Larijani made the remarks in a message to Secretary-General of Lebanon's Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah congratulating him on anniversary of liberation of southern Lebanon from the Zionists’ occupation on May 25, 2000.In his message, Larijani also felicitated the Liberation Day to the Lebanese people.Larijani further stressed that the Islamic Ummah can …

In an exclusive interview with IRNA, Lieutenant General (retired) Talat Masood said that active participation of the people in elections also shows that people are interested to play their own role in decision making process of the country.The analyst went on to say that Iranians re-elected Rouhani because they thought …

In its 96th meeting, the WEF examined the countries in regard to tourism destinations. The scrutiny includes travel expenses, infrastructures, public services, transportation, security, etc. and at the end, according to the points gained by each country, the world rankings are presented.The World Economic Forum is a Swiss nonprofit foundation, …

Speaking in a press conference on Monday, Bahram Qasemi said at least 37 Iranian fishermen were held captive by Somali pirates in 2015.He added several of them managed to escape, some died and eight of them are still captured by Somali pirates.Qasemi reiterated that the case is still open, but …

We have already invited the international energy companies to submit their tenders regarding the development of the Azadegan oil field, Bijan Zangeneh said on Monday, adding that negotiations are underway with other companies as well on limited tenders basis. Azadegan oil field is located in southern Iran, 80 km west …

Hossein Ashouri from Alborz Province, 30 km west of Tehran, told Islamic News Agency (IRNA) that athletes from eight powerful countries in martial arts took part in the international Baku games.He added that based on the draw, he fought in two games (+90 kg), and won the gold medal in …

According to the Government website, the APLAC was ratified by cabinet on March 8.The bill aims at developing Iran’s active role in international and regional organizations and forums to fulfill national interests.9376**1771 سياسي Majlis Asia Pacific Contact Editor-in-chief: newsroom@irna.ir تماس بی واسطه با مسئولین www.irna.ir

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According to the seismological center affiliated to Tehran University Geophysics Institute, the quake occurred at 7:30 hours local time (3:00 GMT).The epicenter of the quake was registered at 37.73 degrees latitude and 47.50 degrees longitude and it happened in the depth of 7 km underground.Three aftershocks have so far happened …

He extended his congratulations in a meeting with Iran’s Ambassador to Kuwait Ali Reza Enayati. The meeting was held on the occasion of the beginning of the fasting month of Ramadan which began on May 27 in Iran and a number of regional states.The meeting was attended by the country’s …