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Iran, Venezuela sign 20-yr partnership agreement
Tehran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his visiting Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro signed a 20-year partnership agreement to boost cooperation in energy, economy, tourism, culture, and politics, local media reported. Speaking at a…
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US sanctions detrimental to Iran’s healthcare system: Envoy
Tehran: Iran’s envoy said that US sanctions have adversely affected the healthcare system of the Islamic republic, local media reported. Zahra Ershadi, Iran’s deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, said on…
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Iran to remove 27 monitoring cameras from nuclear sites: IAEA
Tehran: Iran has told the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that it is removing 27 surveillance cameras from its nuclear facilities, the agency said Thursday, warning the move could deal “a fatal…
- Middle East
Prophet Row: Iran removes its version of meeting with NSA Doval
New Delhi: Iran has taken down an earlier press statement which mentioned that India has assured of taking action against those responsible for making derogatory reamrks against Prophet Muhammad. MEA spokesperson Arindam…
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Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in India
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar with Foreign Minister of Iran Hossein Amir-Abdollahian during a meeting, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) Mumbai: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian during an interactive session…
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Train derailment in Iran kills at least 17, injures 50
Tehran: A passenger train partially derailed in eastern Iran early Wednesday, killing at least 17 people and injuring 50 more, including some critically, authorities said. The report said the number of casualties…
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Iran urges IAEA to avoid ‘politicising’ nuke programme
Tehran: Iran has urged the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to avoid “politicising” issues concerning Iran’s nuclear programme. Kazem Gharibabadi, deputy chief of the Iranian Judiciary and a former envoy to the…
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UAE condemns statements insulting Prophet Mohammed
New Delhi/UAE: After Qatar, Iran and Kuwait, now the United Arab Emirates has condemned statements by former BJP spokespersons on Prophet Mohammed. The UAE foreign office expressed denunciation and rejection of insults…
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Iran joins Qatar & Kuwait, summons Indian ambassadors over remarks on Prophet
The comments of the suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma and the expelled leader Naveen Kumar Jindal about the Prophet Muhammad have sparked outrage in Islamic countries, with Qatar, Kuwait, and Iran summoning…
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Iran welcome the extension of the Yemen truce
Tehran: Iran has welcomed the two-month renewal of the nationwide truce between Yemen’s warring parties under the UN auspices. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh on Saturday said it is hoped that…
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Iran reports death of second IRGC colonel in two weeks
Tehran: Iran reported the death of another colonel of the elite Quds force of its Revolutionary Guards on Friday, the second in two weeks from the unit which oversees Iran’s military operations…
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Iran: Latest destructive statement proves GCC’s strategic bewilderment
Tehran: Iran has slammed the anti-Iran statement by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) as “repetitive” and “destructive,” and said such a statement shows the “entirely wrong” approach and “strategic bewilderment” toward Iran…
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Iran: Death toll reaches 36 in building collapse
Tehran: The toll in a 10-storey commercial building collapse in the southwestern Iranian city of Abadan has risen to 36, semi-official Tasnim news agency quoted a top provincial official. Speaking to reporters,…
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Israel warns citizens against traveling to Turkey over Iran attack concerns
Tel Aviv: Israel on Monday warned Israelis not to travel to Turkey, citing Iranian threats of revenge for the assassination of a senior Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) officer last week. Israel’s…
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Over 1,000 Afghan refugees returned home from neighbouring countries
Kabul: A total of 1,094 Afghan nationals who had taken refuge in neighbouring countries of Pakistan and Iran returned home on Saturday, the country’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation confirmed on Monday.…
