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• Afghan tribal elders approve US security deal Iran Press TV 24 Nov 2013 -- Despite growing public opposition, thousands of Afghan tribal elders and other leaders have reached an accord recommending the country's president to sign a security deal with the United States.
• Taliban militants slam Afghan elders for approving US security pact Iran Press TV 24 Nov 2013 -- The Taliban militants have directed their anger at Afghanistan's grand assembly of elders after it endorsed a controversial security deal with the US.
• Afghan Loya Jirga Endorses Security Pact With U.S., But Karzai Demurs RFE/RL 24 Nov 2013 -- A four-day gathering of Afghan elders has ended in Kabul amid confusion over whether President Hamid Karzai will sign a key security deal with the United States.
• One Step Forward, One Step Back On U.S.-Afghan Security Deal RFE/RL 24 Nov 2013 -- Just when it appeared that a contentious security agreement between Afghanistan and the United States was all wrapped up, it hit yet another snag.
• The Loya Jirga and the U.S.-Afghanistan Bilateral Security Agreement US Dept. of State 24 Nov 2013 -- "The Loya Jirga, a gathering of thousands of representatives of the Afghan people in accordance with a proud tradition, has powerfully backed the Bilateral Security Agreement we have been negotiating with the Afghan government."
• Afghan President Delays Signing of Deal with US VOA 24 Nov 2013 -- In an historic decision, Afghanistan's assembly of tribal and community elders, the Loya Jirga, overall approved a multi-page Bilateral Security Agreement with the United States. But it is still unclear when the deal will be signed.
• Taiwan to dispatch Navy vessel to deliver supplies to the Philippines CNA 24 Nov 2013 -- Taiwan will send a Navy vessel on Monday to transport relief supplies to the Philippines' Cebu City in the wake of Super Typhoon Haiyan, an official from the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said Sunday.

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• Taiwan concerned about China's new air defense zone in East China Sea CNA 24 Nov 2013 -- Taiwan's government said Saturday it is concerned about the developments in East Asia following China's demarcation of an East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) that includes the disputed Diaoyutai Islands, which are also claimed by Taiwan and Japan.
• Ayatollah Khamenei praises Iranian Navy's progress Iran Press TV 24 Nov 2013 -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has hailed the Iranian Navy's great achievements, underlining the significant position of the country's naval forces in the face of existing threats in the Middle East.

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• Syria army kills militants in mop-ups in NW Iran Press TV 24 Nov 2013 -- The Syrian army continues its mop-up operations against the militants in the northwest of the country, killing a number of them, Press TV reports.
• CAR government rejects genocide warnings Iran Press TV 24 Nov 2013 -- The government of the Central African Republic (CAR) has rejected warnings that the strife-torn country may be headed for genocide.

News Reports

• Araqchi: World powers recognize Iran's uranium enrichment IRNA 24 Nov 2013 -- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister and Iran's senior negotiator in talks with major world powers Seyyed Abbas Araqchi announced that the Group 5+1 (the five permanent UN Security Council members plus Germany) have recognized Iran's uranium enrichment rights.
• Zarif: Iran to continue enrichment program far from int'l pressures IRNA 24 Nov 2013 -- Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif stressed that Iran's nuclear program will go on far from international pressures.
• Arak Reactor will continue working based on agreement IRNA 24 Nov 2013 -- According to the agreement reached between Iran and the Group 5+1, the Arak heavy water reactor will continue its work but would not witness any development during the next six months, senior member of the Iranian negotiating team said in Geneva.
• FM: Iran-5+1 document focuses on Iran's right for uranium enrichment IRNA 24 Nov 2013 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the document signed by Iran and the 5+1 member states focuses on Iran's right for uranium enrichment.
• Supreme Leader hails efforts of nuclear negotiating team IRNA 24 Nov 2013 -- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a letter to President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday hailed efforts of the Iranian nuclear negotiating team which led to a first step agreement with the world powers in Geneva, Switzerland.
• No nuclear center to be shut down, says Iran's Zarif ISNA 24 Nov 2013 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif leading the Iranian negotiating team in Geneva reiterated that the country's nuclear activities would continue based on the deal reached between Iran and the 6 countries.
• Details of Iran-G5+1 N. deal in Geneva ISNA 24 Nov 2013 -- The content of a nuclear deal concluded between Iran and the 5 permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany in Geneva comes as follow:
• New US sanctions will spell end of Iran nuclear deal: Zarif Iran Press TV 24 Nov 2013 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the new nuclear agreement between Iran and the six major world powers will "end" in failure if the US Congress imposes fresh illegal sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
• Iran N-deal another major step forward: IAEA chief Iran Press TV 24 Nov 2013 -- Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano has welcomed the newly-signed nuclear deal between Iran and the six major world powers as an "important step forward."
• Iran enrichment right enshrined in N-deal: Zarif Iran Press TV 24 Nov 2013 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the country's right to uranium enrichment is enshrined in the nuclear agreement with the Sextet of world powers.
• Israel calls Iran deal 'historic mistake' Iran Press TV 24 Nov 2013 -- Israel has described as a 'historic mistake," the deal struck between Iran and the Sextet of world powers over the Islamic Republic's nuclear energy program.
• Iran, World Powers Reach 'Historic' Nuclear Agreement RFE/RL 24 Nov 2013 -- European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton announced an historic agreement has been reached in the Geneva talks between leading world powers and Iran over that country's disputed nuclear program.
• Iranian Leaders Welcome 'Historic' Nuclear Deal RFE/RL 24 Nov 2013 -- Iranian leaders have welcomed the six-month, 'first-step' nuclear agreement reached with world powers, saying it recognizes Iran's 'rights' to maintain an atomic program.
• Iran Strikes Last Minute Nuclear Deal With Group of Six RIA Novosti 24 Nov 2013 -- Iran and the so-called Group of Six nations holding talks over Tehran's nuclear program clinched a last-minute agreement Sunday morning following four days of talks, apparently resolving the decade-long dispute over the issue.
• Russia's Putin Praises Iran Nuclear Deal RIA Novosti 24 Nov 2013 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday praised a last-minute agreement between Iran and the six international negotiators on the Islamic Republic's nuclear program.
• Press Availability After P5+1 Talks US Dept. of State 24 Nov 2013
• Kerry: Iran Nuke Deal a Good First Step VOA 24 Nov 2013 -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says a nuclear accord with Iran will halt Tehran's march to atomic weapons capacity and provide a window to negotiate a final agreement. The Obama administration is attempting to convince skeptics at home and abroad that the preliminary deal is good for America and its allies.
• Iran Hails Deal with World Powers as Recognition of Nuclear 'Rights' VOA 24 Nov 2013 -- Iran's leaders have welcomed a landmark nuclear agreement with world powers, calling it a recognition of Iranian nuclear rights and the beginning of an end to international sanctions.
• Iran Nuclear Deal Draws Israeli Criticism, Saudi Silence VOA 24 Nov 2013 -- Iran's nuclear agreement with world powers has drawn strong criticism from Israel and silence from its main Gulf rival, Saudi Arabia.
• Iran Accord Was Hard, But Next Phase Will Be Harder VOA 24 Nov 2013 -- With the first stage agreement to limit Iran's nuclear program finally achieved after a decade of dispute, diplomats will have little time to rest. They are on a six-month clock to reach a comprehensive agreement, a task they acknowledge will likely be even more difficult than reaching the interim accord.
• Map shows NSA's massive worldwide malware operations Iran Press TV 24 Nov 2013 -- A new map details how many companies across the world have been infected by malware by the National Security Agency's team of hackers, and where the companies are located.