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Asia�s Iran oil, gas imports up; petchems shipped to UK
India�s Iran oil imports rose about 39 percent in June year on year, preliminary data obtained by Reuters showed.

Rights group: US downplays drone civilian fatalities
The White House said up to 116 civilians have been killed by drone and other US strikes in Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia and Libya since Barack Obama took office in 2009, a figure that has been slammed by watchdog groups as an undercount, which suggests that the real figure could be as high as 1,100.

protest against Brexit vote in London
Thousands of demonstrators gathered in central London on Saturday to march in protest at last week�s vote to leave the European Union, a result that has plunged Britain into political chaos and which most people in the capital rejected.

20 hostages killed, 13 saved in Bangladesh restaurant attack
Bangladeshi forces stormed an upscale Dhaka restaurant to end a hostage-taking by heavily armed terrorists early Saturday, killing six of the attackers and rescuing 13 captives including foreigners.

Pirate attack on oil tanker thwarted in Bab-el-Mandeb
The navy on Saturday warded off a coordinated attack by more than 100 pirates on an Iranian oil tanker near the Bab-el-Mandeb, a strategic strait that connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden.

Leader calls for firm action on �unconventional salaries�
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Saturday ordered firm action in cases of �unconventional high salaries� for some senior managers in the country.

Iran: Western states using rights issue for political goals
Iran�s top human rights official slammed certain Western countries for adopting double-standard approaches to the issue of human rights, saying they are using the issue as a �tactic� to reach their political objectives.


Tehran Times


Leader urges firm action on inflated salaries
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, in a Ramadan meeting on Wednesday with President Hassan Rouhani and his administration�s officials, elucidated several points from Nahj al-Balaghah, the collection of the first Shia imam�s missives and speeches.

Chief executives of National Development Fund resign over unconventional salaries
Following a mounting pressure over lavish executive salaries the board of trustees of Iran�s National Development Fund on Saturday accepted resignation of the managing director and chief executives of the fund.

Monthly loading, unloading at Iranian ports up 15% yr/yr
Some 12.565 million tons of oil and non-oil products were loaded and unloaded at ports of Iran during the third Iranian calendar month of Khordad (May 21-June 20), registering 15.1 percent rise compared to the same month in the preceding year, IRNA reported on Saturday.

Reasons why Hangzhou is called �heaven on earth� by Chinese
In terms of natural scenery, Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province in southeast China, is a very beautiful city. Some consider it the most beautiful city in China.

Pirates fail to seize Iran�s oil tanker
An Iranian squadron prevented 12 boats carrying 115 armed pirates from seizing an Iranian oil tanker around the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait.

Iranian automaker in talks with LG to make electric vehicles
Iran Khodro Co., an automaker in Tehran, is in talks with LG International Corp. to develop electric vehicles for the Iranian market.

Tehran museum to spotlight Soviet Montage
The Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMCA) is scheduled to review the Soviet Montage, a school of cinema that started in 1924, during a special program, which begins at its cinematheque this evening.

Iran crowned IWF Junior World Championships
Iran claimed the title of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Junior World Championships on Saturday.

Navy chief: Two groups have volunteered to fight in Syria
The Iranian Navy commander announced on Saturday that two navy formations have volunteered to defend holy sites in Syria.

Tehran mulling presidential election one month ahead, citing coincidence with Ramadan
An official at the Interior Ministry has let slip that discussions are underway to hold the next year�s presidential election one month ahead of schedule, citing coincidence with the fasting month of Ramadan.