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Iran economy booming on the heels of sanctions removal
Iran is rebuilding its economy following a historic nuclear agreement with world powers which resulted in removal of all sanctions imposed by the US, European Union and the United Nations.

 
Senator: US blind support for Saudis aiding extremism
An influential US senator has questioned Washington�s unwavering support for Saudi Arabia despite the regime�s backing of extremist ideology and its military offensive in Yemen.
 
US, UK hacked into Israeli air surveillance
US and British intelligence agencies for years hacked into Israeli drones carrying out surveillance to prepare for a potential strike on Iran in blatant violation of international law, Israeli daily Yediot Aharonot reported on Friday.

 
France to recognize Palestinian state if talks fail
France will recognize a Palestinian state if a final push that Paris plans to lead for a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians fails, its foreign minister said on Friday.

 
Leader pays tribute to late Imam Khomeini
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei attended the mausoleum of the Founder of the Islamic Revolution paying tribute to the late Imam Khomeini on Saturday.

 
UN, Iran, Egypt�s Al-Azhar condemn Saudi mosque attack
The United Nations Security Council, Iranian Foreign Ministry and Egypt�s highest Islamic authority, Al-Azhar, condemned a terrorist attack on a Shia mosque in Saudi Arabia�s Eastern Province.
 
Navy test-fires advanced torpedoes
Iranian Navy on Saturday test-fired a number of advanced torpedoes from destroyers and submarines during the fourth day of large-scale naval exercises in Makran coastal zone, east of the Strait of Hormuz.

 
Pakistani PM likely to visit Tehran, Riyadh again
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is likely to pay a visit to Iran and Saudi Arabia in a bid to mediate improvement of ties between Tehran and Riyadh, Pakistani newspaper Daily Express reported.

 
Hezbollah denies Iran meddling in Lebanon internal affairs
Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah categorically denied accusations that Iran is interfering in the internal affairs of Lebanon, adding that there is no evidence for the allegations.

 
Tehran Times
 
�3 principlists, 2.5 reformists vie for each Majlis seat�
A moderate principlist politician has drawn a comparison between the number of principlists and reformists who will compete for 290 parliamentary seats in the February election, arguing that the election will not greatly favor principlists against reformists as it is claimed.

 
$50b investment by 2021 anticipated
The sixth five-year national development plan, which ends in 2021, has envisaged some $50 billion investment in the country, said Mohammad Baqer Nobakht, the government spokesman as well as the head of the Management and Planning Organization.

 
Iran incentivizes clean energy investors
The Iranian Energy Ministry offers incentives to companies that will make investment in the generation of electricity from clean energy resources in the country, Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian told the Tehran Times in a press conference on Saturday.

 
EU: Iran may join Southern Gas Corridor project
The European Union and Turkey share a number of common issues, one of which is the Southern Gas Corridor project, the European Union�s Climate Action and Energy Commissioner, Miguel Arias Ca�ete, said in an interview to Anadolu agency, APA-Economics reported.

 
Fajr festival highlights Mexican art
The 8th Fajr International Festival of Visual Arts opened on Friday with a special section for Mexican art.

 
Terrorists fail to unite against Syria government
Syria�s main opposition bloc said it was travelling to Geneva on Saturday to assess the intentions of the government in implementing humanitarian measures that could allow it to join political negotiations.

 
Environment is a national security concern: scholar
The spat over whether the environment department operates under the title of a ministry or an organization is futile as far as protecting the environment is not institutionalized in the minds of senior policy makers as a national security measure, Asghar Mohammadi Fazel, the dean of the College of Environment, said.

 
Envoy says India plans to import more oil from Iran
In a short interview with the Tehran Times on January 26, the day marking India�s Republic Day, Ambassador Saurabh Kumar said the New Delhi government plans to import more oil from Iran as the sanctions against the country are being lifted under the July 2015 nuclear deal.

 
Zarif: Nuclear accord erodes Iranophobia project
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Saturday that the nuclear talks put an end to the Iranophobia project.

 
Iran slams terrorist attack on Shiite mosque in Saudi Arabia
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaber Ansari on Friday slammed terrorist attack on the Imam Reza Mosque, a Shiite mosque in Saudi Arabia.

 
Dem: Republicans �lying through their teeth� about ending Iran deal
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) suggested the Republican presidential field wouldn�t go back on the Iranian nuclear deal if they win the White House, despite widespread opposition.

 
Nawaz Sharif likely to visit Tehran, Riyadh again: Daily Express
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is likely to pay a visit to Iran and Saudi Arabia in a bid to mediate improvement of ties between Tehran and Riyadh, Pakistani newspaper Daily Express reported.

 
Rouhani�s trip to Europe about more than big business
The trip of Iran�s President Hassan Rouhani to Italy and France this week marked the first visit of an Iranian head of state to Europe in 17 years.