29 Mar 2024
Thursday 12 May 2016 - 09:52
Story Code : 213568

Iran English language newspaper headlines on Thursday, 12-05-2016

Iran Daily
 
Kerry: Intl businesses could engage with Iran
US Secretary of State John Kerry said that international businesses could engage with their Iranian counterparts.

 
Nigeria demands back stolen money in Britain
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said Wednesday that he did not want an apology from Prime Minister David Cameron for calling his country fantastically corrupt, but said Britain could return assets stolen by officials who fled to London.

 
Croatian president to visit Iran next week
Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovi?, heading a large economic delegation, is scheduled to visit Tehran next week, looking to expand its economic cooperation with Iran following a landmark nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers.

 
Nearly 90 killed in Baghdad bombings
Two car bomb blasts are reported to have rocked the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, just hours after an attack on a market left 64 people dead.

 
South Africa, Iran to build desalination plants
South Africa has partnered with Iran to develop desalination plants along all coastal communities to boost water supplies, the water minister said on Wednesday, as the worst drought in living memory dries dams.

 
Iran produces first model of cryogenic pumps
Iranian researchers and manufacturers managed to produce the first model of cryogenic pumps in Iran which is unprecedented in the history of the country.

Turkeys ruling party to propose letting president retain party link
Turkeys ruling AK Party will propose a constitutional change that allows the president to retain affiliation to a political party as part of a transition to a full presidential system, a senior AKP official said.
Leader appoints Ali-Asgari as new IRIB chief
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei accepted resignation of head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), Mohammad Sarafraz, appointing Abdolali Ali-Asgari as his successor, Press TV reported.

 
Iran warns Saudi Arabia over Hajj problems
An Iranian Foreign Ministry official hinted that Iran may stop sending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for Hajj if the kingdom refuses to resolve visa and travel issues.

Lavrov discusses Syria cease-fire with Iranian, US counterparts
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed the implementation of a cease-fire in Syria with his Iranian and US counterparts, in separate phone calls on Tuesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement, Reuters reported.

US: Irans purchase of S-300 system no breach of UN resolution
The US Department of State said the Russian sale of the S-300 air defense system to Iran does not violate the Iran nuclear agreement and UN Security Council Resolution 2231.




Tehran Times


Malaysia trying to double trade with Iran to $1 billion
The worth of trade between Iran and Malaysia was $532 million in 2015 and with the removal of sanctions against Iran we are trying to increase this number to $1 billion, according to Dato Dzulkifli Mahmud, the CEO of Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation known as MATRADE.

Rouhani: Peace meaningless without power
President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that his government, the 11th of its kind since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, has been unrivalled in seeking to boost the countrys defense power.

Iran blames Saudis for probable cancellation of hajj
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari said on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia will be blamed if no agreement is reached upon dispatching Iranian pilgrims to hajj.

IRGC Navy chief: Iran boosting military power to counter U.S. threats
Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy has slammed Washington for its hostilities toward the Iranian nation, saying the Islamic Republic continues to enhance its military capabilities to counter U.S. threats.

FAO highlights role of local communities on Integrated Forest Fire Management in Iran
The FAO Representative to Iran highlighted the significance of the role of local communities in applying effectively the voluntary guidelines for saving forests from fire outbreaks at the opening session of the First national roundtable and training course (9-12 May 2016) on Integrated Forest Fire Management (IFFM) being conducted in Kelarabad, Mazandarn Province.


Iran to help S. Africa build desalination plants
South Africa has partnered with Iran to develop desalination plants in coastal communities to boost water supplies, the South African water minister said on Wednesday, as the worst drought in living memory dries dams.

Iran calls for seriousness in meeting JCPOA commitments
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi said on Tuesday that signatories to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action should be serious in meeting their commitments, especially in financial and banking exchanges.

Rafsanjani calls establishing ties with world big job
In a visit to the Anzali free trade zone on the shores of the Caspian Sea on Wednesday Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said the current governments success in inching a nuclear deal with great powers and establishing ties with the world was a big job.

U.S. says delivery of S-300 to Iran is not violation of JCPOA
State Department spokeswoman Elizabeth Trudeau said in a press conference on Tuesday that delivery of S-300 missile to Iran does not violate the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and UN Security Council Resolution 2231.


Lavrov discusses Syria developments with Zarif, Kerry
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday discussed developments in Syria with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
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