Iran DailyRasht Municipality, UNESCO commission sign MoU
Rasht Municipality and the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO signed a memorandum of understanding on compiling scientific, educational and cultural indices for urban sustainable development.
Two Iranian women to officiate in Incheon
Two Iranian women referees were selected for the 2014 Incheon Asian Games in South Korea.
Nazeri: Music lacking essential planning
Renowned Iranian vocalist Shahram Nazeri criticized the current trend of national music and said this art is deprived of essential planning.
Non-oil exports exceed $16b
Iran exported $16.1 billion worth of non-oil products during March 21-July 22, said the head of Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI).
Rouhani: Iran will not agree to extralegal inspections
President Hassan Rouhani on Monday Iran had accepted IAEA supervision within the framework of the NPT and safeguards, noting that the Islamic Republic will not agree to any extralegal inspections because the move is not in favor of developing countries.
Britain may cooperate with Iran to counter ISIL
The British prime minister said Sunday that Britain may cooperate with Iran to eradicate the threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorists.
Zarif, Amos discuss humanitarian aid for Iraq, Syria
Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday underlined the need for cooperation among regional countries to send humanitarian aid to the people in Iraq, Syria and the Gaza Strip.
ISIL executes 700 people from Syrian tribe
Terrorists from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group have executed 700 members of a tribe it has been battling in eastern Syria during the past two weeks, the majority of them civilians, a human rights monitoring group and activists said on Saturday.
Iran seizes UK-bound drug cargo
Police have confiscated a total of 120 kilograms of drugs at Tehrans Imam Khomeini International Airport in a cargo bound for London.
Two abducted Iranians freed
Two Iranian nationals abducted by bandits and anti-revolutionary elements in the countrys southeast have been released, Irans Intelligence Ministry announced.
Four killed in lightning
Four people were killed after being struck by lightning in the southwestern city of Izeh in Khuzestan province late Saturday.
Tunis backs Tehrans right to nuclear technology
Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki has voiced his countrys support for Irans right to civilian nuclear technology.
Tehran Times
Indonesia needs Irans scienti?c expertise: ambassador
Indonesian Ambassador to Tehran Dian Wirengjurit has said Iran is a scienti?cally developed country in terms of infrastructure, especially in the water, energy, transport, and nanotechnology sectors, and Indonesia requires Iranian expertise and experience in these areas.
Kurds expel terrorists from area around Iraqs largest dam
Kurdish ?ghters backed by U.S. warplanes pushed back terrorists around Iraqs largest dam on Sunday (Aug 17), as Sunni Arab tribesmen and security forces fought the militants west of Baghdad.
Iran serious in cooperation with IAEA, Rouhani says
President Hassan Rouhani has said that Iran is serious in its nuclear talks with the 5+1 group (the ?ve permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany) and also its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency based on its nuclear rights.
Police intensify crackdown on Missouri protesters
One person was shot and critically wounded and seven arrested early on Sunday as police in Ferguson, in U.S. state of Missouri, clashed with protesters when a curfew was imposed following days of unrest over a black teenager being shot dead by a white police o?cer.
Syrian airstrikes target ISIL stronghold
Syrian government warplanes pounded an Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) stronghold as well as other towns controlled by the terrorists Sunday, conducting more than a dozen airstrikes and killing at least 11 people, activists said.
22 Bahrainis sentenced to prison for attending anti-regime demos
The ruling regime in Bahrain sentenced 22 Bahraini activists to jail terms for merely participating in popular prodemocracy protest rallies in the Persian Gulf kingdom.
Accept our demands or face long war, Hamas warns Israel
Hamas rejected on Saturday as insufficient offers made in Cairo to Palestinian negotiators seeking to end Israels offensive in the Gaza Strip, and raised the possibility of renewed fighting when the current truce expires.
Iran expects IAEA to close detonator probe: nuclear chief
The Iranian nuclear chief has said that Iran expects the UN nuclear agency to take steps to close its investigation of the issue of Irans development of high explosive detonators.
Britain may work with Iran to deal with ISIL threat: Cameron
British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday that Britain may cooperate with Iran to deal with the threat posed to international security by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants.
Tunisian president calls for close ties with Iran
Tunisian President Mohamed Moncef Marzouki has expressed content over the growing relations between Tunisia and Iran and called for expansion of ties in all spheres, IRNA reported on Sunday.
Iran marks return of POWs to homeland back in 1990
On Sunday, ceremonies were held across Iran to mark the anniversary of the return of the ?rst group of Iranian prisoners of war (POWs), who had been capured during Iraqs war against Iran in the 1980s.
Urgent need for improved Saudi-Iran relations
The Middle East is in turmoil and increasingly there is a need for the two regional powers, Iran and Saudi Arabia, to mend their di?erences in an e?ort to address urgent regional security matters. There is no denying that the Arab-Persian rivalry and sectarian divide is deep-rooted and will require serious dialogue and engagement to be recti?ed.
