Iran Daily


Rouhani: World racing to bolster Iran ties
President Hassan Rouhani said that today countries are racing to promote relations with Iran instead of competing with each other to put pressure on Iran.

Iran to sign six oil deals with foreign firms
Iran said on Sunday it will soon sign six agreements with international energy giants over the development of its oil sector projects.

Hungarian envoy expounds on Iran-Hungary post-JCPOA relations
This is a special year for Iran as following a very successful diplomatic operation and the signing of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action last July, the post-sanctions era started for the country as of January 16, 2016.

Spain�s Socialists agree to lift veto
Spain�s embattled Socialists on Sunday voted to lift a long-standing veto that has prevented the conservatives from forming a minority government, in what should finally end a ten-month political impasse.

Banks �set to relocate out� of Brexit Britain
International banks based in Britain are readying to relocate some operations outside of the country in 2017, fearing post-Brexit uncertainty, the director of a powerful banking lobby said Sunday.

Iraqi Kurds capture town in advance on Mosul
Kurdish fighters said they had taken the town of Bashiqa near Mosul from Daesh on Sunday as Iraqi forces pressed their offensive against the terror group�s last stronghold in Iraq.

Tehran calls for acceleration of drafting Caspian Sea legal status convention
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif expressed hope that �determination and goodwill� of leaders of the Caspian littoral states would accelerate the process of drafting the convention on the legal status of the sea.

President nominates three new cabinet ministers
President Hassan Rouhani introduced three ministerial nominees to lead the country�s ministries of Culture and Islamic Guidance, Sports and Youth Affairs, and Education.

Iran: UN rights report politically-motivated, biased
Iran�s Foreign Ministry dismissed as �politically-motivated� a recent report by the United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic.


Tehran Times

Iran hopes S. Arabia, Russia to align with oil cuts
Iran says it is hoped that Saudi Arabia and Russia, the two top oil producers within and outside the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, will come to terms and cut production in order to boost global prices.

�Iranian publishers willing to join Universal Copyright Convention of Berne�
Mohammad-Ali Jafarieh, the director of Saless, a major publishing company in Tehran, has said that Iranian publishers are willing to join the Universal Copyright Convention of Berne.

Leader says erroneous to think U.S. is invincible
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said the U.S. record in the region over the past years proves that it is erroneous to think that the country cannot be surmounted.

Rouhani: Iran backs efforts aimed at stabilizing oil market
President Hassan Rouhani has underlined Iran�s support for any effort in line with restoring stability to the global oil market.

World auto giants to gather in Iran�s IAIIC
Senior officials from international automakers such as Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen and BMW will attend the 4th Iran Automotive Industry International Conference (IAIIC) which is due to be held on November 14-15 in Tehran, ISNA reported on Sunday.

�The Ginger Man� comes to Iranian bookstores
A Persian version of Irish-American novelist J. P. Donleavy�s first novel �The Ginger Man� has recently been published by Hirmand Publications in Tehran.

Iran�s Ahmadnejad wins bronze at Youth World Weightlifting C�ships
Ahmad Ahmadnejad of Iran claimed a bronze medal in the men�s 77kg clean and jerk event at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Youth World Weightlifting Championships in Penang, Malaysia on Sunday.

Larijani urges dialogue to end regional conflicts
Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said on Sunday that the Islamic Republic regards dialogue as the only option to overcome regional conflicts, Fars news agency reported.

Rouhani nominates three new ministers
In a letter to the Majlis speaker released to the media on Sunday President Hassan Rouhani nominated three persons for the post of culture, education and sports ministers.