Reza Navvabi told Iran Daily that Iran exports rose water to 30 countries, mainly to Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain.The UAE imports rose water in bulk, then repackages and exports the product to ensure a more efficient and lucrative trade, he added.Navvabi noted that despite efforts to introduce the …
Read More »Iran javelin throwers get gold, silver in Asia Para 2018
They competed with athletes from China, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Emirates, India, Kyrgyzstan, and Qatar. Alizadeh received the gold with 20.96 meters and Kaeedi received the silver with 31.72 meters, and that was due to the fact that F33 and F34 were combined in the competitions. The third Asian Para Games, …
Read More »Official: Iran among world’s top three in crafts production
Close to 60 percent of Iran’s total handicrafts are produced in Isfahan, making the province the country’s top producer of such items, Abbas Shirdel told Iran Daily.He said Iranian handicrafts has the greatest diversity worldwide, overtaking China and India which rank higher than Iran is terms of producing such items.“Of …
Read More »Russia: US withdrawal from JCPOA shortsighted move
According to the Russian Foreign Ministry’s website, he said that his country regards US withdrawal from the international accord as a mistake which dealt a blow to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).Russia is determined to comply with its commitments under the deal and is seeking in cooperation with other parties to …
Read More »Iranian delegation dismisses US accusations in IJC
Iranian lawyers participating in the high court established to deal with the complaints of the governments against each other listed US violations of the treaty of amity of 1955.The court’s Monday morning and afternoon hearings devoted to the US lawyers’ defense against the lawsuit filed against Washington over violation of …
Read More »MoU on establishment of Iran energy technology development center signed
The MoU was signed between the Energy Technology Development Headquarters, the Center for the Development of Strategic Technologies of and the Renewable Energy Society of the Iranian Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mining and Agriculture.The purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding is to establish and launch the Center for the Development …
Read More »Lavrov:Changing Golan Heights status violates UN resolutions
'The status of the Golan Heights is determined by UN Security Council resolutions,' he reiterated. 'I think that changing the status in bypassing the Security Council would be a direct violation of these resolutions,' he added.Israel took control over the Golan Heights that had belonged by Syria from 1944 after …
Read More »Afghan civilians continue to die in record numbers
According to the quarterly update on protection of civilians, issued on Wednesday by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), 8,050 civilians died or were wounded between January and September, with use of suicide bombings and other improvised explosive devices (IEDs) by anti-government elements, accounting for almost half the casualties, …
Read More »Iran devises plan to keep oil trade as new US sanctions near
With the second wave of US sanctions targeting its oil exports less than a month away, Iran is looking for creative ways to get around the sanctions and keep its oil export business alive, Sputnik reported.One way of doing this is to revive the practice Tehran resorted to until 2015 …
Read More »Lavrov: Eradicating terrorism is a priority in Syria
Lavrov made his remarks during a press conference with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Andorra Maria Ubach in Moscow on Wednesday, SANA reported.He said that the Russian side’s information confirms that agreement on Idleb is strictly complied with, adding that the Turkish side has the biggest responsibility as the deadline …
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