In a meeting with East Azarbaijan Governor General Majid Khodabakhsh in Tabriz’ Shahid Madani Airport, she referred to her visit to several European states, particularly France, Italy and Luxemburg, saying that she held talks with five presidents, five foreign ministers and speakers of the countries during her tour of Europe.Noting …
Read More »Quake shakes southern Iranian province
The quake hit the suburbs of Kangan port , Bushehr province at 1:43 hours local time Sunday (9:13 GMT Saturday).According to the Seismology Center of Tehran University, the epicenter of the quake was located at 27.86 degrees latitude and 52.13 degrees longitude at the depth of 24 kilometers underground.No report …
Read More »Iraq says it killed 45 Daesh terrorists in Syria strike
Iraqi F-16 fighter jets carried out a “successful strike targeting a meeting of Daesh (IS) leaders” on Friday in the Hajin region, in the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor, a military statement said, AFP reported.Among those killed, it said, were a senior member of the jihadists’ “ministry of war”, …
Read More »Iran wins 2 gold, 1 bronze medals in Hungary tournament
On the first day of the international competitions, Iran's Mohsen Hajipour and Yusef Qaderian bagged the goal medals of the 63 and 82 kg weight classes respectively.Other Iranian Greco Roman wrestler Ali Arsalan bagged a bronze medal in the 72 kg weight category.Other Iranian wrestlers in the 60, 67 and …
Read More »500,000 barrels of new type of crude exported to Europe
Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) quoting National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) reported on Saturday that ultra-heavy oil from West Karoun oilfields is carried through a 32 inches pipeline to Bahregan to be stored in oil storage tanks before being processed for export.West Karoun oilfields are among the most important fields …
Read More »Iran plenipotentiary ambassador to Japan appointed
Earlier, Rahmani-Movahhed, a senior expert on politics, served as an advisor to the foreign minister. Under Rouhani’s first government, he held various positions including deputy head of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization when he made great efforts to promote local and foreign tourism.At that time the Islamic Republic was …
Read More »Iran’s Volleyball team defeats Bulgaria
Iran faced Bulgaria at Azadi Stadium at 18:30 local time on Saturday .Iran won the first, second and fourth sets, giving it three home points, while Bulgaria won the third set 25-23.Head Coach Igor Kolakovic had selected Saeed Ma’rouf, Saber Kazemi, Ali Shafiei, Saman Faezi, Milad Ebadipour, Morteza Sharifi and …
Read More »Time, venue for Iran-G4+1 foreign ministerial meeting not determined yet
Araqchi made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a conference in Tehran. Iran and G4+1 held a meeting at the level of deputy foreign ministers to discuss US disloyalties in Vienna on May 26, when the two sides agreed that the next meeting be held at …
Read More »Iran's steel exports grow by 129%
Iran's steel production has also grown by 21 percent year-on-year in a two-month period. Iranian steel makers produced over 4.258 million tons of unprocessed steel in the period under question. The figure used to be 3.526 million tons in the same period last year. Iran is now the world's 13th …
Read More »Iran VP confers with Eurojust president
During her meeting with Ladislav Hamran, Laya Joneidi underlined Iran's preparedness to cooperate with Eurojust organization on fighting organized crimes.The two officials discussed also signing cooperation documents on issues of mutual interest, exchange of delegations and holding training courses. Eurojust is an agency of the European Union dealing with judicial …
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