25 Apr 2024
Sunday 24 July 2016 - 09:59
Story Code : 224006

Iran English language newspaper headlines on Sunday, 24-07-2016

Iran Daily
Nine dead in Munich shooting
A teenage gunman went on a shooting rampage at a shopping mall in the German city of Munich, killing at least nine people and wounding 16 others before turning the gun on himself, police said on Saturday.

JCPOA prepared ground for investment
Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said in Qom on Saturday that the implementation of the historic nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) has paved the ground for luring more foreign investment.

EU deepens Iran economic cooperation
European Union in a new statement stressed that the bloc is determined to strengthen relations with Iran, economy in particular.

Turkey extends police powers, shutters schools after coup
Turkey pushed on Saturday with a sweeping crackdown against suspects accused of taking part in the failed coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, extending police powers to hold people in detention and shuttering over 1,000 private schools.

Dozens dead after blasts hit Hazara rally in Kabul
The Daesh terror group claimed responsibility for twin explosions Saturday that ripped through crowds of Shia Hazaras in Kabul, killing at least 61 people and wounding 207 others in apparently their deadliest attack in the Afghan capital.

Zarif protests West deafening silence on terrorists crimes in Syria
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif lashed out at the West for its deafening silence on the atrocities committed by the Western-backed terrorists in Syria.

Bus crash kills 16 in Iran
At least 16 people were killed and 12 others injured early Saturday when a speeding bus smashed into an electricity pole in northern Iran, state television reported.

Salehi: Iran to become member of ITER
Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi said on Saturday that grounds are now prepared for Iran to be admitted as the 36th member of International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER).

Foreign minister to kick off West Africa tour today
Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif leading a politico-economic delegation leaves for West Africa for a six-day official visit today.

Iran censures Saudi FM for ludicrous allegations
Irans Foreign Ministry censured Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir for his ludicrous, baseless and repetitious allegations against the Islamic Republic.
Tehran Times
Tehran calls S. Arabia founding father of Daesh, al Qaeda
Reacting to a recent barrage of anti-Iranian remarks by Saudi Foreign Minister Adel alJubeir, the Iranian Foreign Ministry on Saturday lambasted the Saudi kingdom, calling it the founding father of Daesh and al Qaedeh.

Iran has drawn up plan to undo nuclear work if deal is violated: Salehi
Iran has drawn up plans to bring its nuclear activities to the previous stage if the West refrains from honoring its obligations under the nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi has said.

European Union deepens economic cooperation with Iran
A delegation of European Union offi- cials visited Iran from 11-14 July to discuss deeper cooperation in the fields of economic policy, trade, investment and finance.

Rouhani to visit Azerbaijan on August 8
President Hassan Rouhani plans to visit Baku on August 8 to attend the Iran-Azerbaijan- Russia trilateral summit.

Adaptation of Camus A Happy Death on stage at Tehran theater
A loose adaptation of the novel A Happy Death by French author Albert Camus (19131960) is on stage at Tehrans Molavi Hall under the new title Algeria.

Iran beats Kazakhstan at FIBA Asia U18 Championship
Host Iran beat Kazakhstan 90-59 on Day 2 of the 2016 FIBA Asia U18 Championship on Saturday.

11m underprivileged provided with health insurance: minister
Some 11 million people living in underprivileged areas are now under the coverage of health insurance services within the framework of healthcare reform plan, Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh-Hashemi said.

Chinas crude oil imports from Iran up 16.1% in June yr/yr
Chinas imports of crude oil from Iran rose 16.1% in June over a year earlier to 780,000 barrels per day (bpd), up from 671,000 bpd in May. Imports for the January-June period gained 2.5%, customs data showed on Thursday.

Congress should not block sale of passenger planes to Iran: NY Times
In an editorial dated July 21 the New Times has rebuked hard-line congressmen who are trying to kill a deal which allows the Boeing Company to sell passenger planes to Iran.

Western silence on terrorism is deafening: Zarif
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted on Friday that Western countries silence over the beheading of a 12 year-old boy in Syria is deafening.

Commander says IRGC dismantles terrorist cells
Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps ground force said on Saturday that his forces have dismantled a number of armed-to-the-teeth terrorist cells over the past months following scattered clashes in northwestern and southeastern borders.

Iran condemns deadly gun attack in Munich
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Saturday condemned a deadly gun attack in the Germany city of Munich.
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