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Malaysian ex-king dies at 89

Malaysian ex-king dies at 89

Kedah ruler Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah, as the 14th Malaysian king entered to palace in year 2012.He was king in year 1970 as well.Kedah was the only king, who ruled the country twice (1970-1975 and 2011-2016).Mu'adzam Shah was born in 1927 and in year 1959, following death of his …

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Iran's 22.3-million-euro blocked assets in Cuba, Sri Lanka released

Iran's 22.3-million-euro blocked assets in Cuba, Sri Lanka released

Rezvani said the preliminaries for payment of the resources were made following frequent visits in the post-JCPOA era.He said that on the first leg, eight million euros out of the blocked assets were released in Cuba and 14.4 million euros more have been freed in Sri Lanka.He added that had …

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Four Shia Muslims shot dead in SW Pakistan

Four Shia Muslims shot dead in SW Pakistan

According to reports, eight members of the Hazara Shia community were coming to Quetta from Chaman town on the Afghan border. Two unknown men on a motorcycle opened indiscriminate fire on them, killing three people on the spot and injuring three others, including a 12-year-old individual, who succumbed to injuries …

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No nuclear ties between Iran, North Korea: FM spokesman

No nuclear ties between Iran, North Korea: FM spokesman

'There have been consultations between Iran and Japan, and there would be more in the future. Crisis in the Korean peninsula is one of the issues in the talks,' Bahram Qasemi said, referring to the recent visit by Japanese Prime Minister's special envoy to Tehran.'But I am not informed whether …

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Foreign investor hopes for construction of desalination water

Foreign investor hopes for construction of desalination water

He made the remarks in a meeting with director general and other directors of Chabahar Free Trade Zone on Monday.Dominique said the company started its work in 1995 on gas, water, electricity and solar energy and now in three continents of Europe (Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, The Netherland and Czech …

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Foreign flights land in Isfahan instead of Tehran

Foreign flights land in Isfahan instead of Tehran

The foreign flights were from Greece's Athens, Qatar's Doha, the UAE's Abu Dhabi and three from Turkey's Istanbul, public relations department of Shahid Beheshti Airport in the central Iranian city of Isfahan reported. All flights, as the report said, landed in Isfahan at 04:30 hours local time (00:00 GMT).About two …

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IAEA Board of Governors meeting kicks off in Vienna

IAEA Board of Governors meeting kicks off in Vienna

The meeting started with a speech by Director General of the IAEA Yukiya Amano.The meeting is to discuss various issues like the latest report on Iran nuclear deal known as Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).Reinforcing international cooperation on nuclear issues, radiation, transportation and security of nuclear materials, safeguards implementation …

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Iran cadet wrestling team grab 1 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze in Athens 2017

Iran cadet wrestling team grab 1 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze in Athens 2017

Cadet World Championships was held on September 8-10 in Athens.Mahdi Esghi in the weight category of 54 kg received gold medal.Iranian wrestler Abbas Foroutan in the weight category of 85 kg bagged silver medal.In 69, 76 and 100 kg weight categories, Mohammad Nokhodi, Meysam Zare and Mahdi Hashemi, respectively, snatched …

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Archeologists discover remaining of skeletons in Northern Iran

Archeologists discover remaining of skeletons in Northern Iran

The evidence shows that they were all under 40 years of age, the Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism (RICHT) recently reported.Vali Jahani, an archeologist made the remarks in a meeting which was held by the Research Institute of Archeology.The result of the study on the remains of 19 …

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Spokesman: No military solution for Afghanistan

Spokesman: No military solution for Afghanistan

Bahram Qasemi made the remarks Monday in a press conference.In response to a question on Pakistan FM's trip to Iran and whether both sides would hold talks on the new strategy adopted by the US on Afghanistan, Qasemi said the meeting aims at discussing issues of mutual interest, and also …

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