Iran DailyAsian imports of Iran crude rise nearly 20%
Asian imports of Iranian crude rose by 19.8 percent last year to hit a three-year high, although further increases by the OPEC nations biggest buyers will depend on whether Tehran and world powers can settle the dispute over itscivilian nuclear program.
Hezbollahs response proportionate to casualties it suffered
Hezbollahs ambush on an Israeli military convoy on Wednesday was planned to resemble Israels attack on a Hezbollah convoy 10 days earlier, movements Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Friday.
Egypts Sinai attack toll rises to 32
Egyptian officials on Friday raised the death toll to 32 from coordinated and simultaneous attacks that struck more than a dozen army and police targets in the restive Sinai Peninsula the previous night.
Araqchi: Marathon nuclear talks not easy
Irans Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said the marathon of nuclear negotiations with the P5+1 group is not easy due to the divisions among the six powers involved in the talks with Iran.
Over 60 dead in attack on Pakistan Shia mosque
A powerful bomb tore through a busy Shia mosque in southern Pakistan on Friday, killing more than 60 people in the countrys deadliest sectarian attack in nearly two years.
New Saudi king in major government shake-up
Saudi Arabias new King Salman has tightened his hold on power, firing two sons of his predecessor and replacing the heads of intelligence and other key agencies in a sweeping shakeup.
President seeks new horizons in space technology
President Hassan Rouhani said Iran should attain new prospects in space technology as it did in the fields of information, nanotechnology and biotechnological activities.
Official: Iran-Russia cooperation on Syria fruitful
A senior Iranian official said Thursday that cooperation between the Islamic Republic and Russia on Syria has borne fruit.
Tehran seeks stronger Saudi, regional ties
Senior Iranian lawmaker Alaeddin Boroujerdi on Friday underlined the need for stronger ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia and other Middle East countries to boost regional stability.
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Quneitra strike revealed Lebanese-Syrian-Iranian unity
Israels Jan. 18 attack on a Hezbollah convoy in Syria revealed the unity between Beirut, Damascus and Tehran, Secretary General of Lebanons Hezbollah resistance movement, Seyyed Hassan Nasral- lah said on Friday.
Araqchi calls talks with Europeans promising
Iran said nuclear talks with France, Germany and Britain on Thursday were promising but more work was needed to settle the 12-year stando?, Reuters reported.
Sisi pulls out of AU summit after Sinai attacks
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi cut short a visit to Ethiopia for an African Union summit, following a wave of deadly attacks in the Sinai Peninsula claimed by a group that pledges allegiance to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group.
General Soleimani meets Hezbollah chief in Beirut
Commander of the IRGC Quds Force Qassem Soleimani has met with Hezbollah Secretary General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah and other o?cials from the Lebanese resist- ance movement, the Al Mayadeen TV chan- nel reported on Friday.
Deadly blast hits Shia mosque in Pakistan
An explosion at a Shia mosque in Pakistans southern Sindh prov- ince has killed at least 40 people and left dozens more wounded, officials say.
Moscow-hosted Syria talks end, sides agree only to meet again
Representatives of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and opposition figures agreed at talks on Thursday to hold an- other round in Moscow, moderator Vi- taly Naumkin said on Thursday, but no date was set.
Strengthening regional ties will boost stability, Iranian MP tells Lebanese PM
Chairman of the Ira- nian Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Committee said on Friday that strengthening ties among the countries in the Mid- east region will help boost security and stability.
Velayati says Iran ?rm to expand strategic ties with Russia
Ali Ak- bar Velayati, a senior advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, said on Thurs- day that senior Iranian and Russian o?cials are determined to expand strategic ties.
Netanyahu speech to Congress could hurt Iran talks: Pelosi
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Ne- tanyahus scheduled speech to the U.S. Congress in March could dam- age the Obama administrations at- tempts to broker a deal with Iran, the senior U.S. House of Representa- tives Democrat said on Wednesday.
Irans vice speaker warns U.S. Congress against fresh sanctions
First Vice Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad- Hassan Aboutorabi-Fard says the Iranian legislature would see into scaling up its nuclear program if the U.S. imposes further sanctions against the Islamic Republic over its nuclear energy program.
