During his talks with members of the Iranian delegation here, Novak said the increase became possible with the implementation of mutual agreements.The talks were held in Moscow Friday evening on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on June 16-17-18.Russia and Iran had increase in their trade exchange, …
Read More »Zarif felicitates Iraqi counterpart on Fallujah liberation
In his message, Zarif said he believes that the great Iraqi nation with the help of national unity and capabilities will gain bigger victories over Takfiri terrorists and their supporters.The Iraqi city of Fallujah that had been taken by the terrorist group of Daesh in June 2014, was liberated by …
Read More »Headlines in Iranian English-language dailies on June 18
**IRAN NEWS-Iran a reliable trade partner for Germany-Iran officially sues US for asset verdict-Turkey aims to triple trade with Iran**IRAN DAILY-Hafez’s descendant talks about great poet-EU removes Iran Air from its blacklist-Iran’s return to global market faster than expected**IRANIANS-JCPOA comes to help oil industry-P1+5 must fulfill JCPOA obligations-Crude oil rises …
Read More »Ayatollah Sistani urge unity among Iraqi people
In a statement read by Karbala Friday Prayer Leader Abdul Mahdi al-Karbalai during the sermon, the Grand Ayatollah called on the Iraqi government to support the refugees and displaced people without any type of religious and sectarian discrimination.Ayatollah Sistani also encouraged the Iraqi forces to treat civilians, women, children, the …
Read More »Italian region keen to boost economic ties with Iran
City of Bologna, the provincial capital of Emilia-Romagna Region, on Friday hosted a conference on Friday on joint trade and investment ventures between Iran and the Emilia-Romagna Region.Presented at the economic event were more than 200 Italian entrepreneurs and businessmen and other economic elites from the region as well as …
Read More »Dust storm suspends flights at Abadan airport
Airport authorities in Abadan in southwestern Iran had to cancel flights on Friday due to the poor visibility caused by increased dust in the air.Speaking to the Islamic Republic News Agency, an official at Abadan's Ayatollah Jami International Airport confirmed that a number of flights have been cancelled due to …
Read More »UN refugee chief visits Afghans in Qom
Grandi, heading a delegation, upon arrival was welcome by local officials, including the Deputy Governor General of Qom Province for Political, Security and Social Affairs Ahad Jamali.The UN refugee agency chief visited the Imam Khomeini Technical and Vocational Training Center in the city, praising Iran's educational support for the refugees.Officials …
Read More »Germany hails 'constructive' Zarif-Steinmeier talks
Asked by IRNA to assess Wednesday's meeting between Steinmeier and Zarif in the German capital, Sawsan Cheli stressed that 'constructive talks' between the top diplomats took place in an 'open atmosphere.'Talks dwelt on regional issues, notably Syria, Chebli said.Both minister focused on ways as how one could jump-start the Geneva …
Read More »Iran, Iraq to jointly organize Arbaeen religious gathering
The two officials made the remarks in a fast-breaking (Iftar) meal ceremony held at the Iranian embassy in Baghdad on Thursday evening.The Iraqi interior minister, predicting an increase in the number of Iranian pilgrims attending the Arbaeen ceremonies this year,due to be held in November 20, 2016, called for more …
Read More »One dead in Tehran gas pipeline blast
'Unfortunately, the death of one person in the accident has been confirmed,' said Tehran Deputy Governor Gholam-Hossein Aram.'The accident took place at 4:30 early in the morning (local time) when there were not too many people around in the neighborhood,' Aram said.'This, fortunately, resulted in the least number of casualties,' …
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