months after deadly terror attacks on the country's tourist sites by Libya-based ISIL terrorists.
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UN representative urges Libyans to fight against terrorism
TRIPOLI, Dec. 20 (MNA) – Martin Kobler, Representative and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, urged today Libyans to join the fight against terrorism, following his role as mediator in a peace agreement in this country.
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Iran remains GECF Sec. Gen.
TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) – Competing with the other candidate from Libya, representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran was selected to remain as the secretary generals of GECF for two more years.
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Iran, Libya compete over heading GECF
TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) – Iran and Libya are competing over the selection of a new Secretary General for the GECF in Tehran while Iranian oil authorities have announced that Iran is likely to retain the position.