“Iran is ready to develop cooperation with the Republic of Kyrgyzstan in different sectors, including road construction, energy, technical-engineering services and medical and pharmaceutical industries,” President Rouhani said on Sunday following receiving the credentials of Avazbek Abdrazakov, new Kyrgyz ambassador to Tehran.“The two Muslim and friendly nations should use all …
Read More »Lebanon calls for high-level ties with Iran in tourism
Kadanian, made the remarks in recent interview with the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), ahead of his visit to Iran expected to take place on Sunday.He is due in Tehran following an official invitation by Zahra Ahmadipour, Vice President and Head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization.'I hope …
Read More »British activists: Trump’s anti-immigrant laws divisive, racist
*** John Rees, senior member of Stop the War CoalitionQ. What can you make of Donald Trump’s executive order?A. Everybody should take this as a warning; it is not just Muslims they hate; Trump hates black people; he hates Mexicans; he hates women; he hates trade unions.If we do not …
Read More »Pak ambassador: Iran-Pakistan ties progressing well
Iran and Pakistan have always had good relations, the ambassador said, adding that Tehran and Islamabad have always stood by each other.He said that Iran and Pakistan appreciate each other’s power.“We have a range of banking problems which are due to banks working with dollar. However, the problem is not …
Read More »UN: Daesh days numbered but tough fight ahead
However, he warned that a tough fight lies ahead as Iraqi security forces advance towards western Mosul and urging robust international support for post-conflict recovery.“This steady progress should not conceal that fighting has been and will be a massive challenge, in particular inside the old city in western Mosul,” the …
Read More »Iran’s drugs exports hundredfold in 15 years
Rasoul Dinarvand made the remarks in a ceremony held on Sunday to unveil Iranian made drug for quitting smoking called ‘Varenicline’.“We aim at developing pharmaceutical industry while some $ 3b dollars of different kinds of drugs are being produced domestically and drugs worth $ 1b are being imported,” he said.“Drugs …
Read More »Certain countries worried about weakening of terrorists in Syria: SNSC Secretary
Shamkhani made the remarks in a meeting with visiting Russian President's Special Envoy for Syrian Affairs Alexander Lavrentiev.Touching upon certain countries’ worries about Iran-Russia-Turkey trilateral initiatives on Syria, Shamkhani hailed Tehran-Moscow positive cooperation for holding the Astana meeting on Syria.He added that the Islamic Republic of Iran is committed to …
Read More »Iranian tennis players rank 1st, 2nd in Kish Tennis Tournament
In boys division of singles final stage, Iranian athlete Mohammad Mirzaie was defeated by Turkish rival (6-2, 6-4) and ranked 2nd.Sina Moghimi from Iran and his Uzbek rival jointly stood on the third place.In boys doubles, Uzbek team overpowered Iran 2-1 and Iran ranked second.In girls singles, Sadaf Sadeq Vaziri …
Read More »Iranian, Italian archeologists to reconstruct Burnt City
RICHT Public Relations Office quoted Iranian head of the joint project Hossein Moradi as saying the first season of interdisciplinary studies and review of the precinct and privacy of the Burnt City has been launched in cooperation with of the Italian group under the supervision of Enrico Ascalone from Salento …
Read More »Iranian academics react to Trump’s visa ban, call for wise policy
Seventy-two faculty members of Sharif University of Technology, in a recent open letter to President Hassan Rouhani and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, have called for a different reaction by the Iranian government in the face of the unfair discrimination leveled against the Iranian citizens and the Iranian nationals living …
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