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Rouhani, Putin discuss energy ties, Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a telephone call, discussed energy projects and the situation in Syria, with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, the Kremlin said in a statement on Monday.

Ayatollah Shahroudi named as Expediency Council head
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Monday appointed Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi as the new chairman of Iran�s arbitration body, the Expediency Council, for the next five years.

18 dead in attack on Burkina Faso restaurant
At least 18 people including foreigners were killed and a dozen others wounded in a �terrorist attack� by suspected extremists on a Turkish restaurant in the Burkina Faso capital, the government said Monday.

Yemen records 500,000 cholera cases, nearly 2,000 deaths
More than half a million people in Yemen have been infected with cholera since the epidemic began four months ago and 1,975 people have died, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.

Moon urges calm on North Korea, says war unthinkable
South Korean President Moon Jae-in called Monday for calm in the standoff with North Korea, saying there should never be another war on the peninsula.

Iranian officials congratulate anniversary of Lebanon victory in 2006 war
Iran�s president and foreign minister extended their congratulations to their Lebanese counterpart on the 11th anniversary of the country�s great victory in the 2006 war waged by Israel.

Sandstorm sends 250 people to hospitals in Sistan-Baluchestan
At least 80 people have been hospitalized in recent days following ferocious sandstorm in southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan, head of the province�s crisis management office said on Monday.

Iran condemns US president �provocative� remarks about Venezuela
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi strongly condemned the recent �provocative and meddlesome� remarks by US President Donald Trump about domestic developments in Venezuela and his suggestion of using the �military option� to resolve the country�s political crisis.

Iranian nationals kidnapped in Turkey released
Turkish officials announced the release of two Iranian nationals from the captivity of kidnappers in the city of Istanbul.

 

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Rail freight transport in Iran up 55%
Transit of goods via railway network rose 55 percent in Iran since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21) until August 8, compared to the same period last year.

Kimball lauds Iran�s role in adopting treaty to ban nuclear arms
Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association in Washington, praises Iran for
playing a major role in approving the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in the United Nations.

New drug death penalty bill to save 5,300 inmates on death row
The Iranian parliament has passed a bill to its drug trafficking law that could commute the sentences of up to 5,300 inmates currently on death row for drug trafficking.

FAO advocates on role of soils for offsetting aviation emissions
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) recently released a publication that highlights the importance of soil carbon sequestration as an option for offsetting international aviation CO2 emissions.

Protests, vigils around U.S. decry white supremacist rally
Protesters decrying hatred and racism converged around the United States, saying they felt compelled to counteract the white supremacist rally that spiraled into deadly violence in Virginia.

Expediency Council gets new chairman
Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi was appointed on Monday by Supreme Leader Ayatollah
Ali Khamenei to lead the Expediency Council, a powerful body constitutionally charged with finding the middle ground between the Parliament and the oversight Guardian Council.

Senior U.S. senators meet terrorist MKO leader
A senior delegation of the U.S. senators met on Saturday with Maryam Rajavi, leader of the terrorist Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization, in Albania.

Russia dismisses claims on transfer of Iran�s hardware
Russian Senator Frants Klintsevich has dismissed a media report claiming that Iranian military hardware had been allegedly sent to Russia.