Iran Daily


Steel output to hit 50m tons in six years
Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade Mohammadreza Nematzadeh said that crude steel production will reach 50 million tons in the next six years from the current 17 million tons.

South Korea president says scandal �my fault�
South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Friday agreed to be questioned in a formal corruption probe, portraying herself as an over-trusting, �lonely� leader who dropped her guard with a close friend arrested for fraud.

Iranians rally against US hostile policies
Iranians took to the streets across the country to demonstrate their disapproval of US hostile policies on the anniversary of the takeover of the American Embassy in Tehran 37 years ago.

Assad: US waging proxy war in Syria against Russia, Iran
Despite claiming humanitarian motives, US actions in Syria are meant to undermine the power of Russia and Iran, with Washington trying to achieve this goal by directly supporting terrorists, Syrian President Bashar Assad said.

Turkey detains Kurdish leaders as deadly blast hits southeast
Turkish police on Friday detained almost a dozen MPs from the country�s main pro-Kurdish party, including its two co-leaders, as eight people were killed in a deadly car bombing blamed on Kurdish militants.

Top Russia, Hungary lawmakers to visit Iran
The Speaker of the Hungarian National Assembly Laszlo Kover and Russia�s Federation Council Chairperson Valentina Ivanovna Matvienko will pay separate visits to Tehran to hold talks with senior Iranian officials.

22nd Press Exhibition opens in Tehran
The 22nd Press Exhibition, country�s most important press event, opened in Tehran on Friday, however, the event will be officially opened by President Hassan Rouhani today.

Baeedinejad:No anti-Iran sanctions in place from Europe
Iran�s Ambassador to London Hamid Baeedinejad announced that there is no European anti-Iran sanction in effect.

Bugging devices found at Iran nuclear talks hotel in Geneva
A number of computers at a five-star Geneva hotel that has hosted sensitive talks, including Iranian nuclear negotiations, were found to be infected with malware used for espionage, Swiss prosecutors have revealed.

Iran�s foreign minister plans Lebanon visit
Iran�s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has plans to visit Lebanon, probably next week, Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi announced on Friday.


Tehran Times

Turkey detains HDP leaders Demirtas and Yuksekdag
Turkey has arrested two co-leaders and nine other Members of Parliament (MP)s of Turkey�s pro-Kurdish Peoples� Democratic Party (HDP/Halklar?n Demokratik Partisi), according to the country�s interior ministry.

Pharmaceuticals, medical equipment exports up 50%: TPO
Iran has exported $103 million of pharmaceuticals and medical equipment since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20), a 50 percent rise year on year, IRNA reported quoting Trade Promotion Organization Head Mojtaba Khosrotaj as saying on Thursday.

Press Exhibition opens in Tehran
The 22nd Press Exhibition opened at Tehran�s Imam Khomeini Mosalla on Friday.

Tehran attracts over $30m in foreign investment
Tehran province attracted over $30 million in foreign investment during the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-Septemebr 21), IRNA reported on Friday quoting Allah-Mohammad Aqaei, director general of Tehran Finance and Economic Affairs Department.

Education Ministry cuts working hours for women with special conditions
The Iranian Education Ministry has reduced weekly working hours from 44 to 36 for women with special conditions, ISNA news agency reported on Friday.

Iran marches into Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup final
Iran beat Tahiti 8-6 to qualify for the Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup final on Friday.

Japanese embassy in Iran celebrates Emperor Akihito�s birthday
On Wednesday, the embassy of Japan in Tehran hosted a ceremony to celebrate the birth anniversary of Japanese Emperor Akihito.

Zarif planning debut meeting with new Lebanese president
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will be paying a debut visit to Lebanon likely in the coming week soon after Michel Aoun was elected as president, according to Iran�s Foreign Ministry.

Iran marks U.S. embassy takeover
Hundreds of thousands of Iranian students took to the streets across the country on Thursday to voice their disapproval of U.S. policies on the anniversary of the takeover of the American embassy in Tehran 37 years ago.

Job creation at border areas a priority of Rouhani administration: minister
A focus of the Rouhani administration is to create jobs at the country�s borders though smuggling and security are getting in the way, the interior minister said on Wednesday.

Tehran-Manila ties to expand, diplomat says
Mohammad Tanhaei, the Iranian ambassador to the Philippines, said on Thursday that expansion of ties between Tehran and Manila will be expedited.

Obama extends national emergency against Iran
U.S. President Barack Obama has extended national emergency with respect to Iran in spite of signing nuclear deal in July 2015.

Liberalism sought by U.S. nothing but selfishness: ex-ambassador
Mohammad Sadegh Kharrazi, a former Iranian diplomat, said on Wednesday that the liberalism being sought by the U.S. is nothing by �selfishness�.