'Today, the (European) Council has endorsed the update of the blocking statute annex on the nuclear deal with Iran,' Federica Mogherini told reporters in Brussels at a meeting with the EU foreign ministers.She said the European Parliament gave its consent to the statute two weeks ago, AFP reported.The 'blocking statute' …
Read More »Iran to take part in joint defense cooperation with Pakistan
In an exclusive interview with the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), Major General Mohammad Bagheri said that that Iran and Pakistan are seeking to jointly manufacture defense equipment.Iran and Pakistan are working to jointly make defense products and present them as a joint achievement of the Muslim nations, Baqeri was …
Read More »Perspolis winner of Super Cup trophy
The match has been organized to be held on Friday (July 20), but because the rival team (Esteqlal of Tehran) has refrained from attending the match, Iran's football federation declared Persepolis as the winner of the match with a 3-0 result. The Super Cup is an annual football match organized …
Read More »Iran 15th in science production
'ISI and World of Web (WOB) sites show that Iran tops the Islamic countries in science production,' said Mohammad-Javad Dehqani.The US, China, Britain, Germany, and India ranked first to fifth in the world. Russia, Switzerland, Sweden, Turkey, and Poland ranked 16th to 20th. Among the 57 Islamic countries Turkey, Saudi …
Read More »Judiciary sentences 258 convicted rioters
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Tehran, July 17, IRNA - Tehran Prosecutor General Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi said on Monday that the judiciary has sentenced some 258 rioters for their role in the country's unrest in March. www.irna.ir
Read More »Dy Minister: 55000 foreigners studying in Iran
Of course, according to the sixth development plan foreign students' population in Iran should become four folded, but considering imposed sanctions of hegemonic power this goal would be difficult, Shariati said.He also said that plan to upgrade the level of potential universities to international ones is being pursued by the …
Read More »Europe to cooperate with Iran on industrialization: Envoy
'Europe is fully ready for cooperation with Iran on trade, transit and revenue generation,' Austria's Ambassador to Tehran Stefan Scholz said in a meeting attended by European envoys residing in Tehran.Knowledge management and joint learning play vital roles in the cooperation, he said, adding that all the tools for cooperation …
Read More »Pakistan ready to expand ties with Iranian police
He expressed pleasure over the growing trend of relations between the two police forces and added that Iran, Pakistan as two Muslim neighbors have similar problems. General Ma'moun pointed to Iranian police prowess in establishing security in border areas and said that intelligence and operational cooperation as well as promoting …
Read More »All Iranian junior wrestlers advance to finals in Asian championships
Pouya Naserpour, Bahram Maroufkhani, Shayan Afifi, Mohammad-Mehdi Saravi and Amin Mirzazadeh, defeated all their rivals in 55-, 63-, 77-, 87- and 130-weight classes on their way to the final game. The final games of the first five weight categories will be held later in the day. Junior wrestlers will compete …
Read More »Combating SDS needs global action: Iran
Director General of Sustainable Development office of Iran's Foreign Ministry Ali-Mohammad Mousavi said, 'Combating this borderless phenomenon requires information sharing, dialogue, cooperation and coordination among the affected countries. Iran is fully ready to cooperate with regional countries. Multi-hazard risk assessment, alert systems and partnerships are among our top priorities.'Addressing the …
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