“The signing of trilateral agreement on transit from Chabahar port is of paramount importance for Afghanistan, Iran and India,” Rabbani told reporters on Sunday. He also reiterated that an agreement by China, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Iran and Afghanistan on launching a joint railway was another success for his country’s diplomacy apparatus …
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South Pars’ Phase 20 comes to stream
“By opening the wells of platforms of Phase 20 of South Pars and dispatching sour gas to the refinery, gas production from this phase resumed,” Deputy Managing Director of National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) for development and engineering Gholamreza Manouchehri said. He noted that the enriched sour gas exploited from …
Read More »Muslims celebrate birth anniversary of role-model for pious women
On this day, Shia Muslims all over the world hold ceremonies to celebrate the birth anniversary of Hazrat Fatemeh (AS). People also remember her characteristics that is praised and followed as a role model for Muslim women.Birth anniversary of Hazrat Fatemeh (SA) is designated as national Woman and Mother's Day …
Read More »Envoy: Iran welcomes holding talks with PGCC member-states
“Iran always welcomes the diplomacy of holding talks with its Southern neighbors and this approach will not change with the change of presidents,” Enayati said on Sunday, addressing a press conference. Enayati pointed to recent message of President Hassan Rouhani to Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad, and said, “Exchange of …
Read More »Leader: West pursuing biased approach by raising gender equality
“Looking at women as a tool for enjoyment in the western world is most probably amonf Zionists’ plots with the aim of destroying the society, but unfortunately some inside the country and in some Muslim gatherings speak about duties of women in such a way which is in fact belittling …
Read More »Body of Dayyer seiche incident retrieved
“The retrieved dead body has nothing do with five other missing people,” Hamzeh Etemad told IRNA on Sunday. Etemad said that the dead body belongs to a 40-year-old man who had drowned in seiche incident on Sunday morning. He noted that nothing is known yet about the fate of the …
Read More »Iran calls on UN Security Council to register its statement on Syria as official document
Khoshroo called for such a move in a note sent to the rotating president of the UN Security Council Matthew Rycroft.Khoshroo’s note has been released through a Telegram channel by Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Jaberi-Ansari. Based on a request from Syria, Iran has taken effective …
Read More »Official: Afghanistan expanding trade relations with Iran
'Afghanistan has reduced its trade exchanges with Pakistan by half, but it is at the same time boosting its economic ties with Iran,” Haqjou said.“The value of Iran-Afghanistan trade balance hit $ 2.579 million in 2015,” he added. Haqjou noted that Afghanistan’s Chamber of Commerce put the value of trade …
Read More »Navy commander in Malaysia for LIMA '17
Upon arrival, he was welcomed by Iran’s Ambassador to Malaysia Marziyeh Afkham.Later on Sunday, Sayyari will depart for Langkawi Island to attend the 17th Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition LIMA '17 slated for March 21-25.On the sidelines of the LIMA '17 event, Sayyari will hold meetings with senior navy …
Read More »Nearly 2.5m passengers enter Khorasan Razavi Prov on Norouz eve
Mehdi Forouzan, spokesman for the passengers’ service office in this province, told IRNA that destination of over 1.5 million of those travelers has been the Imam Reza (AS) shrine.Imam Reza (AS) is the eighth Imam of Shia Muslims. Annually, millions of people from in an out of the country visit …
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