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Iran, Iraq to strengthen joint efforts to counter sand storms

Iran, Iraq to strengthen joint efforts to counter sand storms

The Director of International Affairs of Department of the Environment of the Islamic Republic or Iran Majid Shafipour said that following the two-day talks on Saturday and Sunday, a decision was made as to how to control the sandstorms, apart from the meteorological dimensions. He added a training and research …

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Iran Ambassador: Kenya investment grounds ready for Iranians

Iran Ambassador: Kenya investment grounds ready for Iranians

In a meeting with governor general of Isfahan, Ambassador Hadi Farajvand said, “The Kenyan government is expanding its infrastructures and many countries including China, Turkey, and some European countries are investing there … Kenya holds good capacity for exporting Iranian goods, and engineering and technical services.” He advised the Iranian …

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US national security advisor arrives in Pakistan

US national security advisor arrives in Pakistan

This is the first ever visit by any senior official of the Trump administration to Pakistan.General McMaster is expected to meet with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his Pakistani counterpart Nasser Khan Janjua and Pakistan military chief Genera Qamar Javed Bajwa to discuss Pakistan-US relations as well as regional security.He is …

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Syria calls on int'l community to condemn Aleppo terror attack

Syria calls on int'l community to condemn Aleppo terror attack

The Syrian ministry in the letters called on the UN Secretary General and the president of the Security Council to condemn the terrorist attack on Al-Rashidieen. The ministry also urged the states who back the terrorist groups militarily and financially to stop the support, according to Syrian state news agency, …

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President Rouhani government prevented economic collapse: Analyst

President Rouhani government prevented economic collapse: Analyst

Central Bank of Iran (CBI) figures indicate a growth in the national economy during the Rouhani administration which experienced a nearly seven-percent negative rate under the previous government, Mahmoud Khataei wrote in the Tehran-based English newspaper Iran Daily on Monday. The incumbent administration has also added to its record a …

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Collapsed Plasco Building to be rebuilt

Collapsed Plasco Building to be rebuilt

Asghar Salimi, an Iranian lawmaker said that the new Plasco Building is going to have 7 stories and 5 stories for parking. Plasco was a 17-storey Tehran commercial building, the Iran's oldest high-rise and an iconic structure downtown Tehran, built in 1962, that caught fire on January 19, 2017. In …

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Bahrain FM: Political talks with Iran to continue

Bahrain FM: Political talks with Iran to continue

“Bahrain supports the attempts done by Kuwait's Emir with regard to joint consultations with Iran, and the dialogue will continue”, Sheikh Khalid Bin Ahmad Al-Khalifa who was visiting Kuwait told reporters on Sunday.Expressing hope that the talks would lead to positive results, the Bahraini minister added that a report on …

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Iran, Pakistan joint economic commission convene in Tehran

Iran, Pakistan joint economic commission convene in Tehran

The two-day joint economic commission is co-chaired by Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli and Abdul Qadir Baloch Pakistani Minister for States and Frontier Regions. The two parties are expected to follow up the implementation of the agreements reached during the 19th Iran-Pakistan Joint economic Commission held in Pakistan in …

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Brazil stands with Iran in hard times: Ambassador

Brazil stands with Iran in hard times: Ambassador

In a meeting with the Head of Iran-Brazil Parliamentary Friendship Group Abdelreza Azizi on Sunday, he said that Brazil’s commercial ties with Iran have never declined.Brazilian envoy also expressed pleasure over increase of economic and trade exchanges between the two countries.Describing Iran as an influential and major state in the …

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