The insult was responded by strong reaction from Speaker of the People's Council of Syria and also the Iraqi delegation during the APA summit.In her reaction to the insult by the Turkish delegation, Speaker of the People's Council of Syria Hadiya Khalaf Abbas said that if Syria is suffering from …
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Census begins in Pakistan after two decades/ over 200 million expected
The last census was held in 1998 according to which the population of Pakistan was 130,857,717 but now estimates say that this has even exceeded two hundred million and all Pakistanis are eagerly waiting to know about their exact number of population.The census will be conducted in two phases. In …
Read More »President elaborates on economic achievements in Iranian outgoing year
We were able to rederess the lag in the energy sectors in 1395, the president said at the last cabinet session held in the current Iranian year. The country became self-sufficient in producing wheat in the outgoing year, President Rouhani noted.He further added that Iran could remedy energy backwardness in …
Read More »200 Afghan prisoners repatriated to their country
Talking to IRNA, Deputy Prosecutor of Khorasan Razavi Mojtaba Andalib Toulaei said the Afghan prisoners were repatriated according to the settlement reached on exchange of a number of prisoners between Iran and Afghanistan five years ago. He said the Afghan officials also have transferred 23 Iranian prisoners to the country’s …
Read More »Confronting US sabotage on JCPOA implementation to benefit EU
Ahani made the remarks in a meeting with students of the Arbitration and International Business Law of France Versailles University. The meeting was held at the Iranian Embassy in Paris.Ahani reiterated commitments of the world six major powers known as the Group 5+1 (US, Russia, Britain, France and China plus …
Read More »Zarif knows Jewish history better than Netanyahu: Haaretz editor
Ronel made the remarks in reaction to Netanyahu's recent baseless anti- Iranian remarks. Netanyahu had said Iranians made an effort to annihilate the Jews 2,500 years ago.“When the Iranian foreign minister knows Jewish history better than the prime minister of the Jewish State,” the message reads.In a twitter message on …
Read More »Iranian delegation starts consultations in Astana talks
Jaberi Ansari discussed the latest developments on Syrian talks with the Russian president’s special envoy in Syrian affairs and head of Russian delegation, Alexander Lavrentiev.Iranian and Turkish delegations headed by Ansari and Sedat Onal respectively also held specialized discussions on the Syrian crisis as well as regional developments.Ansari wrote in …
Read More »Headlines in Iranian English-language dailies on March 15
**IRAN NEWS- Tehran, Moscow negotiate $ 10b joint projects- IRISL not seeking London stock exchange listing- Iran has no plans for Campo Refinery**IRAN DAILY- Iran to keep oil cap at 3.8 mbd in second half 2017- Syria talks officially kick off in Astana- Russia, Iran to discuss $ 10b agreements …
Read More »Ambassador: JCPOA irreversible
He said the issue of JCPOA is not between just between Iran and the US, but between Iran and Group 5+1 (the US, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany).Whitehead underlined that Iran is the strongest country in the region and this is the reason JCPOA stays alive.Concerning the visit of …
Read More »Lebanese Defense Minister appreciates Iran’s support in war against Takfiri
He made the remarks in a meeting with Iran’s Ambassador to Beirut Mohammad Fathali on Tuesday.In the meeting, the two sides discussed ways to develop cooperation between the two countries.Fathali underlined support for Lebanese nation, army and resistance and congratulated appointment of al-Sarraf as new Lebanese Defense minister.The ambassador also …
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