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NIOC: Iran in-situ reserves up 30b barrels
Iran has discovered about a dozen new oilfields with in-situ reserves of 30 billion barrels since the Fifth Five-Year Development Plan (2011-2016), the National Iranian Oil Company�s exploration head said on Monday.

OPEC �delivering� on agreed output cuts
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries has implemented more than 90 percent of its agreed output cuts aimed at curbing a glut on world markets, Kuwait�s oil minister said on Monday.

Damascus says ready for prisoner swaps with �terrorists�
The Syrian government said on Monday it was ready to agree prisoner swaps with armed groups, a potential confidence-building measure as the United Nations prepares to convene new peace talks.

North Korea: New missile test a success
North Korea announced on Monday it had successfully test-fired a new type of medium- to long-range ballistic missile the previous day, saying advances in a weapons program it is pursuing.

Navy foils pirate attack on Iranian vessel
Iran�s naval forces thwarted an attack by Somali pirates on an Iranian trade vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

Iranian professor receives Order of the Rising Sun
Japan awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette, to an Iranian university professor for his contribution to the expansion of the two countries� bilateral scientific ties by conducting joint research projects.

VP to attend Tokyo symposium
Iranian Vice President for Women and Family Affairs Shahindokht Molaverdi departed for Japan on Monday to attend the 2nd Symposium of Iran-Japan on Women, Peace and Sustainable Development.

Zarif congratulates Steinmeier on his election
Iran�s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, in a message, congratulated Walter Steinmeier on his election as new German president.


Tehran Times

Shamkhani: Silence on Saudi atrocities in Yemen �complicity in genocide�
A top Iranian security offi- cial chided on Monday the international community for turning its eyes to atrocities committed by Saudi Arabia in Yemen, emphasizing that it is no different from �complicity� in those acts of violence

Kuala Lumpur event explores Iran, Malay world cultural heritage bonds
The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus in collaboration with the Iranian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur hosted a conference, which addressed widespread interaction between Iran, Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent and East Asia from China to Malaysia and Indonesia.

Iraq forces foil ARTICLE ISIL attempt to flee to Syria
Iraqi forces have thwarted an attempt by around 200 extremist fighters to flee their bastion of Tal Afar toward Syria, west of the city of Mosul, a security spokesman said Monday.

Hand-cut lead glass vessels on show at CHTHO
Sets of handcut lead glass and crystal vessels created by a senior Iranian artisan are on display at the Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization (CHTHO) in Tehran.

Asia�s first snow volleyball tournament kicks off in Iran
Asia�s first snow volleyball tournament got under way in Iran on Sunday.

Saudi Arabia is �delusional�, Tehran says
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi has said that Saudi Arabia�s stance on Tehran shows that Riyadh does not have information about the Middle East region and Iran.

Iran stresses �updating� nuclear medicine centers
Iran�s nuclear chief, Ali Akbar Salehi, on Monday defended the country�s peaceful nuclear program, underscoring that Tehran has to keep �updating� its nuclear medicine centers.

Nuclear deal beneficial for Trump: former diplomat
Sadeq Kharrazi, a former Iranian diplomat, has said that it is beneficial for the U.S. President Donald Trump to protect the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the official name for the nuclear deal.