Iran DailyGeneva deal implementation from January 20
Iran and the P5+1 group of world powers have decided to implement the joint action plan or the Geneva deal as of January 20, aninformed source said on Sunday.
Investment security a priority
Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi has underlined that investment security is one of the major items on the agenda of President Hassan Rouhanis administration.
Minister for lifting social network bans
Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati called for lifting the blocks on social networks, saying he wants everyone to have access to Facebook.
Nearly 700 dead in Syria infighting
Fierce fighting between terrorists and rival insurgent groups in Syria in the past nine days has killed nearly700 and led to thedisappearance of hundreds more, an NGO said on Sunday.
Ashton welcomes invitation to Iran
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has welcomed an invitation by Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to visit theIslamic Republic.
Car bombs kill 13 civilians in Baghdad
Two separate car bomb explosions targeted Sunday morning commuters in Baghdad, killing at least 13 civilians, officials said, amid anongoing standoff between Iraqi forces and al-Qaida-linked militants west of the Iraqi capital.
Report: US tested biological weapons in Okinawa
The US Army conducted field experiments of biological weapons, which could harm rice cropping, in the Japanese island of Okinawa inthe early 1960s, a press report said on Sunday.
Minister slams media campaign against government
Minister of culture and Islamic guidance denounced an organized media campaign to undermine the government through distortion and fabrication.
AEOI denies IAEA will open office in Iran
Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has denied a Reuters report that the International Atomic Energy Agency will open an office in Iran.
Iran condemns new settlements in occupied lands
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham on Sunday strongly condemned new settlements by the Zionist regime in the occupied territories of Palestine.
Speaker: Tehran-Nairobi ties cordial
Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani described Iran-Kenya ties as close and cordial.In a meeting with visiting Speaker of KenyanSenate Ekwee Ethuro in Tehran on Sunday, Larijani said the two countries enjoy goodparliamentary cooperation, IRNA reported.
Zarif-Assad meeting due on Wednesday
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is to meet Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus later this week.Zarif will travel to Syria on Tuesday and meet President Assad on Wednesday, the Lebanese Assafir Daily reported.
Deputy FM to visit LatAm states soon
Deputy Foreign Minister for Euro-American Affairs Majid Takht Ravanchi is to travel to three Latin American countries within days.Takht Ravanchi told IRNA on Sunday that he will visit Cuba, Venezuela and Bolivia for talks with officials of those countries on issues of mutual interest.
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Iran, major powers to start implementingGeneva nuclear deal on Jan. 20
Iranand major powershave agreed to start implementingthe Geneva nuclear deal onJanuary 20, Iranian Deputy ForeignMinister Abbas Araqchi announcedin a news conference on Sunday.
DossieraccusingBritishofficials ofIraq warcrimes goesto ICC
The ICC has been urged to investigatethe alleged war crimes of UKpoliticians during the Iraq conflict.A dossier detailing reports of sexualassault, torture and mock executionscarried out by British soldiersin Iraq has been submitted to theCourt.
Extremism hasturned IslamicAwakeninginto dark days:Rafsanjani
Ayatollah AkbarHashemi Rafsanjani says thatthrough their crimes, extremistshave turned the Islamic Awakeningmovement in Arab countries intodark days.
Kenya seekingincreasedcooperationwith Iran
KenyanSenate Speaker EkweeEthuro says the African country is seeking toincrease its cooperation with Iran.
Pressuremounts on Syriaopposition to signup for peace talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry andtop envoys from 10 other countries areraising the pressure on Syrias main oppositiongroup to attend peace talksthat would bring it face-to-face with theSyrian government, AP reported.
Human Rights Watch regrets Sharon died without facing justice
Human Rights Watch issued astatement late Saturday sayingit regrets that former Israeliprime minister Ariel Sharon hasdied without facing justice forhis role in the massacres of hundredsand perhaps thousands ofcivilians by Lebanese militias inthe Sabra and Shatilla refugeecamps in Lebanon in 1982.
Thousands of Turkish protesters condemn Erdogan government
Tens of thousands of Turkishdemonstrators took to thestreets in capital Ankara Saturdayin protest against PrimeMinister Recep Tayyip Erdogansgovernment, which has beenrocked by a vast corruptionprobe.
IAEA has not requested toestablish office inIran: official
The UN nuclearagency has never raised thematter of establishing an office in Iran with theIslamic Republic, an Iranian nuclear official said onSunday.
Zarif says Iran seeks constructiveinteraction with the world
There is a greatpotential for the expansion ofties between Tehran and European countries, includingIreland, the Iranian foreign minister saidon Saturday.
Iranian deputy FM tovisit Latin America
IranianDeputyForeign Minister for Europeanand American Affairs MajidTakht-Ravanchi is scheduled tobegin a 10-day trip to the threeLatin American countries ofCuba, Venezuela, and Bolivia onMonday.
Iran condemns Israeli plans toexpand illegal settlements
TheIranian Foreignhas strongly condemned plans byIsrael to expand illegal settlementhomes in the occupied West Bankand east Jerusalem.
Ashton interested in visiting Tehran: spokesman
EuropeanUnion foreign policychief Catherine Ashton has notedwith interest the invitation from IranianForeign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarifto pay a visit to Tehran.
Parliament wouldoblige govt. to quittalks if U.S. imposesnew sanctions
AnIranian lawmakersaid on Sunday that the Iranianparliament is ready to introduce abill that would oblige the administrationto pull out of nuclear talkswith major powers if the UnitedStates imposes new sanctions onthe country.
