The explanations came after the some Saudi websites reported that senior Saudi cleric Sheikh Abdollah bin Soleiman has said that the senior Saudi clerics are ready to take part in debate sessions with Shiite clerics in Saudi Arabia or Iraq and explain the right for them and their base will …
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Minister: Iran expects UN to help voluntary repatriation of refugees
Rahmani Fazli made the remarks speaking to reporters after a meeting with the visiting United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi.He called on the United Nations to provide Iran with more assistance to offer further educational and health services to the refugees as long as they live in Iran.The …
Read More »President Rouhani wishes good health for Pakistani PM
'I'm so happy that after a successful surgery, you are passing the recovery period,' Rouhani said.The president described Pakistan as a friendly and brotherly neighboring country, saying Tehran-Islamabad relations have deepened in the light of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif's wisdom.Iran and Pakistan enjoy common interests in the region and …
Read More »Supreme Leader receives university instructors
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Read More »Interior minister, UNHCR official discuss refugee-related issues
After the meeting with the interior minister, the UN high commissioner for refugees are scheduled to hold a joint press conference with Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs Hossein Zolfaqari.He will also attend a ceremony in Tehran later in the day to commemorate the Refugee Day.Grandi arrived in Tehran on …
Read More »Saudi Arabia using Hajj as 'political weapon': Pak MP
Senator Col (Retired) Syed Tahir Hussain Mashhadi told IRNA in an exclusive interview that Hajj is not a political issue, it is a religious obligation and it is right of every Muslim to perform Hajj.Member Senate foreign affairs committee said: Hajj should not be used as any negotiating instrument; I …
Read More »IPU invites Larijani to attend Geneva meeting
'I am pleased to convey my heartfelt felicitation for re-election of Your Excellency as speaker of the new parliament,' Chungong said in his message.Secretary General of the IPU said that the IPU expects strengthening ties between IPU and Majlis.'We are confident that under your leadership Iranian parliament will continue with …
Read More »Pakistan says would welcome Iran to become SCO full member
In an interview with IRNA, foreign ministry spokesperson Nafees Zakaria said, 'Pakistan and Iran enjoy close brotherly relations. Iran is our neighbor and important country of the region and Pakistan would welcome Iran to become SCO Member.'The official further said that SCO would provide its new full members, including Iran …
Read More »UNHCR official praises Iran as a role model for refugees’ health and education
He made the remarks here on Saturday in a meeting with the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.During the meeting, Zarif stressed that despite hosting a community of three million refugees in the past three decades, Iran received but small assistance from international bodies.He called for increasing investment in Afghanistan …
Read More »Envoy: Daesh distracts Muslims' attention from Palestine issue
Addressing a meeting of Islamic Associations in Germany, Ali Majedi said that Iran is committed to fight extremism, violence and support Palestinians' rights.Despite the existence of different opinions about regional issues, it is worth noting that the only way to fight extremism and terrorism and to create security and stability …
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