28 Mar 2024
Sunday 16 April 2017 - 10:06
Story Code : 257323

Iran English language newspaper headlines on Sunday, 16-04-2017

Iran Daily


President unveils military equipment, says exports up nearly 230%
Iran unveiled its recent technological achievements in the presence of President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday.

Floods, landslides kill dozens in NW Iran
Heavy floods and landslides triggered by torrential rain killed at least 35 people in northwestern Iran.

Japans CiRA aims to revolutionize Parkinsons disease treatment
Professor Jun Takahashi of the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, Japan, and his colleagues are engaged in a project to develop a method to treat Parkinsons disease through induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells), which will revolutionize the treatment of this disease if it properly achieves its goals.

US: China, Germany must do more to cut trade surpluses
China and Germany are not manipulating the value of their currencies to gain an unfair trade advantage, but both should do more to reduce their large trade surpluses with the United States, the US Treasury Department said.

Persepolis lifts title three weeks ahead of IPL end
Celebration started three weeks earlier for the Tehran-based Persepolis that beat Machine Sazi 2-0 in front of home crowd in Yadegar-e Emam Stadium of Tabriz, northwestern Iran, on Saturday.

North Korea displays new missiles as US carrier group approaches
North Korea displayed what appeared to be new long-range and submarine-based missiles on the 105th birth anniversary of its founding father, Kim Il-sung, on Saturday, as a nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier group steamed toward the region.

South Koreas March oil imports from Iran hit record high
South Koreas intake of Iranian crude oil soared to a record high in March and its first-quarter crude imports from Iran nearly doubled on year, reflecting Tehrans efforts to raise output after the lifting of sanctions early last year.

President unveils military equipment, says exports up nearly 230%
Iran unveiled its recent technological achievements in the presence of President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday.

IRNA, Red Cross discuss further cooperation
Managing Director of the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) and Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) mission in Iran discussed ways of expanding the cultural and media cooperation.

Azerbaijan defense minister in Tehran for talks
Azerbaijan Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov arrived in Tehran on Saturday for talks with Iranian officials on bilateral and regional issues.


Tehran Times


Several high-profile politicians announce candidacy
The time for registration for the upcoming presidential election ended Saturday at 18:00 local time, with several high-profile politicians registering to run for president in the May election.

South Pars deal with Total to be finalized within days: NIOC
The National Iranian Oil Company will soon finalize an agreement with Frances Total on the development of South Pars gas fields phase 11.

Iran attends Afghanistan peace conference in Moscow
Iran joined a number of regional countries in Russia for a new round of International Afghanistan Peace Conference to find diplomatic ways out of the problems that have plagued Afghanistan for years, Tasnim reported on Saturday.

ISIL grand mufti slain in Iraqi army missile strikes
The highest so-called official of religious law of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Daesh) terrorist group has been killed in a missile attack carried out by the Iraqi Air Force military aircraft in Mosul as government forces, backed by allied fighters from Popular Mobilization Units (AlHashd Al-Shaabi), are battling to retake the countrys second largest city from the terrorists.

Armenian president: Iran-EAEU cooperation necessary
Armenias President Serzh Sargsyan described Irans cooperation with Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) necessary for mutual ties between Tehran-Yerevan and beneficial to the expansion goals of the regional body.

Flash flood, landslide leaves 35 dead, 8 missing
Severe flood and landslide in western and northwestern parts of Iran have so far claimed 35 lives and left 8 missing.

Iran unveils its own training jet
Iran unveiled its first sophisticated training jet on Saturday, saying it will soon joins the countrys air force.

Zarif: Sanctions impaired Irans economic transparency
Sanctions imposed on Iran over its nuclear program dealt a major blow to the countrys economic transparency, an issue much neglected in assessing the outcomes of the 2015 international nuclear deal, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Saturday.

Rouhani: Iran needs no ones permission to build missile
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that Iran needs no ones permission to build missile and planes.

President Pena Nieto: Mexico willing to expand ties with Iran
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has said that Mexico is willing to expand ties with Iran in various areas, especially in economic and cultural spheres.

Foreign Ministry submits 5th report on JCPOA to parliament
Irans Foreign Ministry submitted its 5th quarterly report on the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, commonly called the nuclear deal, to parliament on Saturday.
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