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Iraqi Army advance links Ramadi to key base
Iraqi forces liberated territory from Daesh terrorists on Tuesday which links the recently recaptured city of Ramadi to a major army base in western Iraq, the military said.

 
Del Ponte: Russian airstrikes in Syria �good thing
Former war crimes prosecutor Carla Del Ponte, who is currently probing rights abuses in Syria, backed Russia�s airstrikes on �terrorist groups� in the war-torn country.

 
Daesh bomb attack kills eight in Damascus
At least eight people were killed on Tuesday when a car bomb exploded at a police officer�s club in the Syrian capital Damascus, a monitor said.

 
Deputy minister: President�s fulfilled promises would lead to higher turnout
Polls show that more people are willing to vote in Assembly of Experts and Parliament elections as the president election promises including the nuclear deal have been fulfilled, said the deputy interior minister Tuesday.

 
Schmid: EU ready to promote Iran ties
The European Union�s Deputy Secretary General for the External Action Service Helga Maria Schmid said the bloc is ready to expand cooperation with Iran to contribute to peace and stability in the region.

 
Successful cinematic product requires making different films
On the eighth day of the 34th edition of Fajr International Film Festival, out of 55 films screened, those featuring the eight-year Iraq-Iran war (1980-1988), namely �Delbari� by Seyyed Jalal Dehqani Ashkezariand and �Standing in the Mist� by Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian attracted more audiences due to adopting new themes.

 
Train crash in Germany kills at least nine
Two commuter trains crashed head-on Tuesday morning in a remote area in southern Germany, killing at least nine people and injuring some 150, some of whom had to be cut out of the wreckage and transported across a river for medical care, police said.

 
Iran, Italy sign several MoUs
Iran and Italy signed a number of Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) for cooperation in areas of energy, transportation and trade expos.

 
Rouhani: Iran, Georgia should boost relations
Iran�s President Hassan Rouhani said Tehran and Tbilisi should improve relations in all fields to serve the two nations� interests.

 
Iran Air Force equipped with Nasr missiles
A large cargo of homegrown air-launched cruise missile �Nasr� (Victory) was delivered to Iran�s Air Force on Tuesday.

 
SNSC: Islamic Revolution ideology opposed to Takfirism
Secretary of Iran�s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani denounced Takfirism as part of the West�s policy to spread Islamophobia and said the ideology of the Islamic Revolution is the opposite of Takfiri thoughts.

 
Russian companies gearing up for Iran business
�A new report said Russian companies are making a dash for Iranian market following the recent removal of anti-Iran sanctions.


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Zanganeh: Iran needs $200b to develop oil industry
Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said on Tuesday that $200 billion investment is required to develop the country�s oil industry.

 
�Mina�s Choice�, �Life+1 Day� lead nominations at Fajr festival
Director Kamal Tabrizi�s infidelity drama �Mina�s Choice� and Saeid Rustai�s poverty and drug movie �Life+1 Day� each received nine nominations in various categories including best film and best director at the 34th Fajr Film Festival, the organizers announced on Tuesday.

 
Fajr poetry festival holds meeting in Tajikistan
The 10th Fajr International Poetry Festival organized a poetry session in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on Monday, attended by a number of Iranian and Tajik literati and poets.

 
Saudis� words remain as words: Velayati
Ali Akbar Velayati, the director of Strategic Research Committee of the Expediency Council, has said that Saudis� decision to wage a ground war against Syria will not go beyond words, the Fars news agency reported on Tuesday.

 
Iran�s Naft fails to qualify for ACL group stage
Iran�s Naft Tehran suffered a 2-0 defeat against Qatari side El Jaish in the playoffs rounds of the 2016 AFC Champions League.

 
Israel claims UN chief inciting �terror� by defending Palestinians
Israel has accused UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon of promoting �terror� after he defended the Palestinian uprising as a natural response to the Tel Aviv regime�s occupation of their lands.

 
Iran hopes for agricultural boom post-sanctions
Iran plans to turn itself into a major food exporter, hoping the lifting of sanctions will boost international trade and allow investment in the agricultural sector, an official in Iran�s state grain buying agency said.

 
Shamkhani: Riyadh has already its Takfiri army in Syria
Saudi Arabia needs not speak about dispatching forces to Syria as all the Takfiri forces in Syria are Saudi Arabia�s ground boots, Iran�s Supreme National Security Council secretary Ali Shamkhani said on Tuesday.

 
Iran would continue its win-win policy to boost global ties: Rouhani
The government of Iran will prioritize privatization and support the private sector with the aim of shoring up social welfare and economic growth, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said.

 
Five reasons why Iran-Saudi conflict won�t escalate
Relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia have been tense ever since the establishment of the Islamic Republic back in 1979. Ties were further strained in 1987 after the massacre of over 400 Iranian pilgrims by Saudi security forces in the holy city of Mecca.