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Radiofarda – Lebanon’s Hezbollah Saturday unveiled a statue of Iran’s slain Qods Force commander Qassem Soleimani near the Israeli border, to mark the 40th day of his killing by the United States. Soleimani who was dubbed as the “worst terrorist” by U.S. officials was killed by a drone as he was leaving the Baghdad International airport in the early hours …

Al-Arabia – Iran will never hold talks with its longtime foe, the United States, under pressure, President Hassan Rouhani said in a televised news conference on Sunday, adding that Tehran’s help was essential to establish security in the Middle East.“Iran will never negotiate under pressure … We will never yield to America’s pressure and we will not negotiate from a …

Al-Arabia – Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said no “private messages,” or “direct contact” had taken place to ease tensions with Iran, saying that Tehran first needed to change its behavior before talks can happen. “Our message to Iran is to change its behavior first before anything is to be discussed,” Prince Faisal said on …

RFL/RE – Eighteen movies are set to compete for the top prize next week as the Berlin Film Festival celebrates its 70th anniversary. One of the most highly anticipated films for the Golden Bear award for the competition – which runs February 20-March 1 — is German-Afghan director Burhan Qurbani’s Berlin Alexanderplatz, which transforms Alfred Doeblin’s 1929 German classic into …

Radiozmaneh – Iranian users take to twitter demanding the release of Student Activist Bahareh Hedayat, who is among a dozen journalists and activists targeted by security forces in the months of February as campaigns are ongoing for the parliamentary elections in Iran. Bahareh Hedayat, a prisoner of conscience in Iran, has been in and out of prison in the past …