Government And Politics
Split Cyprus' president hails U.N. bid to resume peace talks
The Greek Cypriot president of ethnically divided Cyprus says he'll attend a United Nations-hosted meeting with the leader of the breakaway Turkish Cypriots in April with “full political will” to get dormant peace talks up and running again
Lawmaker: Three people killed in clashes in southeast Iran
The semiofficial ILNA news agency has reported that three people were killed over two days in clashes in the southeastern Iran town of Saravan near the border with Pakistan
State TV: Iran imposes curbs on UN nuclear inspections
State TV says Iran officially has begun restricting international inspections of its nuclear facilities, a bid to pressure European countries and U.S. President Joe Biden's administration to lift economic sanctions and restore the 2015 nuclear deal
Reports: Israel buys vaccines for Syria in prisoner deal
Israeli media are reporting that Israel has paid Russia $1.2 million to provide the Syrian government with coronavirus vaccine doses
UN nuclear chief in Iran as it threatens watchdog's cameras
The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog is meeting Iranian officials in a bid to preserve his inspectors’ ability to monitor Tehran’s atomic program
Head of UN nuke watchdog meets Iran nuclear chief in Tehran
Iran state TV is reporting that the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog has met with Iran’s atomic chief ahead of plans to partly suspend United Nations inspections of Iran’s nuclear facilities
Sudan floats currency, part of measures to overhaul economy
Sudan has taken the unprecedented but expected step of floating its currency
Turkey's president wishes to improve testy relations with US
Turkey’s president says common interests with the United States outweigh their differences and called for more cooperation with President Joe Biden's new U.S. administration
UN envoy meets east-based Libya commander in push for unity
The U.N. special envoy to Libya has met with the country's east-based military commander as part of efforts to unite rival factions in the war-torn North African nation
Red Cross concerned over rebel offensive in central Yemen
The International Committee of the Red Cross in Yemen says it is “extremely concerned” by the recent escalation of violence in the oil-rich central province of Marib between Iran-backed Houthi rebels and government forces