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President Rouhani congratulates Syria National Day

President Rouhani congratulates Syria National Day

In his Saturday message to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, President Rouhani said Iran will stand by Syria in reconstruction era exactly the same as when the country was fighting terrorism. 'Iran will spare no efforts to foil enemies’ plots and to restore security and stability to Syria,' he said.President Rouhani …

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French director: Interest in Iran's cinema biggest motif to attend FIFF

French director: Interest in Iran's cinema biggest motif to attend FIFF

The French director, writer, and editor best known for directing The Red Siren, Transporter 3, Colombiana, and Taken 2, and Taken 3 is attending the 36th edition of Fajr International Film Festival. Despite cultural differences between Iran and France, the two countries are still bounded, noting nations could be friends …

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Approaches changed to help attract investment

Approaches changed to help attract investment

The panel was presided over by Reza Dehqan, chief coordinator of upstream contracts at the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC).The notable speakers of the conference were Behzad Mohammadi, CEO of Oil Industries Engineering and Construction (OIEC), Navid Rahbar, Managing Director of APP Dentons law firm, Jaap Kalkman, head of the …

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Europe helps US to conduct deadly drone attack: Amnesty Int’l

Europe helps US to conduct deadly drone attack: Amnesty Int’l

“US drone strikes have killed up to 1,551 civilians since 2004 in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen and Somalia. Amnesty International and others have exposed how some drone strikes have violated international law, and may amount to extrajudicial executions or war crimes,” Amnesty International quoted the Bureau of Investigative Journalism as saying.Details …

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US accuses Riyadh of violating human rights

US accuses Riyadh of violating human rights

According to Russian media ‘RT Arabic’, Saudi government has been blamed for illegal executions, arresting political and legal activists and oppositions, deviating citizens’ rights, banning freedom of speech and also individual and religious freedom, preventing holding of peaceful protests, lack of free elections, violence against women and sexism.In its report, …

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Pakistan commemorates 80th death anniversary of Iqbal Lahori

Pakistan commemorates 80th death anniversary of Iqbal Lahori

Iqbal Lahori was not only a poet but philosopher, politician, as well as an academic, barrister and scholar of the sub-continent who is widely regarded as having inspired the Pakistan Movement. He was born on November 9, 1877 and died on April 21, 1938. On the day, a number of …

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Natalie Portman refuses to go to Israel to receive prize

Natalie Portman refuses to go to Israel to receive prize

'Let me speak for myself. I chose not to attend because I did not want to appear as endorsing Benjamin Netanyahu, who was to be giving a speech at the ceremony,' said Portman in a statement after she pulled out on Thursday.Portman's move made some Israeli politicians angry. The right-wing …

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Tehran, Hanoi plan to raise trade exchanges to $2b: Iran diplomat

Tehran, Hanoi plan to raise trade exchanges to $2b: Iran diplomat

During the recent visit of Iranian Majlis (Parliament) Speaker Ali Larijani to Vietnam, the two sides stressed importance of expanding bilateral cooperation in various areas, Saleh Adibi, Iran's ambassador to Cambodia and Vietnam told Islamic Republic News Agency.Larijani at the head of an Iranian delegation visited Vietnam from April 16-18.Elaborating …

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World navy commanders to meet in Tehran

World navy commanders to meet in Tehran

IONS 2018 consists of 23 permanent members and 9 observers, Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi told a press conference Saturday.Iran Navy is the permanent member of the IONS , he said.The Indian Ocean Naval Symposium is the biggest military summit in Iran's history and its hosting has been ceded …

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Train of White House’s regional failures has reached Damascus station

Train of White House’s regional failures has reached Damascus station

The views expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of IRNA Prior to this, similar attacks had been launched on the West Asian nation as well as Iraq and Afghanistan under the pretext of fighting terrorism and tyranny and had only gifted …

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