The aircraft can carry 238 passengers with 32 business class and 206 economy seats. It will be used for flying long distances. Following the lifting of Western-imposed sanctions, the Islamic Republic of Iran signed a contract with Airbus to buy 200 new passenger planes in a bid to renew the …

Hashem al-Kandi told IRNA that the US plan to create a safe zone in Syria is a devilish plot.Al-Kandi described US President Donald Trump’s plan to ban the visit of the citizens of six Muslim countries to the US as ridiculous. “The US is worried about the friendship trend between …

Iran’s Greco-Roman team which is in the same group with Russia, Kazakhstan and Germany defeated Germany 7-1. The Russian national Greco-Roman team also beat Kazakhstan 8-0. Iranian and Russian wrestling teams will compete each other later on Thursday. Iran’s Greco-Roman wrestlers will compete with Kazakhstan on Friday morning. 2050**2050 www.irna.ir

“We have conducted 150 escort operations for 10,000 cargo ships and oil tankers in the outgoing Iranian year,” Sayyari told reporters on the sidelines of opening an exhibition of the Navy. The 44th Navy Flotilla returned home last week after spending 150 days of sailing in Southern Indian and Atlantic …

Delegations from Iran, Turkey and Russia, the three main countries of Astana talks on Syria, issued a joint statement in the Kazakh capital on Thursday underlining the need to keep the ceasefire regime established in the war-hit country.The statement also said that discussions have been made on international support for …

“Life has returned to the dying Salt Lake in North-West Iran. The effort to restore what had been broken is succeeding,” Lewis said in a statement about the Lake Orumiyeh (Urmia) after he has recently visited it after four years.“I was able to see water. Not nearly enough, but much …

Addressing the Security Council’s Wednesday debate on the Human Trafficking in Conflict Situations, Khoshroo said that trafficking in persons, sexual abuse and slavery are cases of major international challenges.Surely, the ambassador stressed, such a sinister phenomenon (human trafficking) is also resulted from the aggressive and interfering policies which, in turn, …

Cultural Counselor of Iranian Embassy Shahaboddin Daraei was the chief guest on the occasion.Students and professors of the Persian department of the university attended the event. Some of the students and professors made short speeches in Persian language about Norouz and its seven special and unique symbols. Shahaboddin Daraei in …

The meeting was attended on Wednesday by visiting Iran’s Deputy Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Mojtaba Khosrotaj and Iraqi Minister of Health Adeelah Humood.The two agreed to establish a committee to follow up the activities of the medical companies. Further in the meeting, Khosrotaj who visited Iraq on a …

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