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14 Apr 2021; MEMO: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that sanctions and sabotage attempts will not create opportunities for negotiations with the United States over the nuclear deal, but rather make the matter more complicated.

This came in a meeting between Zarif and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in the capital, Tehran, yesterday, in response to the attack on the Natanz nuclear facility, according to state television.

14 Apr 2021; MEMO: US President Joe Biden's administration has confirmed the $23 billion weapons deal with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), including advanced F-35 jets, armed drones, and other weapons, reported Reuters.

15 Apr 2021; MEMO: Greece has agreed to resume talks on demarcating the maritime border areas in the Mediterranean with the Libyan authorities, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced yesterday.

15 Apr 2021; MEMO: Egypt announced on Thursday that it has taken delivery of a second Bergamini class FREMM frigate from Italy, Anadolu has reported. The vessel has joined the Egyptian navy in Alexandria, and follows the Galala which arrived in Egypt in December.

15 Apr 2021; MEMO: Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM), the technical managers of the containership the Ever Given that blocked the Suez Canal for nearly a week, disagrees with the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) decision to seize the vessel until its owners pay $900 million (€754 million) in damages.

Jaipur, Apr 14 (PTI) Amid a surge in coronavirus infection cases, the Rajasthan government on Wednesday decided to impose a night-long curfew from 6 pm to 5 am in the entire state from April 16.

The night curfew was declared earlier in 10 urban areas of the state but with the spread of infection showing no sign of abating, the state government decided to enforce the regulatory measure in the entire state.

The order imposing the night curfew in the entire state was issued on late Wednesday evening.

Lucknow, Apr 15 (PTI) Most of the main markets here, including Hazratganj and Aminabad, were voluntarily closed by traders for a few days on Thursday, to check the spread of COVID-19 and break its chain.

"In the wake of increase in the number of coronavirus cases, we have decided to voluntarily close the market for sales from April 15 to April 18. We will review this on Sunday evening. Essential services may, however, continue as per government directions," said Vinod Punjabi, Secretary, Hazratganj Traders Association.

New Delhi, Apr 15 (PTI) Petrol price on Thursday was cut by 16 paise per litre and diesel by 14 paise -- the fourth minor reduction in rates in three weeks that followed six months of relentless price increases.

Petrol now costs Rs 90.40 per litre in Delhi, down from Rs 90.56, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers.

A litre of diesel comes for Rs 80.73 per litre as against Rs 80.87 previously.

Rates have been reduced across the country and vary from state to state depending on the local incidence of taxation (VAT).

13 Apr 2021; MEMO: Trade volumes between Turkey and Qatar in the next period will exceed the $5 billion target set out, the head of the Independent Industrialists and Businessmen's Association (MUSIAD) Abdurrahman Kaan said yesterday.

According to the Anadolu Agency, Qatari businesspeople and Turkish companies operating in the region are very happy with the market between the two countries, Kaan said.

13 Apr 2021; MEMO: Turkey and Libya have struck a number of agreements advancing bilateral relations yesterday, and have reaffirmed the maritime border deal they agreed upon in 2019.