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Iran denies receiving Saudi invitation for Hajj discussions

Iran denies receiving Saudi invitation for Hajj discussions

Addressing reporters during his weekly press briefing, he said the Iranian foreign ministry is following the same plan for Hajj rituals as the last year.He said the ministry has received no invitation from Saudi Arabia and has no plans for dispatching pilgrims for Hajj pilgrimage.The spokesman said Saudi Arabia has …

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New species of fungus named after Orumiyeh Lake

New species of fungus named after Orumiyeh Lake

Head of National Center of Genetics and Biological Reserves of Iran Abolhassan Shahzadeh Fazeli underscored that Orumiyeh Lake is one of the biggest wildlife habitat in the country that has been severely affected by drought.In order to protect the country's biological and genetic resources, Shahzadeh Fazeli said, a new species …

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Two Iranian refugees beaten up on New Year's Eve in Austarlia

Two Iranian refugees beaten up on New Year's Eve in Austarlia

Australian media quoted the Federal Government as saying it is not yet clear what triggered the latest incident at the Manus Island detention centre following reports that the two refugees (Mahdi and Mohammad) were arrested and assaulted by Papua New Guinea police and immigration officers while they were heading to …

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NIGC says can supply gas needed for northern regions

NIGC says can supply gas needed for northern regions

The NIGC has done enough preparations to supply gas needed for the northern and northeastern parts of the country, the statement added.The National Iranian Gas Company said in the statement that according to an agreement with Turkmen National Oil and Gas Company inked 20 years ago, parts of gas consumed …

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Iran embassy admires Pakistani Persian experts, scholars

Iran embassy admires Pakistani Persian experts, scholars

Iranian Cultural Counsellor, Shahaboddin Daraei, Head of National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Zia Uddin Najam and Chairman of National Language Promotion Department Iftikhar Arif were also present on the occasion.Iranian envoy Mehdi Honardoost expressing his views said that people of Iran and Pakistan are closely linked with each other …

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Russia-Turkey alliance in the spotlight

Russia-Turkey alliance in the spotlight

The Syrian army halted its military operations as the truce began. The military, however, said the ceasefire does not include Daesh and Fateh al-Sham terror groups as well as their affiliates.Moscow and Ankara noted that they would act as guarantors of the peace process.The truce drew worldwide reactions as Iran, …

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Foreign Ministry to launch economic information bank

Foreign Ministry to launch economic information bank

Morteza Sarmadi told IRNA on Monday that opening this bank aims at developing economic cooperation with different countries and establishing real time contacts with foreign firms.'Economic information of all countries will be available for business people in this bank,' he added.'The economic information bank is the most important hub to …

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