According to the report of seismography center affiliated to Tehran University Geophysics Institute, the tremor occurred at 13:24:27 hours local time (09:54 hours GMT) and its epicenter was at 32.49 degrees longitude and 49.01 degrees latitude and in depth of 11 kilometers underground.There is no immediate report on possible casualties …
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Pakistan links Friday terrorist attacks to Afghanistan borders
At least 70 people were killed, and over 200 injured in terrorist blasts in Quetta and Parachinar yesterday. Parachinar is located in Pakistan's tribal areas near border with Afghanistan.Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan also said that policy of accusing Pakistan for every terrorist activity in Afghanistan is very dangerous for the …
Read More »Ahvaz-Tbilisi two-way flights launched
Mohammad-Reza Rezaee added a Boeing 737 will land in Ahvaz Airport at 2:30 on Fridays and leave for Tbilisi at 2:30 on the same day.Also on Friday, Iran’s Mahan Air announced that it had started Tehran-Barcelona direct flights on Thursday.It added that Tehran-Barcelona flights would be conducted on Sundays and …
Read More »Chabahr free zone to host freestyle wrestling cup
Russia, Azerbaijan, Kirghizstan, Ukrine, Armenia, Georgia, Hungry, Pakistan, Mongolia, Belarus, Italy, and Tajikistan, have declared preparedness to take part in the competitions, which is going to kick off on June 28, Abdolrahim Kordi told IRNA.To host the games, Chabahar Free Trade and Industrial Zone Organization would open Varna Stadium as …
Read More »Tehran Int'l Dust Conference to be held in July
“The Conference will be open in presence of President Hassan Rouhani, two deputies of UN Secretary General and a number of ministers from various countries,' said the executive secretary of the conference Yousef Rashidi in a press conference on Saturday.Rashidi, who is also Deputy Head of the Department of Environment, …
Read More »Daesh fabricated by Zionists: Iraqi scholar
“In order to keep us engaged in confrontations, Tel Aviv promoted Daesh terrorist group to make us forget about the issue of Palestine and al-Quds,” Sheikh Khalid Al-Mulla said on Friday addressing people attending the International Quds Day rally in the Iraqi capital. Al-Mulla said that the participation of people …
Read More »UN offers help to solve Persian Gulf Arab states crisis
Bahrain, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) led by Saudi Arabia announced on June 5, that they severed bilateral ties with Qatar, accusing the gas-rich country of supporting terrorism.Qatar has denied the charges.“We hope that the countries involved resolve the situation through dialogue,” said UN spokeswoman Eri Kaneko on Friday. …
Read More »Envoy: FATF decision ensures expansion of Iran banking ties
“The global agency against money laundering and financing terrorism lauds Iran's banking standards and suspends counter-measures against Iran,” wrote Hamid Baeidinejad on his twitter account on Friday, referring to the decision by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on the Islamic Republic.“In light of Iran’s demonstration of its political commitment …
Read More »Foreign Ministry slams terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia
The foiled plot by terrorists to launch an attack on the Great Mosque of Mecca once again indicated the fact that the unbridled terrorism, targeting the world, region and specially Muslims and the Islamic nations, knows no religion, geography, race and nationality, Qasemi said.To achieve its sinister goals, terrorism even …
Read More »Iran nuclear chief warns US over support for Saudi Arabia: British daily
Writing in the Guardian, Ali Akbar Salehi said “lavish arms purchases” by regional actors – a reference to the Saudi purchase of $ 100bn of US arms during Donald Trump’s recent visit to Riyadh – would be seen as provocative in Tehran and that it would be unrealistic to expect …
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