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Iran-Europe Business Center opens in Germany
Iran-Europe Business Center opened on Tuesday in German�s capital in the presence of Iranian minister of industry, mine and trade who said the center can also serve as a turning point in reviving Iran-Germany economic ties.

 
Gov�t to create 1m jobs annually
President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday the government plans to create jobs for one million people annually.

 
UN: Daesh using civilians as human shields in Fallujah
Daesh terrorists are reported to be holding several hundred families as �human shields� in the Iraqi city of Fallujah while government forces close in, the United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday, citing witness accounts.

 
Nearly 70 shot, six fatally during Chicago Memorial Day weekend
Two men were killed and another 14 people wounded in shootings Monday through early Tuesday in Chicago, raising the Memorial Day weekend toll to at least 69 people shot, six of them fatally.

 
Iran presses US to guarantee no sanctions on European banks
The United States must do more to open up the Western banking system to keep its end of the bargain with Iran under last year�s nuclear agreement, the Iranian foreign minister said.

 
Strikes hit France, Belgium, Greece
Railway workers went on strike on Tuesday throughout France just 11 days before Euro 2016, as President Francois Hollande refused to back down over a labor dispute that has sparked months of protests.

 
Larijani reelected Iran�s Parliament speaker
Ali Larijani has been reelected as the speaker of Iran�s Tenth Parliament to serve in the post during the first year of the legislative body�s four-year term.

 
Iran to deploy flotilla to high seas
Iranian warships will depart from the country�s southern coasts today for the international waters.

 
AEOI: Europe after 20 tons of Iran heavy water
The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said European countries have voiced readiness to buy 20 tons of heavy water from the Islamic Republic.

 
IRNA signs agreement with MAP
Head of the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) Mohammad Khoddadi and Director General of Morocco�s Maghreb Arab Press (MAP) Khalil Hashimi Idrissi signed a cooperation agreement in Tehran on Tuesday.

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It�s essential to involve private sector in resistance economy: Rouhani
To have a dynamic and generative economy and meet the targets of resistance economy it is essential to pave the way for the private sector�s contribution to national economy, President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday.

Majlis decides on presiding board
Masoud Pezeshkian, a reform-minded lawmaker from Tabriz, and Ali Motahari, a vocal and yet moderate principlist MP representing Tehran, were elected respectively as first and second deputy parliament speakers on Tuesday.

 
French, Iranian artists top at Holocaust cartoon contest
French cartoonist Zeon, who was arrested for his anti-Zionist work in March 2015, and Iranian artist Arash Forughi have won first prizes at the 2nd International Holocaust Cartoons Contest in Tehran.

 
Iranian, Turkish cultural execs meet in Tehran
National Library and Archives of Iran (NLAI) Director Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri met with a Turkish cultural delegation led by the director of the Atat�rk Culture Language and History High Commission, Derya Ors, in Tehran on Monday.

 
Cancellation of Hajj by Iran hits Saudi economy: CNN
Iran has barred its pilgrims from traveling to Mecca to take part in the annual Muslim Hajj pilgrimage after accusing Saudi Arabia of failing to guarantee the safety of its citizens and the issue hits the Saudi economy where it hurts.

 
Health Ministry pledges to build 131 cancer diagnostic centers nationwide
Iran�s Health Ministry is committed to building 131 cancer diagnostic centers in 13 cities across the country, the ministry�s spokesman said.

 
Norway�s Hemla Vantage closes in on $600m Iran gas joint venture
A Norwegian oil and gas company is closing in on a $600m contract with an Iranian petrochemical group for one of the first major gas deals since international sanctions were lifted.

 
FAO calls for promoting partnership on water resource management in Iran
FAO and Urmia Lake Restoration Program (ULRP) organized an international meeting in Tehran on �Promoting Partnership on Water Resource Management� on May 29 to expand collaboration between UN Agencies and donor countries with the aim of strengthening efforts to save Urmia Lake in Iran.

 
Zarif says U.S. must soothe fears over banking ties with Tehran
The Iranian foreign minister has called on the U.S. to do more to remove what he termed a �psychological barrier� to alley foreign banks� concerns over resuming banking ties with Iranian counterparts.

Rafsanjani says joining nuclear club has led to recognition of Iran�s rights
Chairman of the Expediency Council has said joining the nuclear club caused the world to recognize Iran�s rights to carry on with its peaceful nuclear activities, IRNA reported on Tuesday.

 
Iranian, Finnish FMs hold talks in Helsinki
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is Finland as part of a European tour, met with his Finnish counterpart on Tuesday for talks on development of the relations between the two countries.

 
Europeans are new customer of Iranian heavy water
Ali Akbar Salehi, chief of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, announced on Tuesday that European countries seek to buy 20 tons of heavy water from Iran.