The media have over the past days reported the meeting of Palestine Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas with MKO terrorist ringleader Maryam Rajavi in Paris.The meeting cannot be irrelevant to presence of Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal in the meeting of terrorists in Paris.According to the media, the two sides briefed each …
Read More »Mashhad World City of Precious Stones Festival planned
After designation of Mashad and Lalejin as the global cities of gemstones and pottery in 2016 by the World Crafts Council, two festivals to mark the event will be organized in the Iranian cities on August 9 and August 13 respectively.Head Iran Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization Masoud Soltanifar …
Read More »FM spokesman: Attack on diplomatic sites not justifiable
Qassemi made the remarks in reaction to an open letter to President Hassan Rouhani by a man identified as Hassan Kordmihan who stood trial before the court of justice for provocative acts in front of the Saudi Embassy in Tehran encouraging the young individuals to attack the embassy.In his open …
Read More »Iran enjoys high capacity in producing blood products, plasma
World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that Iran enjoys a great situation in term of producing medicine from plasma like progressive and industrial countries.He reiterated that surplus plasma is disposed in many developing countries, adding that Islamic Republic of Iran could be considered as a regional market for producing the …
Read More »Russian diplomat rejects West’s human rights claims
In an exclusive interview with IRNA on Tuesday, he termed Iran-Russia relations as growing and said leaders of both countries have followed a proper and positive route to advance cooperation in political, economic, cultural, commercial and tourism areas.He said the volume of trade exchanges between the two countries up to …
Read More »Mahmoud Abbas meeting with MKO ringleader 'shameful': Senior official
Condemning the meeting held in Paris, Hossein Amir Abdollahian said that Mahmoud Abbas's action to support terrorism instead of fighting against it, is a source of regret for the Palestinian nation.'The problem of Mahmoud Abbas, known as Abu Mazen, is that he does not focus on following up the rights …
Read More »Scheduled flights from Iran to Turkey not banned: Aviation official
Reza Jafarzadeh told IRNA Tuesday that only certain aviation agencies which have the state permission to issue ticket for domestic and foreign flights can sell such flights.After the military coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, Iran called off its flights to that country due to security reasons, Jafarzadeh said, …
Read More »Iran capable of manufacturing Navy equipment: Commander
Speaking in a local gathering, Sayyari highlighted the country’s self-sufficiency in the area of manufacturing state-of-the-art military hardware, saying that domestic technicians are capable of designing and manufacturing all the equipment the Navy requires.Sayyari also emphasized the need for Navy forces' access to modern technologies.The commander also made assurances that …
Read More »Islam is very rich, productive in terms of human rights: Larijani
Talking in a gathering of senior judiciary officials here on Tuesday, he urged Islamic countries to orchestrate efforts to compile and produce principles of human rights both in practical and theoretical arenas.Referring to designation of the August 4 as the Islamic Human Rights Day, he said what Islam offers in …
Read More »Headlines in Iranian English-language dailies on Aug 2
**IRAN NEWS-JCPOA proved futility of talks with US-Oil contract due Wednesday to lure foreign investment-Iran South Korean firms to trade in Euro soon**IRAN DAILY-India to evacuate starving workers from Saudi Arabia-Iran’s Army unveils jamming drone-Reliance on domestic capabilities only solution to people’s problems**IRANIANS-'Not Right' to identify Islam with violence-Junior Iranian …
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