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Iran hands over 43 illegal immigrants to Pakistan

Iran hands over 43 illegal immigrants to Pakistan

The Pakistani nationals were arrested from different cities of Iran without valid documents.The deportees would be handed over to Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for further interrogation after completing initial inquiry. Pakistanis living in Iran illegally or trying to enter Iran illegally are caught every year by Iranian security forces. Iranian …

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Iran-France post-JCPOA reaches $3.8 bn: Envoy

Iran-France post-JCPOA reaches $3.8 bn: Envoy

'With respect to the situation, it is expected that the economic ties between the two countries, especially in agriculture and animal husbandry,' said Abolqasem Delfi in a meeting with an economic delegation from Markazi Province, central Iran, in the Iranian embassy in Paris.He also said that the Iranian embassy in …

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At least 24 civilians killed by US-led coalition in Deir Ezzor

At least 24 civilians killed by US-led coalition in Deir Ezzor

Civil sources told SANA Tuesday that the US-led coalition warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes on a gathering for displaced families in Dhahret al-Allouni area in Deir Ezzor countryside, claiming the lives of 24 civilians at least.The sources added that the airstrikes resulted in the injury of many civilians, …

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134 vessels carrying contraband caught: Cmdr

134 vessels carrying contraband caught: Cmdr

The 256 smugglers of commodities and foreign exchange were seized in the month of Bahman (Jan 21- Feb 19), border guard commander of Hormuzgan Province Colonel Ali-Asghar Khorramrouy told reporters here.During the period, contraband worth 534 billion rials (around 11 million dollars) were also seized from the traffickers, the commander …

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Iraq to reopen border crossing with Iran: Iraqi minister

Iraq to reopen border crossing with Iran: Iraqi minister

'At today's meeting, I suggested that the Sartak border officially reopen, and it was agreed by the cabinet,' Minister of Migration and Displacement in Iraq, Darbaz Mohammed wrote on his Facebook page on Tuesday evening.He did not give any detail on the decision.Sartak is one of the unofficial border crossings …

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Headlines in Iranian English-language dailies on Feb 28

Headlines in Iranian English-language dailies on Feb 28

** IRAN NEWS- Tehran ready to supply more gas to Yerevan- France-Iran oil trade tops $ 2b in 2017- Vetoed anti-Iran UN resolution another defeat for US** IRAN DAILY- Iran’s January steel production up over 25%- France-Iran oil trade surpassed $ 2b in 2017: Envoy- Nobakht: Iran will withdraw from …

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Landmine blast injures 4 in SE Iran

Landmine blast injures 4 in SE Iran

Members of a family who were on excursion in Fath ol-Mobin drove over the device and were injured by the impact of the blast, the town's governor Jamil Mousavi told the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).The injured people were transported to hospital, head of the Shush emergency center Ali Moghadamian …

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3rd Iran-Armenia power transmission line to come on stream by 2019

3rd Iran-Armenia power transmission line to come on stream by 2019

Reza Ardakanian made the remarks in a meeting of the two countries' joint economic commission in Yerevan which was also attended by Armenian Minister of Energy Infrastructure and Natural Resources Ashot Manukyan.The minister said the third transmission line is supposed to be extended to Georgia and to this end Iran …

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Iran FM lashes out UN for supporting an aggressor

Iran FM lashes out UN for supporting an aggressor

He further noted that drafting of the anti-Iran resolution in the UN Security Council’s last night session by the US and some other countries reveals the depth of their rudeness.“Such measures are in fact efforts to cover up crimes they and their allies are committing,” he said upon arrival in …

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Iraqi PM: No part of Iraqi soil held by Daesh

Iraqi PM: No part of Iraqi soil held by Daesh

He further noted in his weekly press conference that operations to purge the Iraqi territory from Daesh forces are still going ahead.Al-Abadi’s statement came in reaction to certain critics who claimed it was too soon to declare the end of military war with Daesh.Contending that putting an end to Daesh …

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