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Tuesday 29 August 2017 - 09:42
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Iran English language newspaper headlines on Tuesday, 29-08-2017



Iran Daily

 

Exports from South Pars up 12%
Exports from Irans South Pars, the worlds largest gas field, rose 12 percent in the past year, said the head of its Customs Department.

Pope to visit Myanmar, Bangladesh as Rohingya crisis intensifies
Pope Francis will visit Myanmar and Bangladesh later this year, the Vatican announced Monday, hours after the Catholic leader decried the plight of Rohingya Muslims as they flee fresh violence.

Harvey has unloaded 9 trillion gallons of water
Words cannot describe the catastrophic situation unfolding in Houston and Southeast Texas.

Former FM Yazdi dies at 85
Ebrahim Yazdi, Irans first foreign minister after the 1979 Islamic Revolution and a close ally of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, passed away following a long illness. He was 85.

Iran beats Russia to claim world U19 volleyball title
Iran kept its unbeaten run to claim the top spot in the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Boys U19 World Championship following the four-set win over Russia at the Isa City Sports Hall in Riffa, Bahrain, on Sunday.

Leader: Establishment of Islamic society needs struggle
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Monday just in the same way that the victory of the revolution needed struggle, establishing the norms of the revolution and creating an Islamic society also needs struggle.

Zarif, de Mistura discuss Syria developments
Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura discussed the latest developments in the war-torn Syria.

Salehi: Iran not to accept anything beyond text of JCPOA
Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi denounced recent moves by the new US administration that violate the 2015 nuclear deal, saying that Iran will never be the first party to violate the agreement, nor will it accept anything beyond the text of the JCPOA and the Non-Proliferation Treatys (NPT) Additional Protocol.

At least 13 injured as 4.9-magnitude quake hit Irans northwest
An earthquake measuring 4.9 on Richter scale jolted a northwestern Iran city, lightly injuring 13 people.

Iran unveils new air defense achievements
Irans Air Defense on Monday unveiled four homegrown systems for civil and military applications.

 

Tehran Times

 

Zarif, UN envoy discuss Syrian crisis
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and UN special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura met in Tehran on Monday to discuss political initiatives to settle the protracted Syrian conflict.

Tehran crafts expo: A venue for dialogue
During a visit to the 28th National Crafts Exhibition, I gradually realized that many visitors, craftspeople, exhibitors, entrepreneurs and even officials are in ongoing dialogues, a phenomenon
that was seemingly a prevailing feature of the event.

Gaddafis remarks on Imam Musa Sadr all lies
Khalil Hamdan, a member of Lebanons Amal Movement, said on Monday that all the information given by former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi about Imam Musa al-Sadrs case had been incorrect.

No country in position to become a hegemon: ex-CIA analyst
Professor Paul Pillar, who was CIA intelligence analyst for 28 years, tells the Tehran Times that no country today is in position to become a world hegemon.

Syrian troops advance in oilrich Dayr al-Zawr
Syrian army troops have pushed deeper into the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Daesh)-held Dayr al-Zawr, advancing 13 kilometers in the oil-rich eastern province.

Magnitude 4.9 quake jolts northwestern Iran
An earthquake measuring 4.9 on Richter scale struck the city of Sharabian, northwestern province of
East Azarbaijan, early on Monday.

Nuclear chief: Iran ahead of schedule in redesigning Arak reactor
Irans progress in redesigning the Arak heavy water nuclear facility (aka IR-40) has surpassed initial estimations, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) chief announced on Monday.

Leader: Revolution never ends
Leader of the Islamic Revolution said on Monday that protecting and implementing the revolutions norms are difficult and challenging, noting that revolution never ends and that Islam has new things to say about human beings, politics, politics, etc.

UN Resolution 2231 predicated on closure of Irans military case: MP
An Iranian lawmaker said on Monday that the UN Resolution 2231 is predicated on the closure of Irans military case and its exclusion from the countrys nuclear case.

Iran unveils home-made aviation equipment
On Monday Iran unveiled four homegrown electronic aviation systems for civil and military applications.

Russia: Tehran-Moscow military co-op no breach of UN resolutions
Dmitry Shugaev, head of Russias Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, has said Moscows military cooperation with Tehran is not in violation of UN Security Council resolutions, Sputnik reported.

 

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