Addressing the opening ceremony of 'Mashad 2017' ceremonies on Tuesday, Amiri said that electing the city of Mashad as Asia’s Cultural Capital of the Islamic World in 2017 by the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) would be the harbinger of unity message to the world.He stressed the fact …
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ISESCO medallion presented to culture minister
The medallion was presented to Salehi Amiri by ISESCO Deputy Director General Amina Al Hajri in 'Mashad 2017' ceremonies, kicked off officially in Mashad, the Cultural Capital of the Islamic world on Tuesday at the Imam Reza (AS) holy shrine.The ceremonies started with participation of over 250 political and cultural …
Read More »Commission to be set up to oversee cessation of hostilities in Syria
As the three regional nations initiating a ceasefire in Syria and pushing for Syria peace talks in Astana, Iran, Russia and Turkey explored on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the trilateral meeting on the Syrian peace process, how to put in place needed mechanisms to oversee the ceasefire and the …
Read More »Emir of Kuwait extends condolences on Plasco bldg. collapse
In his message to President Hassan Rouhani, Al-Sabah wished God's forgiveness and blessing for the victims of the tragic incident and quick recovery for the injured.Meanwhile, Speaker of Kuwait National Assembly Marzouq Al-Ghanim also in a message to his counterpart Ali Larijani expressed condolences on the sad occasion.The Crown Prince …
Read More »Senior official: Lebanon's security vital for Iran
Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in a meeting with Lebanese State Minister for Parliament Affairs Ali Qansou.The two sides also reviewed the latest regional developments, Lebanon, Syria and Palestine in particular, challenges threatening Islamic and Arab countries, tackling terrorism and fostering regional peace via settling Syria crisis through political means.Hailing Iran's …
Read More »Activist: Kashmir crisis, legacy of British colonization.
In an interview with IRNA in London, the British political activist said, 'We need to understand the reasons for their sufferings; the reason is that people of Kashmir don’t want to be part of India and they don’t want to be part of Pakistan, either.'The promises have never been fulfilled; …
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Read More »Human rights official Blasts UN special rapporteur's Remarks against Iran
Secretary of Iran’s Human Rights Council Mohammad Javad Larijani protested at the recent remarks by Jahangir.'On a recent press release by your office which included a statement by Ms. Asma Jahangir, I regret to say that all of it has been incorrect, unjustifiable and disappointing,' Larijani said in a letter …
Read More »Qasemi: No prospect for Iran-US relations
Qasemi made the remarks in his weekly press conference when asked by a reporter whether Iran and the US President, Donald Trump, had had behind-the-curtain consultations and whether any message had been exchanged between the two sides via Swiss Embassy in Tehran.The only contact between the two countries was during …
Read More »Iran not to keep icy ties with S. Arabia forever
Qasemi made the remarks in his weekly press conference.He said that however, Saudi government still insists to continue the previous path.'The country still beats the former drum; we have not yet observed any positive and constructive prospect on part of Saudi Arabia.''We are willing to have conventional, appropriate and favorable …
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