357 nominees registered on Thursday so that the total number of candidates reached 638 on the third day of registration, he said. The official said that 21 women were among the nominees who registered on Thursday. The youngest person who has registered yet is 18 years old with the oldest …
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Zarif: US unilateral move against Syria unacceptable
In a telephone call with his Kazakh counterpart, Zarif described US’ unilateral move against Syria as unacceptable, underlining the need for impartial international probe into chemical attack in that country.During the dialogue, the two ministers also exchanged views on the latest developments of Astana talks.Meanwhile, in another telephone conversation with …
Read More »FM Zarif due in Moscow on Friday for discussions on Syrian crisis
The visit to Moscow will be made upon an invitation by his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov. Iran’s ambassador to Moscow Mehdi Sanaei wrote on his official Telegram page on Thursday that during his visit to Moscow, the foreign minister will first have a bilateral meeting with Russian foreign minister and …
Read More »Iran’s carpet export to US rises by 96.7 percent
“Iran exported carpets to the US valued at over $ 84 million showing remarkable rise as compared with $ 2.7 million exports the year before,” Nematzadeh said.He underlined that the capacity for export of Iran’s carpets to the US is very high and this market should be used in a …
Read More »Claims on Iran’s support for terrorists in Sinai mere fabrication
“The main purpose behind releasing such a video and fabricating such news by Saudi-Zionist media at the current stage of time is to deviate the public opinion of the elites in the Arab and Islamic World from the main ideological, financial, and arms sponsors of the perpetrators of the terrorist …
Read More »Syrian Army: Explosion in Daesh chemical depot leaves hundreds dead
Between 17:30 and 17:50 on Saturday, coalition fighter jets targeted one of the strongholds of Daesh terrorist group in a village east of Deir ez-Zor where a large number of terrorists were present, the statement said. The attack caused a white cloud rising in the sky which then turned yellow …
Read More »Iranian charity worker back home after ordeal in India
Narges, 28, arrived in Iran’s central city of Isfahan yesterday where he was warmly welcomed by his family and friends at the city’s international airport.The Iranian benefactor had been convicted of “involuntary manslaughter” in 2014, when a five-year-old boy disappeared during a riverside picnic organized by her in India’s eastern …
Read More »Military alliance not a solution to terrorism: Pak MP
Shireen Mazari of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Party (PTI) made the remarks during a National Assembly session on Thursday.The PTI leader urged the government to determine the nature of the alliance, make the Terms of Reference of the alliance clear and explain why the alliance was set up.'A military alliance is not …
Read More »Pak politicians support Iran proposal of fact-finding mission on Syria chemical attack
Talking to IRNA, Member of Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Syed Tahir Hussain Mashhadi said that Iran has given wise suggestion for the establishment of an international fact-finding committee to investigate the matter.The lawmaker went on to say that in the case of recent chemical attack in Syria, some …
Read More »Iran Air signs final agreement with ATR for buying 20 airplanes
The agreement was signed in Tehran between Director General of Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization Farhad Parvaresh and ATR Director General Christian Scherer. Experts from Iran Air and ATR had agreed on the terms of the agreement on Monday, but the final agreement had been left to be signed by top …
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