TEHRAN -- Iran will stop implementing Additional Protocol to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) if the nuclear agreement is nixed, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said on Sunday.
"If the JCPOA (the acronym for nuclear deal) collapses, we will suspend the implementation of the Additional Protocol because we are now implementing it voluntarily," Ali Akbar Salehi was quoted as saying by Press TV. (Iran-Nuke)
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CAIRO -- Six Egyptian soldiers and 24 militants were killed as the Egyptian army foiled terrorist attacks on checkpoints in North Sinai province, the Egyptian military spokesman said in a statement on Sunday.
The foiled terrorist attempt in mid-day targeted checkpoints in Qawadis area in North Sinai province bordering Israel and the Palestinian Gaza Strip, said Egypt's military spokesman Tamer al-Refaay in the statement. (Egypt-Sinai-Attack)
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ALGIERS -- An Algerian court on Sunday sentenced in absentia running away senior terrorist, Mokhtar Belmokhtar, alias Belaouar, to death penalty, APS news agency reported.
The sentence has been pronounced by the prosecutor of the Criminal Court of Oran, western Algeria, as Belmokhtar, leader of the terrorist group of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), was charged by the creation and management of a terrorist organization, abduction as well as arm detention and trafficking. (Egypt-Sinai-Attack)
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RAMALLAH -- Palestinian Unity Government said it will begin meetings to retain control over the security and border crossings in Gaza Sunday, following the recent agreement between rival Palestinian parties Fatah and Hamas in Cairo.
Head of the Governmental Commission for Borders and Civil Affairs Hussein Al-Shaikh said in statements to the official Palestinian radio station (Voice of Palestine) that the prime minister will hold a meeting with heads of security apparatuses in West Bank city of Ramallah soon. (Gaza-Palestine) Enditem
