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Here is a brief look at Press TV newsroom's headlines from 18:00 GMT, November 9, 2017 to 08:00 GMT, November 10, 2017.

IAEA reconfirmation of Iranian compliance

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency reaffirms Iran’s commitments to the 2015 nuclear accord it signed with the P5+1 group of countries. Yukiya Amano underlined Tehran’s implementation of the landmark deal during a meeting with Washington’s ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley. Amano pointed out that the IAEA has access to all locations it needs to visit in the Islamic Republic. He further noted that his agency would continue its work in Iran in an impartial manner. The US administration has called for inspection of Iran’s military sites, which Tehran calls a red line. Last month President Donald Trump refused to certify Iran’s compliance with the accord. World leaders have condemned the move.

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait call on citizens to leave Lebanon

Saudi Arabia has called on its citizens to immediately leave Lebanon amid a political standoff between Riyadh and Beirut over Sa’ad Hariri’s resignation as Lebanese Prime Minister. In a statement, Saudi Arabia’s Embassy in Beirut also ordered all Saudis not to travel to Lebanon. Meanwhile, the Kuwaiti foreign ministry has demanded its citizens leave Lebanon immediately. The UAE and Bahrain have also issued a similar warning. This, after the resigned Lebanese premier’s Future Movement said why Hariri’s return to Lebanon is necessary.

Macron in Riyadh

The French president has paid a surprise visit to Saudi Arabia to discuss escalating tensions in the region. Emmanuel Macron has made the trip to Riyadh to hold talks with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Earlier in Dubai, Macron said the talks would focus on regional issues, in particular Yemen and Lebanon. Topping the agenda is expected to be the fate of Sa’ad al-Hariri. A top Lebanese general has also visited France to discuss the former Lebanese premier’s situation. Meanwhile the US state department says one of its diplomats met Hariri in Riyadh but has declined to elaborate on his status or where the meeting took place.

Anti-Trump protest in Philippines

Scuffles have erupted between anti-US protesters and police outside the US embassy in the Philippines capital Manila ahead of a visit by President Donald Trump. Protesters from different walks of life carried placards to show their anger at Trump’s visit. They also denounced what they see as Washington’s imperialist policies. Trump is set to attend the upcoming Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in the Philippines. He will join the 10 Asean leaders in commemorating the 50th anniversary of the bloc.

UAE's Qatar ‘plot’

A report has revealed that the UAE had drawn up a plan to attack Qatar’s financial system to bring the country’s economy to its knees. According to online news publication, The Intercept, the plan was found in the task folder of an email account belonging to UAE ambassador to the US Yousef al-Otaiba. The US-based investigative website said the plan involved an attack on Qatar’s currency using bond and derivatives manipulation. It noted that a private bank in Luxembourg developed the scheme for the UAE. This comes amid tensions between Qatar and the UAE as well as Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt which have imposed a blockade on Doha since June. They have cut off diplomatic ties with Qatar accusing it of sponsoring terrorism, a charge Doha has rejected.

Marking Arba’een in Iraq

Millions of Muslims are in Iraq’s holy city of Karbala to mark Arba’een, the fortieth day after the martyrdom anniversary of the third Shia Imam. Karbala is home to the shrine of Prophet Mohammad’s grandson, Imam Hussein. Pilgrims from other Iraqi cities and across the world have traveled to the holy city to mark Arba’een at Imam Hussein’s shrine. Many of them have reached Karbala on foot, following a long march starting from the Iraqi holy city of Najaf. Arba’een is one of the largest gatherings in the Islamic world. It comes forty days after Ashura that marks the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein and his 72 companions, who were martyred by the tyrant of their time, Yazid.

The Saudi purge

Saudi Arabia says 201 people are being held for questioning over alleged corruption charges. The Saudi Information Ministry says those arrested, are being interrogated for systematic embezzlement and misuse of an estimated 100 billion dollars in the course of several decades. Saudi authorities have also frozen the bank accounts of the detainees in a move considered to be the Kingdom’s biggest crackdown on high-profile politicians and business people. They have warned that assets related to corruption cases would be seized as state property. The arrests were made Saturday at the order of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The Human Right Watch has voiced concern over the arrests, saying they could more be a case of internal power politics.

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