Allama Mirza Yousaf Hussain, chief of All-Pakistan Shia Action Committee (APSAC), and former Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Senator Faisal Raza Abidi are among those Shia leaders detained in Karachi.Hundreds of members of different Shia groups attended the rallies and called for immediate release of the detained leaders.Protesters were carrying signs …
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**IRAN NEWS- Foreign firms to invest $ 1b in Iran port industry- Tehran invites Islamabad for free trade talks- Iran ready to invest in Iranian petchem industry**IRAN DAILY- Iran, Togo discuss ties, terrorism- South Korea’s oil imports from Iran up over 100%- Iran exports 19m tons of petrochemicals**KAYHAN INTERNATIONAL- Iranian …
Read More »ICAO secretary general: Iran's aviation status is improving
Liu also called for setting up educational courses and renovation of the country's aviation system.Majlis representative for Assyrian minorities Younaten Bot Kelia said on Sunday that during their visit to Canada, they met with ICAO secretary general on the current status of Iran's aviation and the latest achievements and updated …
Read More »Iraqi Minister: Necessary facilities ready for Arba'in pilgrims
In a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Vaezi, al-Rashed said that Arba'in pilgrims have no problem with communication.He said connection line between Iran and Iraq has been established and Iraqi operators are ready to apply agreed decreased tariff with Iran Communication Ministry.According to the agreement, tariff for conversation between …
Read More »Tehran strongly condemns terrorist incident in Samarra
Qassemi voiced sympathy with the bereaved families of the martyrs and the inured.He said Iranian embassy to Iraq had probed into the issue and found out that those martyred or injured in the terrorist incident in Samarra on Sunday morning were pilgrims from provinces of Isfahan, Sistan-Balouchestan and Hormuzgan.He added …
Read More »Azeri Envoy: Ferdowsi, Shahnameh belong to mankind
Huseynov, who was visiting Ferdowsi mausoleum in Tus city, Khorassan Razavi Province, said there are plenty of commonalties in Iran, Azerbaijan Republic history, culture, literature and characters and added, 'We all should get closer to our cultural roots.'Referring to translation and publication of Shahnameh in Baku, capital of Azerbaijan Republic, …
Read More »Larijani: Terrorism expansion policy of the Zionist regime to weaken Islamic Umma
He made the remarks in a meeting with a number of Tunisian parliament representatives.Larijani expressed sorrow for recent crises in the region and said that media hype of the western media are purposeful, aiming to strengthen terrorist groups in the region.He added that all Shiia and Sunni religious groups oppose …
Read More »IRNA-Yonhap joint photo exhibition opens in Tehran
The opening ceremony of the photo exhibition was attended by IRNA managing director Mohammad Khoddadi and South Korean ambassador in Iran Kim Sung Ho.Some one hundred photos on different political, cultural, sports and tourism subjects have been put on display in the photo exhibition.The same photo exhibition was held a …
Read More »Terrorist attack in Iraq kills 7 Iranian pilgrims, injures 61 others
Mussa Esmaeili, who is in charge of the reconstruction operations of holy shrines in Samara, told IRNA that two suicide bombers blown up themselves near buses of the Iranian pilgrims in a parking lot in Samarra.Two women and five men were killed in the attack. The Iranian pilgrims had come …
Read More »Italy to invest in Iranian petchem industry
Corradini said Iranian and Italian oil and gas industries share firm bonds as is testified by design of two refineries in Italy to use Iranian crude oil and it is the customer of National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC).He said since when the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) has been …
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