Expo Pakistan aims to strengthen trade with Iran
KARACHI- Expo Pakistan is the biggest trade fair in Pakistan, showcasing the largest collection of export merchandise and services. Foreign exhibitors from neighboring countries also use this platform to display their products. First held in 2005, the success of last Expo Pakistan in 2015 was manifested by the participation of a large number of local […]
Iran edge past Venezuela in friendly
Iran national football team defeated Venezuela 1-0 thanks to a goal from Alireza Jahanbakhsh on Monday. Iran and Venezuela players observed a minute’s silence to remember those killed in the magnitude-7.3 earthquake that struck late Sunday in Iran’s western provinces. In the match held at the Goffertstadion in Nijmegen in the Netherlands, Jahanbakhsh found the […]
At least 430 killed as strong quake rattles western Iran
A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit western Iran’s Kermanshah province on Sunday night, killing at least 430 people and injuring 7370 so far. The incident occurred at 9:48pm local time. It struck at a depth of 11 kilometers. The epicenter of the quake was in the city of Azgeleh, near the border between Iran and Iraq. But the highest casualties occurred in the […]
Turkish PM offers condolences for Iran quake victims
Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım offered condolences Monday to Iran for the victims of Sunday’s earthquake that struck along the Iraq-Iran border region. Yıldırım told Iran’s First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri during a phone call that Turkey stands with Iran on this difficult day. Jahangiri, who has been appointed by President Hassan Rouhani to mobilize resources […]
At least 207 killed as strong quake rattles western Iran
A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit western Iran’s Kermanshah province on Sunday night, killing at least 207 people and injuring 1700 so far. It struck at a depth of 11 kilometers. The epicenter of the quake was 32 kilometers south of the city of Halabja, near the border between Iran and Iraq. But the highest casualties occurred in the town of […]
Syria slams West for supplying nuclear material to Israel
Syria’s ambassador to the UN has slammed the West for supplying Israel with nuclear material and know-how, calling the regime’s nuclear capability a threat to the Middle East security. During a UN General Assembly session on Friday, Bashar al-Jaafari noted that the West enabled Israel to possess nuclear weapons by supplying the regime with nuclear […]
Iran beats Panama’s second team
Iran’s national football team managed to defeat Panama’s second team in a friendly match held Thursday evening in Graz, Austria. In a World Cup preparation match, the Persian side pulled out a 2-1 victory over Panama’s second team, while most of the players of Panama national football team were absent. Ashkan Dejagah and Saman Ghoddos […]
Iran’s support prevented Iraq, Syria collapse: Ex Iran’s FM
In a peach in the European Forum, head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said Iran rushed to the help of Iraq and Syria upon their request, not only to prevent the collapse of those countries, but to push the danger of terrorism away from its own borders. Following is the full text of […]
Mexico stresses Iran’s stabilizing role in region
Mexican Senator Teófilo Torres Corzo stressed Iran’s key part in preservation of regional and global stability and called for further cooperation between the two countries. Teófilo Torres Corzo, Chairman of the Mexican Senate’s Foreign Affairs Committee for Asia Pacific, held talks with Iran’s Ambassador to Mexico City Mohammad Taghi Hosseini on Wednesday, during which he […]
Exports of foodstuffs up 12% in 6 months yr/yr
TEHRAN- Iran’s exports of foodstuffs during the first half of the present Iranian calendar year (March 21- September 22, 2017) increased 12 percent in comparison with the same period in the year preceding, IRNA quoted the board chairman of Food Producers Cooperative as saying on Tuesday. According to Mehdi Karimi Tafreshi, Iran’s exports of foodstuff […]