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18th Int'l Auto Parts Exhibition kicks off in eastern Iran
The event is underway with the attendance of about 130 domestic and foreign firms in Mashad international exhibition. Speaking to The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), Managing Director of Mashad international exhibition Alireza Houshang Nejad said the vent is aimed at introducing potentials and achievements made in car industry by …
Read More »Flights between Iran, Afghanistan to rise to 30 per week
At present, nine flights are operating each week between Iran and Afghanistan on average, Abedzadeh said. During a recent visit to Tehran by Afghan Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Hamid Tahmasi, the two sides called for increasing the capacity of weekly flights between Iran and Afghanistan, he added. Abedzadeh …
Read More »Japan demands exemption from US' oil sanctions on Iran
During the second round of talks in Washington over August 1-2, 'the Japanese side insisted on the basic principle that [the US sanctions] should not affect energy supply or have a negative impact on Japanese corporate activities,' Hiroshige Seko told the news conference in Tokyo on what Japan had told …
Read More »EU has no objection to IP project
The European diplomat made the remarks during a meeting in Islamabad with Prime Minister-designate and Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Imran Khan.Jean-Francois said that the European block has no objection over the Gas pipeline project which is in progress between Pakistan and Iran, adding that the EU wants stability and development in …
Read More »Iran to easily overcome US sanctions: Chinese analyst
US sanctions against Iran re-installed after the Washington withdrawal from the nuclear deal will not affect Iran's economic ties with the world, since they are unilaterally imposed without being approved by the international community, Qingyi Su told Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).Iran and the five permanent members of the UN …
Read More »President: Forex rate of 42,000 rials allocated for essential goods
In a live televised address, President Rouhani said the list of essential goods covered by the official forex rate will be announced later.He said the cabinet has agreed to strictly monitor the process of spending the forex of 42,000 rials up to the final stage of meeting the consumers' needs.'Today, …
Read More »Iran: Russia's increased oil output violates agreement with OPEC
Criticizing Saudi Arabia and Russia for the oversupply, the official said the countries violated the global agreement on trimming the production, thus serving the US Iran sanction policy. Russia, Saudi Arabia and others are raising their oil output by one million bpd to adversely affect Iran's oil exports, Kazempour Ardebili …
Read More »Iran FM urges need to promote economic diplomacy
During the commission session, the foreign minister and the lawmakers exchanged views on the latest acts by the Foreign Ministry on Iran nuclear deal and the three-month report of the Ministry about the implementation of the deal, Najafi Khoshroudi said. Referring to the US unilateral withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal, …
Read More »NISOC, Mapna sign deals for Parsi, Paranj oilfield development
The NISOC Public Relations Department said the NISOC Managing Director Bijan Alipour and Mapna Oil and Gas Section Managing Director Mojtaba Gharavi were signatories to the contract.Addressing the audience, Alipour said his company has signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with 18 well-reputed Iranian and foreign companies for development of Parsi, …
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