Zobaida Jalal, who belongs to Balochistan province in an exclusive interview with IRNA on Sunday, said she is determined to strengthen relations between Iran and Pakistan, especially in the fields of border management, defense, and economic cooperation.The 61-year-old Pakistani politician was born in Kuwait but grew up in Balochistan and completed …
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Iranian students leading at Asian University Chess Championship
The boys section of the event started on Sunday morning with the participation of 48 chess players, in which the Iranian team ranked first with 7.5 points at the end of the third round. Mongolia and Indonesia ranked second and third with 7 and 6.5 points.The most effective member of …
Read More »Some 48 Americans accused of assassination of Martyr Soleimani
Hossein Amir Abdollahian noted that "we hope to witness a judicial ruling and influential judicial actions in this regard in the near future".Based on information obtained from judiciary officials, six states have been given letter rogatory so far and the Iran judiciary is pursuing the assassination of Soleimani, he further …
Read More »Iran to buy COVID-19 vaccines in current month: Minister
Rahmani Fazli made the remarks in a program broadcasted by Iranian television on Saturday night. He said that President Hassan Rouhani has stressed the need for buying vaccines from abroad before the domestic versions are manufactured. Mostafa Ghanei, the official with COVID-19 national task force said earlier that the …
Read More »Expansion of Qatar-Iran ties
The Qatari Emir's trip happened less than 10 days after the United States assassinated Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani in Iraq on January 3, 2020.Sheikh Tamim addressed a joint press conference with President Hassan Rouhani, saying that the trip happens in a very sensitive juncture of the region; however, he …
Read More »UN Sec-Gen vows to help strengthen epidemic preparedness after COVID-19
According to the United Nations Information Center (UNIC) in Tehran, the UN Secretary-General in his message said that this first observance of the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness falls at the end of a year in which a scenario many had feared came tragically true.The full text of his message reads: …
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** IRAN DAILY--- Leader congratulates Christians, Muslims on Christmas Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei congratulated all Christians and Muslims across the world on the occasion of Jesus Christ’s birth anniversary.“I congratulate all Christians and Muslims of the world, particularly our Christian compatriots, on the birth anniversary …
Read More »Roadmap for joint Iranian-Iraqi cooperation drawn up for a five-year period: Minister
In a virtual meeting with the Iraqi Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Adel Al-Rikabi, he added that given the good and long-standing relations between the two countries, the enemies' attempts to create differences will always fail.Iran has always been alongside Iraqi people and government in fighting terrorism, he said, …
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