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Monday 8 February 2016 - 09:59
Story Code : 200692

Iran English language newspaper headlines on Monday, 08-02-2016

Iran Daily
 
Republican hopefuls say they will bring back waterboarding if elected
Seven years after the United States banned waterboarding as an interrogation tactic, two Republican presidential candidates said on Saturday they would revive its use and one of them, billionaire businessman Donald Trump, would go even further.

 
Tsipras in Iran to enhance relations
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras arrived in the central Iranian city of Isfahan Saturday night on an official visit to the Islamic Republic aimed at strengthening bilateral political and economic relations.

 
Italian economic delegation due in Tehran today
An Italian economic delegation including 310 representatives of several companies and banks led by Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Graziano Delrio and Minister of Agriculture Maurizio Martina is to pay a three-day visit to Tehran.

 
North Korea puts satellite into space amid objections
North Korea launched a long-range rocket on Sunday carrying a satellite, but its neighbors and the United States denounced the launch as a missile test, conducted in defiance of UN sanctions and just weeks after a nuclear bomb test.

 
MP: Iran elections need no international monitoring
A senior Iranian lawmaker slams a request by three US lawmakers for visas to Iran to monitor the upcoming elections, saying polls in the Islamic Republic need no international monitoring.

 
President calls on all Iranians to vote in upcoming polls
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called on people to participate in the upcoming elections later this month, stressing that the poll should not be boycotted under any conditions.

 
Iran, EU to resume talks in Tehran
Tehran and the European Union are to hold a new round of talks for the first time after Iran and the P5+1 group of countries started implementation of the nuclear agreement.

 
Defense minister inaugurates major geography projects
Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan on Sunday inaugurated seven national projects developed by the ministry in the field of geography.

 
Tehran Times
 
Rouhani : No difference between men and womens performance
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that there is no difference between performance of men and women in various state and executive jobs.

 
Large Italian trade mission in Tehran
A 310-strong Italian delegation will arrive in Tehran today to explore new business opportunities in Iran now that the sanctions are being lifted against the Islamic Republic.

 
Zarif says Iran welcomes Kazakh businessmen
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that Iran welcomes presence of Kazakh businessmen and expansion of relations with the Eurasian country.

 
UNESCO awards to inspire cultural heritage preservation
UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation was a key issue which brought officials at the UNESCO and the Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicraft Organization of Iran together in Tehran on Sunday to inspire the private sector to preserve the Iranian cultural heritage.

 
Hans Blix blames George Bushs invasion of Iraq for ISIL
In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera Englishs flagship current affairs show, UpFront, Hans Blix, the former UN chief weapons inspector, says hes doubtful ISIL would exist without the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.

 
Ad hoc working group to deal with polluting industries
A working group will be assigned ad hoc to halt the activity of illegal industries and move polluting industries out of cities, the deputy director of Irans Department of Environment, Saeed Motesaddi told a press conference on Saturday.

 
Tehran, EU to resume high-level talks on Monday
A senior Iranian diplomat said on Sunday that Iran and the European Union will start high-level talks on Monday with a visit to Tehran by Helga Schmidt, the deputy of EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, an a team of EU experts.

 
Iran is credited with negotiation and resistance: Zarif
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that Iran is capable of negotiating, resisting, and interacting.

 
Iran unveils 7 newly-developed defense systems
Iran unveiled seven national defense projects in a ceremony attended by Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan on Sunday.

 
Tehran, Beirut plan long-term economic co-op: Lebanese minister
The meeting is the most important version of the council due to the lifting of sanctions against Iran.

 
A Saudi troop deployment in Syria is political joke: Iranian general
A senior commander of Irans Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Saudi Arabias plan for the deployment of ground troops to Syria sounds more like a political joke.
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