In a meeting with the Austrian ambassador in Tehran Stefan Scholz, he added, "We must not allow the virus to reduce cooperation between the two countries."Voicing readiness for keeping up cultural cooperation between Iran and Austria, he stressed, "We can continue fulfilling cultural programs by upholding health guidelines." Complaining about …
Read More »UN: 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence
The full text of the statement, a copy of which was sent to IRNA by the United Nations Information Center (UNIC) in Tehran, reads: The UN System’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence activities, from 25 November to 10 December, will take place under our 2020 global theme: "Orange …
Read More »Tremor jolts Khuzestan province in SW Iran
According to the Iranian seismological site, the tremor occurred at 13:36 hours local time.The epicenter of the tremor was registered 6 kilometers deep underground in the Meydavud district. The epicenter of the quake was located at longitude of 49,78 degrees ilatitude of 31.25. Bagh-e Malek county is located 143 km from …
Read More »Chief: Iran’s Emergency Department promoted to global group A
Addressing a parliamentary session on Monday, Koulivand said that Iran was promoted to Group A in providing emergency services in the world from its previous position of Group 8.The Group 8 includes Thailand, India, and Vietnam) while Group A comprises of developed countries of the world. 3266**2050 Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish IRNA …
Read More »Headlines in Iranian English-language dailies on November 16
** IRAN DAILY-Virtual int’l fisheries conference to start on Wednesday Iran’s 4th International Conference on Fisheries and Aquatic Research is due to kick off through a videoconference on Nov. 18.The three-day online event is organized by the Agricultural Jihad Ministry in collaboration with the Iranian Fisheries Science Research Institute (IFSRI), …
Read More »Comdr: Iran ready for joint production of helicopter with Iraq
Speaking in a meeting with his Iraqi counterpart General Samir Zaki, Brigadier-General Qorbani referred to his earlier meeting with his former Iraqi counterpart in which strategic capabilities of the Iranian air force were showcased to the Iraqi officials.He expressed Iranian air force's readiness to hold joint military drills in border areas. …
Read More »Twitter suspends Iranian oil minister’s account
Twitter recently blocked the Iranian Twitter Minister's official Twitter page in breach of freedom of expression.Reacting to the US sanctions against him on October 26, Zanganeh said, "Imposition of sanctions on me and my colleagues is a passive reaction to the failure of Washington's policy of reducing [Iran's] crude oil …
Read More »Some 3700 people lost on world’s roads every day
Road traffic incidents are the leading cause of death for children and young adults between 5 and 29 years old, and ninety percent of victims live in low- and middle-income countries, he said.The full text of his message reads: Road traffic collisions are a major health and development concern. Some 3,700 …
Read More »Iran, UK ambassadors discuss developments in Iraq
During the meeting, the two ambassadors underlined the need for Tehran and London to cooperate with the government of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi. The Iranian ambassador urged the necessity for the US to rejoin a 2015 Iran nuclear deal – known as JCPOA – the Trump administration unilaterally withdraw …
Read More »Iraqi Defense Minister meets Shamkhani in Tehran
Iraqi Minister of Defense Juma Inad arrived in Tehran on Saturday evening at the official invitation by his Iranian counterpart Brigadier-General Amir Hatami. Iraqi official held talks with Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani in Tehran today to confer on the latest regional issues. Tehran, Iran, …
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