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Russian MP calls for development of ties with Iran

Russian MP calls for development of ties with Iran

Closer relations between Iran and Russia is quite necessary because of the two countries' geopolitical situation, Chairman of the Russian State Duma's Foreign Affairs Leonid Slutsky said in a meeting with Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani.The Russian MP welcomed establishment of a joint committee for development of cooperation between Tehran …

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UNICEF praises Iran nutrition program

UNICEF praises Iran nutrition program

The UNICEF representative in Iran Will Parks made the remarks in a meeting held at the presence of officials from the Department of Community Nutrition in the Ministry of Health and Medical Education as well as Wilma Taylor, the UNICEF's senior advisor on nutrition for the Middle East.During the meeting, …

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Iran hails free, peaceful elections Zimbabwe

Iran hails free, peaceful elections Zimbabwe

Outlining visit of Iranian team of supervisors to Zimbabwe, Qasemi said Zimbabwe's parliamentary, local council and presidential elections were held on July 30.On the reasons for the visit of Iranian delegation to Zimbabwe, Qasemi said at the invitation of the government of the country, a delegation representing the Islamic Republic …

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30% of Afghan drugs destined to Iran

30% of Afghan drugs destined to Iran

Hadinejad told a group of provincial officials on Wednesday that appropriate measures have been adopted to confront the phenomenon.He said measures need to be taken to upgrade border security and make it for the drugs dealers growingly more difficult to be active in Iran, especially in the West Azarbaijan Province.Meanwhile, …

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US film critic: Americans have no quarrel with Iranians

US film critic: Americans have no quarrel with Iranians

Rosenbaum made the remarks in a recent meeting with Alireza Tabesh, Managing Director of Iran's Farabi Cinema Foundation.“The Iranian students have amazed me. I didn’t expect this amount of reception and enthusiasm,' he said.“It was in fact in New York that I came to know Iran cinema and Abbas Kiarostami’s …

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25% of Iran's non-oil exports destined for Iraq: Official

25% of Iran's non-oil exports destined for Iraq: Official

Danaeifar, also the secretary of a committee tasked with promoting trade relations between Iran and Iraq, said that Iran's overall non-oil exports, excluding gas condensates and petrochemical products, stood at $ 25 billion last year.He put Iran's exports to Iraq at $ 10 billion last year, $ 6.4 billion of …

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Int'l lawyer urges US to stop using duress in negotiations

Int'l lawyer urges US to stop using duress in negotiations

President Donald Trump said Monday he is willing to meet with Iran's leadership, without preconditions, 'whenever they want'.'I would certainly meet with Iran if they wanted to meet,' Trump was quoted by CNN as saying.'No preconditions,' he added. 'They want to meet, I'll meet, whenever they want.' Reza Nasri in …

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Man City tracking Iranian winger

Man City tracking Iranian winger

The 24-year-old, who can play in several attacking roles, has scored 8 goals in 14 appearances for his club this season. He was also at the World Cup with Iran, appearing as a substitute against Morocco, Spain and Portugal.Ghoddos, who plays for Östersunds FK in the Allsvenskan, Sweden’s professional football …

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Tehran University ranks 5th in Middle East

Tehran University ranks 5th in Middle East

Tehran University out of 605 universities in the world ranked 388 registering 67 steps growth among top world universities while maintaining its first place inside the country, the report said.In this category, Tehran University is now standing at 59 in Asia and 5 in the Middle East region, the report …

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193 MPs call for reshuffle in cabinet

193 MPs call for reshuffle in cabinet

In their letter to President Rouhani which was released on Wednesday, MPs said the issue will be to the country's benefit. They also appreciated Rouhani for changing the governor of the Central Bank of Iran.Meanwhile, in a separate letter to Iran's Judiciary chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani, 190 MPs called …

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