In a message to mark the birth anniversary of the Iranian prophet Ashur Zartosht, Younesi congratulated all Zoroastrians round the globe and the Iranians in particular.Iranian Zoroastrians throughout the history have spared no efforts to maintain the country’s festivities and help develop its culture, he said in the message.There is …
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Iran calls for putting an end to bloodshed in Yemen
It is two years after waging a devastating and inconclusive war on people in Yemen claiming lives of thousands of women and children. According to inernational organizations, over 18 million of Yemeni civilians are in dire need of humanitarian aid and some eight million people mainly children suffer malnutrition, famine …
Read More »Iraq to continue cooperation with Iran in fighting terrorism: Iraqi diplomat
Speaking to reporters, al-Hashemi said Iraq regards Iran as a neighboring and friendly country. Referring to 1,300 kilometers of joint borders between Iran and Iraq, the ambassador said that Iran has continued to support Baghdad since the fall of Ba’ath regime in Iraq. He hailed the role of Iranian military …
Read More »Iranian woman recieves WHO degree in Malaria assessment
A health official at the town of Firoozeh in Khorasan Razavi province where Ms. Tohid Khah lives and works told IRNA that she successfully passed courses on National Competency Assessment of Malaria (NCA) and External Competency Assessnent of Malaria Microscopists (ECA) and finally managed to get the Level B degree …
Read More »Iran’s Navy flotilla docks at India’s Cochin Port
While the Iranian flotilla is in Cochin, Iranian students of maritime science will get acquainted with experiences of Indian Navy and will participate in joint cultural and sports events with their peers from India.Commander of the flotilla Colonel Qorbani expressed pleasure with expansion of naval relations between the two countries …
Read More »Mine, mining industry production exports reach $5.4b
Exports of steel chain products received the highest share in the period with 40.6 percent.Copper with 11.2 % and iron ore with 11.1 % had the second and third places.According to the figures, 22.9 percent of Iran’s export went to China which was the first destination for Iranian goods; Iraq …
Read More »Pakistan, Iran to attend 12-nation talks on Afghanistan
Nafees Zakaria said the extraordinary conference, on devising ways to end the conflict in the war-torn country, is a follow-up to earlier meetings hosted by Russia on Afghanistan.The meeting will be attended by twelve countries, including host Russia, Pakistan, China, Iran, India and several Central Asian states.The spokesperson said Pakistan …
Read More »Veep: US fresh sanctions against Iran will discredit Americans themselves
Speaking to reporters, Jahangiri said that the Iranian economy can resist even bigger problems. The Iranian government will discuss the new US sanctions and the Foreign Ministry will also put the issue on their agenda, Jahangiri said. If the US measure is a violation of Iran nuclear deal, Tehran will …
Read More »In reciprocal act, Iran sanctions 15 American companies
The Foreign Ministry announced in a statement on Sunday that the Islamic Republic of Iran has imposed sanctions on 15 American companies involved in propping up the Zionist regime, terrorists and suppressing civilians in the region.More details of this news will be published. 2044**1771 www.irna.ir
Read More »Norouz, global festival with roots in Iran: Cultural official
Zahra Ahmadipour made the description at a ceremony on Sunday to celebrate Norouz in Tehran. Norouz, as spelled in Persian, means the New Day and marks the beginning of spring according to the ancient Iranian solar calendar.It also marks the first day of the first month (Farvardin) in the Iranian …
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