RICHT quoted head of the joint Iran-Britain team in charge of the 8th exploration season within the territory of the grand Gorgan Wall, Hamid Omrani Rakavandi as saying the exploration was aimed at identifying the type of construction materials used in the castle 2 and preparing its geophysical map.The archaeologist …
Read More »Velayati: Liberation of Aleppo was victory of resistance
He made the remarks in a meeting with Iraqi Vice President Nouri al-Maliki.Velayati expressed regret over the recent terrorist explosion in Baghdad and said enemies' last-ditch efforts will not bear fruit and the Iraqi government and people are the main winners.The official called al-Maliki a significant and effective personality in …
Read More »Western province exports over $75m goods in 9 months
Siavash Nazari who works for the Industry, Mine and Trade Organization in this western Iran province told IRNA on Tuesday that exports from the province showed about 17.6% rise compared with the same period last year.He said the province targets $ 102m worth of non-oil this year.'Exported products consisted of …
Read More »Iran to host snowboard, alpine skiing competitions
Motivated by the next two Paralympic Winter Games being held in Asia, the National Paralympic Committee (NPC) of Iran has taken quick steps to develop winter para sports in the country, Paralympic.org wrote.From Tuesday (3 January), Iran will host three events in the Alborz mountain range near Tehran featuring around …
Read More »Iraqi vice president meets majlis speaker
During the meeting, the two sides underlined increase of bilateral cooperation.Larijani and al-Maliki discussed the latest regional and international developments.The Iraqi VP and secretary general of Iraq al-Dawa Party arrived in Tehran on Saturday to consult with Iranian senior officials.Al-Maliki was prime minister of Iraq during years of 2006 to …
Read More »Trump in White House: Challenges & opportunities
A positive atmosphere was created in Iran following the conclusion of the JCPOA, which elicited reactions from some regional countries and the Republicans in the United States.Donald Trump’s term in office will begin in less than 20 days and, thus, it takes the length of the stint to say more …
Read More »Two Iranian refugees released from Australia's custody
'The men were released after 36 hours in the cells at the Lorengau Police Station on the island, where they said they did not receive food, water or medical treatment,' Australian ABC Channel reported on Monday.'They told other refugees up to 10 police officers beat them after they were stopped …
Read More »Iran, Iraq enjoy outstanding cooperation
Talking to IRNA, Khosro-Taj also expressed hope that obstacles on the way of fostering mutual cooperation could be eliminated in near future.He put the level of Iran-Iraq annual mutual transactions at $ 6.6 billion, adding the figure indicates five percent increase in terms of value during the past nine months …
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Read More »Pakistan must quit SAARC; enhance ties with Iran, Russia, China: Business expert
In an article published in Pakistan print media, Majyd Aziz said that Pakistan must announce unilateral suspending of membership in SAARC since the regional bloc has proved to be of little advantage.Pakistan does not have good memory of SAARC and one of top politician of the country, Mushahid Hussain Syed …
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