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Vice President lashes out at violence against women

Vice President lashes out at violence against women

'Fighting violence against women is a collective responsibility,' Molaverdi told the National Conference on Stopping Violence against Women on Tuesday.The vice president remained to be critical of the idea of household rulership tending to put women in confinements calling for regulations on the issue to be tightened up and updated.'The …

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Iranian minister in Turkey to confer mutual ties

Iranian minister in Turkey to confer mutual ties

Heading a high-ranking delegation, he arrived in Ankara Tuesday morning and was welcomed by the Turkish officials upon arrival.Nematzadeh is scheduled to meet Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci who is also head of Iran-Turkey joint economic and trade commission.Turkey's standards for Iranian exported commodities is one of the topics to …

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Terrorists killed, wounded 1,452 Iraqis in December 2016

Terrorists killed, wounded 1,452 Iraqis in December 2016

According to the United Nations Information Center (UNIC) in Tehran, the number of civilians killed in December (not including police) was 385, while the number injured (not including police) was 1,060.Ninewa was the worst affected Governorate with 719 civilian casualties with 208 killed and 511 injured. Baghdad followed with 109 …

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SNSC secretary, Iraqi VP meet in Tehran

SNSC secretary, Iraqi VP meet in Tehran

During the meeting, the two sides negotiated bilateral issues and political and security developments in the region.They also discussed development of cooperation in fighting terrorism and reviewed bilateral interactions in political, economic and cultural fields.Nouri al-Maliki arrived in Tehran on Saturday to meet and negotiate with Iranian officials.Al-Maliki was the …

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Velayati: Liberation of Aleppo was victory of resistance

Velayati: Liberation of Aleppo was victory of resistance

He made the remarks in a meeting with Iraqi Vice President Nouri al-Maliki.Velayati expressed regret over the recent terrorist explosion in Baghdad and said enemies' last-ditch efforts will not bear fruit and the Iraqi government and people are the main winners.The official called al-Maliki a significant and effective personality in …

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Western province exports over $75m goods in 9 months

Western province exports over $75m goods in 9 months

Siavash Nazari who works for the Industry, Mine and Trade Organization in this western Iran province told IRNA on Tuesday that exports from the province showed about 17.6% rise compared with the same period last year.He said the province targets $ 102m worth of non-oil this year.'Exported products consisted of …

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Iran to host snowboard, alpine skiing competitions

Iran to host snowboard, alpine skiing competitions

Motivated by the next two Paralympic Winter Games being held in Asia, the National Paralympic Committee (NPC) of Iran has taken quick steps to develop winter para sports in the country, Paralympic.org wrote.From Tuesday (3 January), Iran will host three events in the Alborz mountain range near Tehran featuring around …

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Iraqi vice president meets majlis speaker

Iraqi vice president meets majlis speaker

During the meeting, the two sides underlined increase of bilateral cooperation.Larijani and al-Maliki discussed the latest regional and international developments.The Iraqi VP and secretary general of Iraq al-Dawa Party arrived in Tehran on Saturday to consult with Iranian senior officials.Al-Maliki was prime minister of Iraq during years of 2006 to …

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Trump in White House: Challenges & opportunities

Trump in White House: Challenges & opportunities

A positive atmosphere was created in Iran following the conclusion of the JCPOA, which elicited reactions from some regional countries and the Republicans in the United States.Donald Trump’s term in office will begin in less than 20 days and, thus, it takes the length of the stint to say more …

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