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FM Zarif leaves Tehran for S. Africa

FM Zarif leaves Tehran for S. Africa

Zarif is scheduled to hold meetings with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and his counterpart Lindiwe Sisulu.Iranian delegation is also to hold talks with South African economic officials.Iranian nuclear deal also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and bilateral ties will be the most important topics to …

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UN scrambles to avert coalition attack on Yemen port

UN scrambles to avert coalition attack on Yemen port

Britain requested the urgent talks after telling aid agencies in the area of the rebel-held port of Al Hudaydah that an attack was imminent by forces of the United Arab Emirates.The United Nations has warned that up to 250,000 people were at risk if the coalition moves ahead with an …

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Iran takes part in int'l transportation exhibition in Baku

Iran takes part in int'l transportation exhibition in Baku

Some 85 companies including Paya Tadbir Pakan Co. from Iran are displaying their capabilities in the field of rail, road, air and marine transportation, Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported from Baku.In his opening speech, the Azeri minister of transport, communication and high technology .... called for collective cooperation for …

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One killed in landmine blast in Homs countryside

One killed in landmine blast in Homs countryside

SANA reporter in Homs said that a landmine that terrorists planted in the agriculture lands in Kafarnan village before their evacuation to northern Syria exploded. A citizen was martyred in the blast, he reported.1396**1396Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish www.irna.ir

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Storm injures 18 people in Tehran

Storm injures 18 people in Tehran

Tehran Emergency Services reported early Tuesday that strong winds blowing at a speed of 83 kilometers per hour injured 18 people across the Tehran Province Monday night of whom five were transported to hospital and the rest were treated as outpatients and released.They were injured as a result of fallen …

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Russia warns of new fabricated chemical attack in Syria

Russia warns of new fabricated chemical attack in Syria

The Ministry’s spokesman Major General Igor Konashnikov cited in a press statement ‘confirmed information’ to the effect that terrorist groups, aided and abetted by US special forces, are preparing a new provocation involving toxic agents in Deir Ezzor province.According to Konashnikov, the planned attack will be filmed and used to …

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'Iran can play a vital role in further strengthing SCO'

'Iran can play a vital role in further strengthing SCO'

In an exclusive interview with IRNA here Monday, Dr. Geeta Kochhar who is an Assistant Professor at the 'Center for Chinese, South and South East Asia Studies' at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, said: “Iran is seen as a potential resource centre and all SCO members foresee a need …

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Zarif underlines SCO support for JCPOA

Zarif underlines SCO support for JCPOA

“#SCO Summit in China illustrated how fast the world is changing. Commitment to mutually beneficial cooperation, solid support for JCPOA [the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action] & rejection of unilateralism. Pres. Rouhani had constructive meetings with many leaders, incl substantive bilats with Presidents Xi and Putin,” Zarif wrote in his …

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