On the two-day trip, the students had a visit to historical and cultural places.“They were so happy with the trip that voiced willingness to travel to Iran more often,” said George Ebrahimi, the head of the tour. The tour was the second of its kind to Aras area by the …
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Iranian pitcher wins silver at World Para Athletics Championships
Motaghian, 31, received the silver medal with her best attempt of 20.66 meters in the women’s javelin throw F56 discipline at Olympic Stadium in London on Monday evening.Latvian Diana Dadzite won the gold medal with a throw of 27.07 meters, and German Martina Willing earned the bronze with 20.57 meters.The …
Read More »Best tribute to Mandela are actions that improve world – UN Chief
The full text of his message, a copy of which was made available to IRNA on Tuesday, reads:'Nelson Mandela continues to inspire the world through his example of courage and compassion, and his commitment to social justice and a culture of freedom and peace.'I had the honor of meeting Nelson …
Read More »Iran ‘serious partner’ in fighting common enemy: Zarif
“…, because we believe that at the end of the day, these extremist, these Takfiri forces are as much as threat against t us but even more a threat against them (the countries),” Zarif said Monday speaking with Richard Haass at the Council of Foreign Relations.“Our region has been the …
Read More »Qatari FM arrives in Pakistan amid Mideast tension
Qatari foreign minister is expected to hold meetings with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Prime Minister’s Adviser on Foreign Affairs, Sartaj Aziz.Bilateral ties between Pakistan and Qatar, matters related to the Middle East and some regional and world affairs will be discussed in the meetings.The visit is taking place at …
Read More »Majlis Speaker: Iran to resist US actions
Iranian Members of Parliament approved on Tuesday the single urgency of the bill with 211 affirmative votes.“The US should understand the message of the overwhelming majority vote against its adventurous and terrorist actions in the region”, Speaker of Majlis Ali Larijani sad. Despite different political tastes and ideas, the MPs …
Read More »Zinc, lead extraction begins in central Iran
In the ceremony, the manager of Mahdiabad Complex Amin Safari said that according to the agreement, the investor should construct the factory in four years, but the programs presented by the investor show that if the infrastructures are ready, the first phase of the factories would be operational in early …
Read More »Shiraz to host Muslim Future Thinkers gathering
The event is considered as the best opportunity to introduce the great thoughts of the well-known Iranian philosopher Molla Sadra to Muslims, especially the young generation of the Islamic world. Shiraz–OIC Youth Capital 2017 is an important international program serving development and unity of youth of the Organization of the …
Read More »EU: JCPOA joint commission to meet in Vienna on July 21
The meeting will be held by the G5+1 (Russia, United Kingdom, the US, China and France plus Germany).The meeting provides the opportunity to address the implementation of the JCPOA with regard to nuclear and sanctions-related commitments.It will be held while the US government announced on Monday that Iran has been …
Read More »Ex-official: No way for US to escape admitting Iran nuclear commitments
“They can't escape the fact that Iran is complying with the deal, They did the same thing last time,” Rhodes said in his twitter message on Monday referring to the Iran deal, also known as Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).Earlier, speaking to Jacob Heilbrunn, editor of the National Interest, …
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