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Iranian capital city, Tehran, hosted the 43rd meeting of the Executive Board of the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) on September 3.The day-long meeting was attended by heads and senior officials of 19 news agencies from Russia, Republic of Azerbaijan, China, Qatar, Turkey, Oman, Mongolia, South Korea, Kazakhstan, Japan, …

In the meeting between officials from Iranian Red Crescent Society and Afghan Red Crescent Society in the Afghan capital, Kabul, the two sides studied the status of Afghan refugees in Iran.Officials of Iranian and Afghan Red Crescent Societies discussed also export of Iranian made medicines to Afghanistan.Cooperation in building a …

Iran is the safest country in the region for foreign tourists and the country with its diverse cultural heritage and natural attractions has the potential to be a good destination for Japanese tourists, Morteza Rahmani-Movahed said on Thursday.He made the remarks in a meeting with the President of Japan National …

“Protecting the lives and property of the people is the government’s top priority,” said Afridi during a press conference at Balochistan House in Islamabad. Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal and Deputy Speaker of National Assembly Qasim Suri were also present.Afridi said he held meetings with all stakeholders on the problems …

'Between 25,000 to 27,000 foreign national grownups are schooled in Iran each year,' said Ali Baqerzadeh.There are more than three million legal and illegal Afghan refugees living in Iran, of whom 430,000 go to school and about 25,000 to university.Based on the Islamic teachings, Iran has a supportive view on …

The film is directed by Bassel al-Khatib, written by Talid al-Khatib and produced by the National Film Organization, SANA reported.The film tells the story of a virtual journey in a bus transporting passengers between Damascus and Aleppo where a group of people of different ages, orientations and opinions are gathered, …

Mohammad-Reza Kargar said in an interview with the IRNA on the sidelines of a visit to the Shahnameh pottery museum in Saad al-Saltaneh House of Qazvin on Wednesday, 'The oldest artifact kept in the museums are old stone tools which date as back as 800,000 years. They were discovered in …

Erfani, who had been hospitalized in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Tehran for lung cancer, died on September 12.Born in 1942, Erfani dubbed voices of such renowned Iranian artists as Akbar Abdi, Kazem Afrandnia, Jamshid Hashempour, Mohammad Barsouzian and Mohammad Motie for more than five decades.Erfani also …

“Afghanistan’s infrastructure has been ruined after long years of war and we need Iran’s help to rebuild it,” said Afghan Minister of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs in a meeting with Head of Iran's Red Crescent Society Aliasghar Peyvandi. He added that Iran has been siding Afghan people during the years …

The September 3 OANA summit was successful from the point of view of the raised questions and the news coverage, Laure Sleiman Saab told Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) in an interview.Iranian capital city, Tehran, hosted the 43rd meeting of the Executive Board of the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies …