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New head appointed for Iran Hajj Org.

New head appointed for Iran Hajj Org.

Iraninian Minister of Cultural and Islamic Guidance Reza Salehi Amiri in his appointing decree wished Mohammadi success while serving in this position, stressing upon his background and experiences in the field.Before this appointment, Mohammadi used to serve as the deputy of the Hajj Organization. In recent months, he had been …

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Kerman Prov. annual export exceeds $1b again

Kerman Prov. annual export exceeds $1b again

Mohammad Reza Ghavam told IRNA on Wednesday that Kerman has exeported over $ 4 billion while a lot of its products are exported via other provinces. The products exported were of industrial and agricultural nature, including polyethylene, ceramics, pistachios, and dates, that were mostly exported to Europe and Central Asia. …

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Iran to attend Int’l Budapest Book Fair

Iran to attend Int’l Budapest Book Fair

Iran will have 250 books on Iranology, arts, poetry, language learning, and children. Iran will also invite publishers to the 30th Tehran International Book Fair (3 – 13 May) during the Budapest fair.24th Budapest International Book Festival hosts about 100 authors from 25 countries.The Book Festival is also a professional …

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Saudi Arabia agrees to guarantee safety of Iranian pilgrims: MP

Saudi Arabia agrees to guarantee safety of Iranian pilgrims: MP

Akbar Ranjbarzadeh made the comments on Wednesday speaking to reporters, following the parliament's closed session attended by Reza Salehi Amiri Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance and Hojatoleslam Ali Qazi Asgar Representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei at the pilgrimage.Salehi Amiri and Qazi Asgar were in Majlis …

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Eco members to increase cargo shipping

Eco members to increase cargo shipping

“One of the agreements reached in the meetings pertains to activating the corridor between Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Iran for which ECO meeting will be held in Tehran next year to make the cargo carrying possible in this corridor,” said Ebrahim Mohammadi.With the activation of international transportation of north-south corridor …

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Claims on US meddling in Iran's satellite 'baseless': Minister

Claims on US meddling in Iran's satellite 'baseless': Minister

Speaking to IRNA here on Wednesday, Vaezi denied the claims, stressing the US cannot have any interference in launching or not launching the Iranian satellites.Iran’s moves to launch satellites are none of the US business, the communications minister noted. “The Iranian satellites will be sent up without any hindrance, and …

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Iran’s military strength benefits region

Iran’s military strength benefits region

Colonel Rasoul Heidari made the remarks on the occasion of Iran’s Natioanl Army Day which was held on Tuesday.Heidari pointed to the role of Iran’s Army in the region, saying that any government requires powerful and organized armed forces to maintain independence, security and territorial integrity. Iran has never been …

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Most ancient works identified in eastern Iran

Most ancient works identified in eastern Iran

The Public Relations Office of the Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism (RICHT) quoted head of the archeological team Montasar Qolinejad as saying that a series of stone tools were identified which could be dated back to the Paleolithic period.Three percent of the objects identified date back to the …

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Salehi presents report on nuclear activities to Majlis

Salehi presents report on nuclear activities to Majlis

Ali Adiani, vice-chairman of Majlis Energy Commission, made the remarks here on Tuesday while elaborating on the Commission session deliberations with Salehi on the issue. Salehi along with his deputies attended the Commission session and first briefed the lawmakers about the process of implementation of the July 2015 nuclear deal, …

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Iran, Finland sign customs cooperation agreement

Iran, Finland sign customs cooperation agreement

The agreement was sealed by Head of Islamic Republic of Iran’s Customs Administration (IRICA) Masoud Karbasian and the Director General of the Finnish Customs Antti Juhani Hartikainen.According to the agreement, the two countries will promote cooperation on custom regulations, products’ value and classification, enforcing rules, transportation rules and the way …

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