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Former Iraqi president and secretary general of Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) party died in Berlin after a long period of illness following a brain stroke in 2012.He was the first non-Arab president of Iraq, elected in 2005, two years after the US-led invasion that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein.8072**2050Follow us …

In a press conference in Syrian capital on Thursday, he added that the recent Iraqi Kurdistan Region’s developments have a clear relation with the decline of Daesh power, as the US and Israel are seeking an insecure and conflict region.Iraqi Kurdistan’s move in holding poll for independence is undertaken as …

Addressing the Second Committee of the UN General Assembly, he elaborated Iran’s stance regarding global trade and reiterated the need for strengthening multilateral trade system.Khoshroo stressed the need for existence of global multilateral trade system, free from any discrimination and politicking.He also underlined the role of UN, especially that of …

Salehi who is currently in Rome at the official invitation of the Italian officials to attend the International Conference on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (Amaldi) and hold talks with the country’s officials told IRNA that it has been repeatedly said that JCPOA is not renegotiable.Some demand JCPOA’s technical aspects renegotiated …

Syrian president made the remarks in a meeting with Head of Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi in Damascus on Thursday. 'The bloods of the Iranian martyrs shed in Syria will be regarded as an invaluable asset for future cooperation as well as bolstering brotherly and …

Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi made the remarks in a meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia-Pacific region Ebrahim Rahimpour in Qom on Thursday.The issue should be on the agenda until improvement of situation, Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi said. Rahimpur, for his part, briefed the grand ayatollah on the current catastrophic situation in …

Ayatollah Nouri Hamedani made the remarks in a meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia-Pacific region Ebrahim Rahimpour in Qom on Thursday. Global arrogance has created numerous problems for Muslim countries as they really fear Islam, he said.If the shooter in Las Vegas was a Muslim, the US media had …

Referring to his counseling to the US Congress about the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), often referred to as Iran Nuclear Deal, Colonel Larry Wilkerson told IRNA that Congress people won't accept US' quitting the deal without documents that prove Iran has violated it.Pleased with the support of US …

The senior Iranian lawmaker made the remarks in a meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Thursday. In the meeting, both sides exchanged views on various issues, mainly regional developments.Boroujerdi also congratulated the recent great victories of the Syrian army in various fronts, and said Syria is now …

Answering to a question by IRNA at his weekly news briefing in Islamabad on Thursday, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nafees Zakaria said his government is fully focused on exploiting the potential of the important geographic location that Pakistan has.“Pakistan is located at the confluence of four regions; South Asia, Central …