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Wednesday 31 December 2014 - 11:03
Story Code : 141633

Iran English language newspaper headlines on Wednesday, 31-12-2014

Iran Daily
 
President visits development projects in Chabahar
President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday travelled to Chabahar city in the southeastern province of Sisitan-Baluchestan on Tuesday to see the infrastructural plans ratified earlier by the cabinet.

Bodies, debris found in AirAsia plane search
Bloated bodies and debris seen floating in Indonesian waters on Tuesday painfully ended the mystery of AirAsia Flight 8501, which crashed into the Java Sea with 162 people aboard and took more than two days to find, despite a massive international search.

 
Greek PM: Polls to determine whether Greece stays in Europe
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said on Tuesday that a snap election planned for next month would determine whether the country remains part of the eurozone.

 
ISIL kills up to 200 of own members
The terrorist group of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant killed at least 120 of its own fighters in the past three months, the majority of whom were foreign fighters trying to return home, according to a Syrian monitoring group.

 
Official: Iraq to be soon cleared of terrorists
Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani said all areas of Iraq will soon be cleared of terrorists.

 
Arab states endorse Palestinian UN draft
Arab UN delegations on Monday endorsed a Palestinian proposal to forge a peace deal with Israel within a year and end Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories by late 2017, despite fierce Israeli and US opposition.

 
Iranians mark December 30 anniversary
Iranians in cities throughout the country took part in ceremonies to mark the anniversary of December 30, known as Dey 9 Epic.

 
Deputy FM in UAE to discuss ties
Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian arrived in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday to discuss bilateral ties and regional developments with senior UAE officials.

 
Norway to study Caspian-Orumieh water transfer
Research and study of the project to channel water from Caspian Sea to Lake Orumieh has been assigned to a Norwegian company.

 
Official: War on drugs inflicts huge cost on Iran
A senior Iranian official says the war on drugs has imposed enormous costs and a huge loss of life on the country.

 
Tehran Times
 
No talk of Shia or Sunni in backing Iraq, Iran says
The secretary of Irans Supreme National Security Council, has said that the Islamic Republic is religiously duty bound to support the Iraqi people against terrorists and there is no difference between Shias and Sunnis in this endeavor.

 
Iran marks 2009 uprising
On Tuesday, Iran marked the anniversary of the 2009 massive rallies that was a turning point in ending nearly six months of unrest that followed the presiden- tial election in 2009.

Rouhani stresses speedy construction of Chabahar-Mashhad railway
President Hassan Rouhani has emphasized the need to expedite the construction of the Chabahar-Zahedan-Mashhad railway, which will extend 1,380 kilometers from southeast to northeast of Iran.

Qatars embassy in Turkey attacked
Qatars embassy in the Turkish capital city of, Ankara, was attacked by an armed man, a Hurriyet newspaper report said.

 
Bahrain opposition chief remanded in custody
Bahrains opposition chief Sheikh Ali Salman was remanded in custody on Tues- day for one week pending an investigation into charges including promoting regime change, prosecutors told AFP.

Iran, Russia to start building new nuclear reactors next year
An Iranian nuclear official said on Tuesday that Iran and Russia will begin building two reactors at the Bushehr nuclear power plant early next year.

 
Zarif says Tehran welcomes close ties with Tunisia
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that Iran welcomes expansion of relations and cooperation with Tunisia.

 
IGAD chief says Irans presence in Horn of Africa is a source of peace
Mahboub Maalim, the executive secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), has praised the role of the Iranian Navy in counter- ing pirates in the Horn of Africa, saying the presence of Iran in the region has been a source of peace and tranquility in the region.
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