Iran DailyRalliers support Rouhanis diplomacy, call for lifting sanctions
Masses of demonstrators on Monday voiced their support for the governments dynamic diplomacy and its campaign against arbitrary Western sanctions.
Morsi: I am legitimate president
Egypts deposed Mohammed Morsi declared defiantly that he remains the countrys legitimate president, telling a judge as his trial got underway on Monday that he rejects the proceedings against him.
Turkish-Islamic arts on show in Tehran
Tehran is hosting a Turkish arts exhibition, organized by the ECO Cultural Institute in a joint effort with Yunus Emre Cultural Center.
No nuclear solution without sanctions relief
Irans top nuclear negotiator says Tehran has received no proposal concerning anti-Iran sanctions relief, stressing that any solution to Tehrans nuclear issue which does not guarantee the lifting of the bans is unacceptable.
Iran favors closer ties with neighboring states
President Hassan Rouhanis chief of staff said the Islamic Republic favors enhancement of relations with neighboring and friendly countries.
UNHCR hails Irans assistance to Afghan refugees
Senior UNHCR official Janet Lim on Monday praised Irans efforts to render medical and sanitary services to Afghan refugees.
President: Govt firm on lowering inflation
President Hassan Rouhani said that the government has focused efforts on striking balance to indices of the macro economy before start of the new Iranian year (in March 2014) and bring the inflation rate down to about 30 percent from 40 percent.
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Iran studyingplan to pumpCaspian waterinto LakeUrmia
TheIranian administrationhas started studies on thetransfer of water from the CaspianSea to Lake Urmia to restore thelake, which is experiencing its worstcondition in years.
Iran marks anniversaryof U.S. embassy seizure
Iranians onMonday went to the streetsand staged demonstrations to commemoratethe 13th of Aban, the national day of struggleagainst global arrogance and the anniversary ofuniversity students 1979 seizure of the U.S. embassy,which was called the Den of Spies.
New Russian lawrequires relativesof terrorists topay for damagecaused by theirattacks
Russian President Vladimir Putin hassigned into law a bill that forces relativesof terrorists to pay for damagescaused by their attacks. It also boostspenalties for launching, participating,or financing militant or terroristgroups.
Bahrain levels charges againstopposition leader
The leader of Bahrains mainopposition group, the al-WefaqIslamic Association, has beencharged with insulting the interiorministry by the countryspublic prosecutor.
March 14 has no right to setconditions: Hezbollah
Hezbollah MP MohammadRaad Monday accused theMarch 14 coalition of underminingstate institutions and saidhis rivals were in no position toset conditions over the cabinetformation in Lebanon.
Zarif says Iranhas adoptedright nuclearapproach
Iranian Foreign MinisterMohammad Javad Zarif hassaid that Tehran has taken a right diplomatic approachto the talks with the major powers over itsnuclear program.
Time needed to lift sanctions: Rouhani
Iranian President HassanRouhani says as the impositionof sanctions on Iran has happened gradually alifting of them entails enough time.
Diplomatic progress between U.S., Iran possible: ex-U.S. ambassador
The Iraniangovernment iscapable of being pragmatic and flexibleand diplomatic progress betweenthe United States and Iran is possible,Ryan C. Crocker, a former UnitedStates ambassador to Afghanistan andIraq, wrote in an article published inthe New York Times on Monday.
Kerry visits Saudi Arabia for talks on Iran, Syria
U.S. Secretary of StateJohn Kerry arrived in Saudi Arabiaon Sunday for talks with King Abdullah about Syriascivil war and negotiations over Irans nuclear program-- issues that are straining U.S.-Saudi relations, the Voiceof America reported.
