28 Mar 2024
Thursday 14 April 2016 - 09:57
Story Code : 209447

Iran English language newspaper headlines on Thursday, 14-04-2016

Iran Daily
 
Europeans pouring in to cement Iran ties
After years of sanctions against Iran, the European states now look at the country as an opportunity for boosting all-out ties.

 
China summons G7 envoys over seas statement
Chinas Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday it has summoned in envoys from the Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies to complain about a statement their foreign ministers issued this week regarding the East and South China Seas.

 
Syrians vote for parliament
Syrians voted in a parliamentary election in government-held areas of the country on Wednesday in what voters called a show of support for President Bashar al-Assad.

 
No barriers for Paymentwall in Iran
San Francisco-based Paymentwall has integrated Irans local payment system, following the end of economic sanctions in the country.
 
40,000US communications workers walk off job
Verizon Communications Incs (VZ.N) wireline employees walked off the job on Wednesday in one of the largest US strikes in recent years after contract talks reached an impasse.

 
Amnesty calls for probe into Nigeria Shia killings
Amnesty International is calling for an investigation of military killings of Nigerias minority Shia Muslims following revelations of hundreds buried in a mass grave.

 
Commander: Iran advisers helped kill 200 terrorists in Syria
Commander of the Iranian Armys Ground Force Brigadier General Ahmad-Reza Pourdastan said four military advisers recently martyred in Syria had helped kill as many as 200 terrorists.

 
President heads to Istanbul to attend OIC summit
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani left the country for Turkey on Wednesday to participate in the 13th summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in the Turkish city of Istanbul.

 
Commander hails tribes role in security of southeast Iran
A senior commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) highlighted the role of local forces and ethnic groups in southeast Iran in helping to ensure security of the region.

 
Russia says oil freeze deal could go ahead without Iran
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said Wednesday that an agreement on freezing oil production could be reached between oil producing countries without the participation of Iran, TASS reported.

 
Tehran Times
 
Italy bolsters trade, economic partnership with Iran
Representatives from Italys private sector signed 12 memorandums of understanding with their Iranian counterparts, boosting ties in various sectors including energy, steel, telecommunications, aviation and medicine.

 
Irans petchem industry provides unbridled growth opportunity for development
The lifting of over a decade long sanctions on Iran has attracted huge international interests onto Iran.

 
Air France to restart Tehran flights on April 17, KLM on May 1
Air France and Dutch flagship KLM will restart their weekly flights to Tehran on April 17 and May 1, respectively, said Hamidreza Seyyedi, an official with Tehrans Imam Khomeini International Airport.

 
Leader to Italian PM: No tangible result from Europeans visit to Iran
The Supreme Leader said on Tuesday while Iran has an optimistic and positive view toward Italy, the Islamic Republic does not have such a view toward certain European countries because they just act based on Washingtons dictation.

 
Russia says oilfreeze deal could go ahead without Iran
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said Wednesday that an agreement on freezing oil production could be reached between oil-producing countries without the participation of Iran, Tass reported.

 
After Italy and France, Brussels seeks to revive ties with Iran
The EUs foreign policy chief will lead a delegation of commissioners to Tehran on Saturday for the EU executives highest-level talks in more than a decade, seeking to capitalise on last years historic nuclear deal with Iran.

 
Tehran gallery to review works by South Korean artist Do-Ho Suh
HRAN Tehrans Platform 28 Gallery will be holding an exhibition of works by Do-Ho Suh, the South Korean artist who is famous for his site-specific installations.

 
Some 386,000 foreign students go to schools in Iran
Some 386,000 foreign nationals are studying at schools in Iran, while 360,000 of them are Afghan nationals, said Shahin Noushabadi, the deputy education minister for international affairs.

 
Iranian Army unveils optimized chieftain battle tank
Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan unveiled a number of weaponry, including an optimized version of chieftain battle tank.

 
World duty bound to eradicate terrorist ideology: Rafsanjani
Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, chairman of the Expediency Council, said on Tuesday that the international community is duty bound to eradicate the ideology of terrorism and fight terrorists.

 
Iran seeking strategy of close ties with neighbors: minister
Developing ties with neighbors is a strategic plan sought by the Islamic Republic, Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said in a ceremony held on Tuesday by Islamabads embassy in Tehran to mark Pakistans national day.

 
U.S. lawmakers petition Iran to grant them visa
Three members of the U.S. Congress have asked Iranian officials to allow them to inspect Irans nuclear sites ahead of a speech by the governor of the Central Bank of Iran in Washington this Friday.
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