In a message to the Kuwait's Emir on Monday, President Rouhani voiced hope for promotion of two countries' cooperation through joint efforts.President Rouhani expressed his congratulations to the country's Emir, government and people on the Kuwait National Day.The Iranian president in his message prayed god for health and success of …
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Headlines in Iranian English-language dailies on Feb 27
**IRAN NEWS- Tehran, Jakarta to treble trade volume- Iran could supply turbines for Crimean power plant - Majlis OKs attracting $ 5b of foreign finance**IRAN DAILY- VP: Rouhani to run for second term- Indonesia planning oil purchase from Iran- Iran’s 11-month trade tops $ 76b**KAYHAN INTERNATIONAL- Analysts warn Turkey on …
Read More »Case of Musa Sadr highly significant, serious for Iran: FM spokesman
Qasemi made the remarks in a meeting with the family members of Imam Musa Sadr, a distinguished Iranian Shia leader who went to Lebanon in 1959 and mysteriously disappeared during a visit to Libya in 1978.He was born in 1928 in the Iranian holy city of Qom. Qasemi hoped that …
Read More »Iran urges Azerbaijan, Armenia to exercise self-restraint
Given the outbreak of new conflicts between the two countries’ forces, Qasemi said, Iran invited its two northern neighbors to self-restraint and recommend both sides to do their best to stabilize the situation on the ground through dialogue and negotiations.He also hoped that international institutes shouldered with ending the struggle …
Read More »Parliament approves next year budget bill
Member of Majlils Presiding Board Amir Hossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi declared the figure on Sunday. The figure is to be divided in public expenses and budget for ministries and state run organizations.The parliament started debate on the bill last Monday and 10 MPs addressed in favor and 10 others against the …
Read More »Iran strongly condemns terrorist blast in Homs city of Syria
According to the report of Foreign Ministry Media Department, Qasemi expressed sympathy with the Syrian government, nation and families of victims of these horrific crimes.'Undoubtedly, the blasts aim to cause a halt in the peace process and any possible agreement, which demands awareness of all Syrian sides in this specific …
Read More »Iran Navy drills convey message of peace, friendship to region: Navy cmdr.
Major naval drills (entitled Velayat 95) began early on Sunday in an area covering two million square kilometers in Iranian southern port city of Bandar Abbas. Establishment of security in northern part of the Strait of Hormuz, Oman Sea, Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Aden and Bab el-Mandeb Strait are …
Read More »Rouhani to run for 2017 presidential election in Iran
The upcoming presidential elections will be the 12th round of presidential elections in Iran.President Rouhani won the 2013 presidential election and this will be his second term in office if he is reelected as president.Removal of Iran’s sanctions and improvement of Tehran ties with the world are major achievements made …
Read More »President departs for Pakistan on Tuesday
The president will visit Pakistan upon an official invitation of Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.President's Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications and Information Parviz Esmaeili said that President Rouhani will attend the ECO summit to convey Iran’s stance to leaders of the ECO member states.The president will also meet a …
Read More »Paris Agreement to be implemented regardless of US stance: UN official
Head of the UN Environmental Program (UNEP) Erik Solheim made the remarks in a press conference on Sunday.US new government has not declared its stance toward Paris Agreement and other environmental issues yet, he said.We are negotiating with US new administration and we are optimistic in this case, but if …
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