Speaking in a meeting with Boroujerdi in Damascuss on Wednesday, Syrian president said, 'We should congratulate Iran on the victories in Syria since they were achieved by Iran's support.'During the meeting, Boroujerdi also congratulated Syria's victories especially liberation of Aleppo.The economic capital of Syria was liberated on December 23 after …
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Biography of UN new Secretary General
He sent his first official message as the UN chief on Sunday on the occasion of the beginning of the new Christian year appealing to all people “to join me in committing to peace, today and every day.”The following is Guterres biography sent to IRNA by the UN Information Center …
Read More »Tehran prosecutor general elaborates on situation of spies' convictions
At a local ceremony here on Tuesday, Jafari-Dolatabadi divided the security threats into different areas such as insecurity, fanning the flames of dissatisfaction, bombing, security crimes, expansion of diverging trends and efforts to infiltrate the Islamic Republic's system.About the 70 convicted in Tehran, the official said they gave the country's …
Read More »Iran hands over 97 deportees to Pakistan
According to Radio Pakistan, these people had been arrested from different parts of Iran by Iranian security forces because they were living there without traveling documents.Pakistanis living in Iran illegally or trying to enter Iran illegally are regularly caught by Iranian security forces. Iranian authorities had been often deporting Pakistanis …
Read More »Russian senator sees Tehran-Moscow-Ankara convergence as 'significant'
According to Rossiya Segodnya on Wednesday, he told the news agency that the year 2017 will be vital for Syria given the high importance of the contribution Iran, Russia and Turkey make in the settlement of the crisis there.He said the implementation of political programs for settlement of Syrain crisis …
Read More »Saudi regime biggest violator of human rights, freedom of speech: Hezbollah
Naim Qassem made the remarks during the first anniversary martyrdom of Sheikh Nimr which was held on Tuesday in Southern Beirut.'Sheikh Nimr was mouthpiece of people in Saudi Arabia and the defender of oppressed masses in Palestine, Bahrain, Lebanon, Iraq and Syria,' he added.Sheikh Nimr was a prominent Shia cleric …
Read More »FM spokesman corrects news about next year Hajj rituals
He rejected some news stories quoting him saying that Iran will not be dispatching pilgrims to Hajj next year.He stressed that Iran has not received any invitations from Saudi Arabia in this connection.He reiterated that the Islamic Republic of Iran has got no invitation letters from the Saudi government for …
Read More »Gov't main approach aims to restore economic stability, social trust
He made the remarks in a meeting with members of Majlis Commission on Planning and Budget to review various topics including government's efforts to develop ties with outside world and advancement of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), management of currency market and carrying out development plans in the …
Read More »No phone talks between Iranian, Russian FMs
'The last phone call of Iranian and Russian foreign ministers dates as back as Thursday,' the Center announced.The Center's announcement said the report on the phone call of the two officials, published on Tuesday morning, lacks any authenticity and credit.Over recent weeks, especially after liberation of Aleppo, heads of diplomatic …
Read More »Larijani: Majlis supports Iraq stability, security
Larijani, talking to Iraqi Vice-President Nuri al-Maliki, said regional crises have unveiled the hypocrite image of certain regional states.He criticized certain regional countries for their role in the Syrian and Iraqi crises and said there are suitable political and economic capacities which should be used in line with interests of …
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