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Zanganeh: Markets have absorbed Iran�s rising oil exports
World oil markets have seen no negative impact from a doubling of Iranian exports following the lifting of international sanctions, the country�s oil minister said Wednesday.

 
Majority of women in Israel�s Knesset sexually harassed
Israel�s parliament, the Knesset, has 120 members. Thirty-two of them are women � and almost all say they�ve been sexually assaulted or harassed.

 
Norwegian company 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.

 
Tehran, Stockholm agree to enhance cooperation
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday stressed the need for increased cooperation between Iran and Sweden in all fields.

 
Saudi Arabia sentences 14 to death
Saudi Arabia sentenced 14 people to death for alleged terrorist acts on Wednesday after they were convicted of what it claims attacks on police in the Shia Muslim minority area of Qatif in Eastern Province, scene of past anti-government protests, their lawyer said.

 
US airstrikes kill 15 Syrian civilians in Aleppo
At least 15 civilians, including three children, were killed in northern Syria in US airstrikes purportedly targeting Daesh positions in the Arab country, a report said.

 
Iranians urged not to go to Hajj from third country
Head of Iran�s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization called on Iranians to avoid attending this year�s Hajj from a third country.

 
Rouhani: People determined to achieve Islamic Revolution goals
President Hassan Rouhani said the Iranian people are determined to achieve the high goals of the Islamic Revolution.

 
Iran unveils indigenous defense tech
Iran unveiled three homemade defense technologies, including a GPS system, in a ceremony attended by the country�s defense minister.

 
IRNA, UNIC call for expansion of cooperation
Managing Director of the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) Mohammad Khoddadi and new Director of the United Nations Information Center (UNIC) in Tehran Maria Dotsenko reviewed ways to develop media cooperation.

 
Tehran Times
 
Nation is loyal to goals of revolution: Rouhani
President Hassan Rouhani told a cabinet meeting on Wednesday that the goals set by Imam Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic, is strongly and perfectly followed by his successor Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

 
Zanganeh: Iran�s oil export rise has no negative effect on market
Iran�s doubling of oil exports has had no negative effect on the market, the country�s oil minister said on Wednesday before flying to Vienna to attend an OPEC meeting, the ministry�s news agency Shana reported.

 
Iran inks $1.2b economic co-op documents with Poland, Finland
Head of Iran�s Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture Mohsen Jalalpour announced that $1.2 billion worth of economic cooperation documents was signed during the visit of Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif to the European countries.

 
Iranians set to mark departure of Imam Khomeini
Iranians are set to mark the death anniversary of Imam Khomeini, with the mourning starting late on Thursday and lasts until Friday.

 
Zarif calls Iran a safe place for investment
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday that Iran is a safe place for investment.

 
Armenia, Iran soon to abolish visas
Armenia and Iran plan to sign an agreement on abolishing visas. A corresponding draft agreement is included in the agenda of a cabinet meeting to be held on June 2, Novosti Armenia reports.

 
Indian �6b oil payment backlog to Iran to be cleared soon: official
Indian oil refiners will clear around 6 billion euros ($6.7 billion) of outstanding debt to Iran through Turkey�s Halkbank within a short period, a senior Iranian economy official said on Wednesday.

 
Festival of Iranian films underway in Paris
The 4th Iranian Film Festival opened at Arthouse theatre Le Nouvel Odeon in Paris on Wednesday.

 
Ayatollah: Riyadh has politicized hajj due to failures in Yemen, Syria
Garand Ayatollah Naser Markaem Shirazi said on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia has politicized hajj in order to compensate for its failures in Yemen, Syria and Iraq.

Iran condemns jail extension against Bahraini opposition leader
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari condemned on Tuesday extension of jail sentence for Bahraini opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman.

 
Saudis have political view on Hajj, official says
Keyvan Khosravi, spokesman of the Supreme National Security Council, said on Tuesday that the Saudi government has a political view on Hajj and this deprived the Iranians from participating in the annual rite.

Time for convergence: Iran-Afghanistan relations after the nuclear deal
The Afghanistan-Iran relationship is bolstered by extensive historical ties and colored by the colonial powers and conflicts in the neighborhood both countries share. Iran�s support for the Northern Alliance severely strained relations between the two countries when Afghanistan was ruled by the Taliban.