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Monday 21 December 2015 - 16:40
Story Code : 193366

Iran English language newspaper headlines on Monday, 21-12-2015

Iran Daily
 
Turkey announces troop withdrawal from Iraq
Turkey said it would continue to pull its troops out of northern Iraq after US President Barack Obama urged President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to do so in order to deescalate tensions with Baghdad over the deployment.

 
Yalda, an ancient festival valuing family ties
Yalda is one of the most celebrated traditional events in Iran which marks the longest night of the year.

 
Kerry: US new visa law not to harm Irans interests
Irans Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that US Secretary of State John Kerry in a letter to Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif assured that the US government would not allow the US new visa law to create obstacles to Irans economic interests.

 
Cholera outbreak threatens worlds largest refugee camp
Kenyas cholera epidemic has reached the worlds largest refugee camp and doctors worry the outbreak could continue to spread.

 
Hezbollahs Qantar martyred by Israel in Damascus
An Israeli airstrike martyred Hezbollah commander Samir Qantar in Damascus early on Sunday, the Lebanese group and Syrian state media said.

 
Mitov says JCPOA will bolster Iran-EU ties
Bulgarias Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov said a July nuclear agreement between Tehran and world powers will have far-reaching effects on the betterment of relations between Iran and European states, including his own country.

 
Foreign Ministry to pursue compensation for Mina victims
The Iranian Foreign Ministry is tasked with pursuing compensation for the Iranian nationals killed or injured in September deadly crush in Mina, Saudi Arabia, Head of Irans Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Saeed Ohadi announced.

 

 
Tehran Times
 
Irans exports to EU up 17% in 10 months
Iran exported one billion euros worth of products to the European Union member states in the first ten months of 2015, a 17 percent growth from 850 million in the same period of time in 2014, according to the EU statistics agency Eurostat.

 
WP revocation by U.S. not conducive to amity between nations: Iran
The recent U.S. Congress bill on revoking Visa Waiver Program (VWP) on tourists who travel Iran is against the essence of tourism, which leads to amity between countries, Irans tourism chief Morteza Rahmani-Movahed told a press conference on Sunday.

 
200 cancer treatment centers to be built in Iran: health minister
Some 200 cancer treatmentcenters will be constructed in Iran, said Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi, IRNA news agency reported.

 
Tehran hosting ESCAP meeting on traansport connectivity in Southern Asia
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) opened a two-day conference in Tehran on Sunday, aiming to identify potential opportunities and challenges for strengthening subregional connectivity.

 
Experts to mull over Irans tourism brand at Isfahans conference
Iranian and foreign experts will discuss indicators and guidelines for the International Tourism Brand Conference, which will be held on January 3 and 4 in Isfahan.

 
Cultural programs to highlight Yalda Night
A wide variety of cultural programs have been arranged inside and outside the country to celebrate Yalda Night, the longest night of the year.

 
Rouhani urges close Tehran-Paris ties in post-nuclear deal
President Hassan Rouhani has suggested that Iran and France use the atmosphere created by the nuclear deal to strengthen ties.

 
Iran confirms Kerrys letter to Zarif on visa waiver program
Irans foreign ministry has confirmed that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has sent a letter to his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif on changes in the U.S. Visa Waiver Program to promise Washingtons efforts to nullify the Israeli-sponsored Senate approval.

 
Iranian students protest Nigerian Shia massacre
The representatives of 30 Iranian universities held a protest rally in front of the UN office in Tehran on Sunday condemning the massacre of the Shiite Muslims in Nigeria.

 
Zarif: Iran sees mixed signals from U.S., proposed visa waiver changes absurd
Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, speaking to Al-Monitor in New York following a UN Security Council meeting on Syria on Dec. 18, said it remains to be seen if U.S.-Iran relations would ease in the wake of the implementation of the Iran nuclear deal as early as next month.

 
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