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Iran to boycott World Cup draw over lack of visa for federation president

Iran will boycott next week’s draw for the World Cup Washington in protest at the US’s failure to give the football federation president a visa

The Guardian - UK

The best recent translated fiction – review roundup

The Ferryman and His Wife by Frode Grytten; Woman in the Pillory by Brigitte Reimann; Iran+100, edited by various; Sea Now by Eva Meijer

The Guardian - UK

The deadliest wait: five women on death row

Up to 1,000 women globally await execution in prison, with mitigating factors such as child abuse and coercion ignored

The Guardian - UK

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Iran hits out at 'insulting' blacklisting by Australia

Iran has responded to Australia's 'unjustified' decision to blacklist the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, making it an offence to deal with the group.

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Barnaby Joyce’s exit from the Nationals ‘almost a Greek tragedy’, Michael McCormack says – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Leaked wedding video lays bare luxurious lives of Iran’s political elite and highlights hypocrisy of Islamic Republic

A short video of a private wedding went viral in Iran recently, tearing away the country’s veil of piety and exposing hypocrisy and a seeming disregard for the rules by which the theocratic regime requires that most Iranians live their lives.

The Conversation

Iran adds new gasoline price tier starting in December

Iran will introduce a new gasoline price tier on Dec. 6, raising the cost of fuel purchased beyond monthly quotas to 50,000 rials per liter, which is about 4 cents on the Iranian exchange market

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Son of British couple detained in Iran criticises ‘passive’ UK government

Lindsay and Craig Foreman have been held on espionage charges since January

The Independent UK

Terror listing for group behind synagogue attack

Australia has branded an Iranian organisation behind "cowardly" attacks on the Jewish community a terrorist organisation, amid warnings of malicious activity.

AAP

Gopichand Hinduja obituary

Billionaire businessman who as head of his family’s vast conglomerate topped the UK rich lists

The Guardian - UK

"Spy" vs. "Spy" (+ Piers Morgan, President Biden, and the Iranian Nuclear Weapons Program)

If someone was prosecuted (and later pardoned) for being an unregistered foreign agent for Iran, is it defamatory to say he was prosecuted for "spying"?

Reason

Tehran's severe pollution forces school closures and limits traffic

Iran's capital Tehran is battling severe smog, closing schools and keeping public employees at home. Old vehicles and low-quality fuel are major contributors.

Euronews

Photos show mourners in Tehran honoring the unknown soldiers killed in the 1980's Iran-Iraq war

Mourners gathered Monday in Iran's capital to honor the unknown soldiers killed in the 1980–88 Iran-Iraq war, whose remains were recently recovered from former battlefields.

The Independent UK

Risky business: how small firms can be caught in the trade sanctions crossfire

An Australian company is caught out and fined under American law despite following local shipping rules.

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Abraham accords: Israel’s latest push to improve Arab relations could stall over Palestinian statehood

Mohammed bin Salman wants to bring Saudi Arabia into the Abraham accords, the network of agreements to normalise relations between Israel with other countries in the Middle East and, increasingly, beyond. Donald Trump would have enjoyed hearing this when the Saudi crown prince visited the White House on November 18.

International Business Times UK

Prisoner 951: Quick Facts on Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the Wrongfully Imprisoned British-Iranian Whose Life Inspired a Documentary

The new BBC series Prisoner 951 recounts Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's six-year imprisonment in Iran, detailing her arrest, legal battles, and long-awaited release.

The Guardian - UK

Can Iran reinvent itself? A fragile charm offensive meets mounting internal strain

In the wake of US strikes Tehran is exploring a softer diplomacy – even as its leaders fear further conflict and crackdowns intensify at home

Euronews

Kazakhstan shows support towards Armenia’s peace and transport corridor initiatives

Kazakhstan backed Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity initiative during Armenia's Prime Ministers Nikol Pashinyan visit to Astana, highlighting the corridor’s role in diversifying regional transport routes.

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The Independent UK

Iran rejects UN atomic agency's resolution and threatens more reprisal actions

Iran’s state media has reported that the foreign ministry called a resolution by the U.N. atomic watchdog’s board of governors “anti-Iranian” and threatened unspecified retaliatory actions

Euronews

UN atomic agency votes to urge Iran to provide information about nuclear material

Iran denounced Thursday's resolution and said that it was designed to propagate a "false and misleading narrative of the present situation."

The Independent UK

UN atomic agency's board votes to urge Iran to provide information about nuclear material

The U.N. atomic watchdog’s board of governors has urged Iran to “extend full and prompt cooperation,” to provide the agency’s inspectors with “precise information” about its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium, and to grant access to the country’s nuclear sites

Evening Standard

Prisoner 951: the harrowing true story of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

The British-Iranian citizen’s six-year ordeal has now been made into a drama

Texas Observer

The High Cost of Targeting International Students in Texas

The Trump administration’s bans and airport detentions are derailing the academic dreams of students who carry out important research—and sometimes pay hefty tuition—to attend Texas institutions.

Benzinga

BRICS Outpaces G7, The Undeniable Economic Rebalancing

The BRICS+ now commands a larger share of world GDP than the G7. The bloc originally comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa has been expanding. Alongside newly added members in Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, they surpassed the industrialized G7 bloc when…

The Guardian - UK

Football quiz: test your recall of World Cup qualifying shocks and drama

Late winners, controversies and England embarrassment all feature in this World Cup-themed quiz

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