The bill was ratified with 160 for votes, 19 against and four abstentions. The figure is to be divided in public expenses and budget for ministries and state run organizations.President Hassan Rouhani had submitted the bill to the parliament on Sunday, December 9, 2016.The total amount of Iran’s annual budget …

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Tehran, March 5, IRNA – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Sunday received Azeri President Ilham Aliyev. www.irna.ir

Iran’s light crude oil price rose by $ 1.24 in the mentioned period registering a record rise among other producing countries. The oil price rise over the past weeks is mainly due to the commitment of OPEC and non-OPEC producers to a decision to reduce oil production. Also, the Iranian …

He said that Portugal has always been a friendly country for Iran, and added that Iran may strengthen its cooperation with Portuguese scientists and research institutes.Upon “Horizon 2020” program of European Commission development, expansion and strengthening reciprocal scientific cooperation of Iran with its European partners, like Portugal, could be effective.Corte …

The Supreme Leader made the remarks in a meeting with visiting Azeri President Ilham Aliyev in Tehran on Sunday. Religious commonalities bring more affinity between the two nations and officials, the Supreme Leader said, adding that the current level of economic cooperation is much lower than existing facilities and capabilities …

South Africa, which had background in participation in petrochemical industry plans in Iran, intends in a new round of cooperation with Iran to build a GTL complex.According to the report of Petroleum Ministry on Sunday, Managing Director of National Petrochemical Company (NPC) Marziyeh Shahdaei considered grounds for cooperation between the …

According to the report of Foreign Ministry Media Department, Spokesman Bahram Qasemi said on Sunday afternoon that the first summit of the union is to be held in Jakarta on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of its establishment.Qasemi said that the 3-day meeting is holding in three levels of …

He made the remarks in meeting with Head of Iraqi parliament Endowment and Religious Affairs Commission here on Sunday.The two countries have intention to expand cultural ties, but it needs a mechanism to be strengthened.Amiri said that within the framework of cultural relations, joint cultural exhibitions might be held and …

“For the first time in dialysis industry, dialysis filters manufactured by an Iranian company has been exported to Germany,” Mortazavi said. The official said that the value of the exported shipment stood at 500,000 euros.Asked whether the Iranian patients do not face shortage problem due to export of dialysis filters, …

President Rouhani who, on the occasion of the national tree planting day on Sunday, planted a sapling at one of the gardens of the Saadabad historical and cultural complex, said that national tree day should not be observed solely on March 5 each year.Planting a tree on this day is …