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Saturday 16 July 2016 - 14:29
Story Code : 222943

Iran English language newspaper headlines on Saturday, 16-07-2016

Iran Daily
 
Scores killed after truck slams into revelers in France
An attacker at the wheel of a heavy truck plowed into crowds celebrating Bastille Day in the French city of Nice, killing at least 84 people and injuring scores more in what President Francois Hollande called a terrorist act.

 
Thousands rally in Baghdad demanding reform
Tens of thousands of supporters of a powerful Iraqi Shia cleric rallied in central Baghdad on Friday to press demands for reform and an end to alleged corruption in the government.

 
May builds new-look Brexit cabinet to steer EU divorce
New British Prime Minister Theresa May ruthlessly overhauled the British cabinet on Thursday, sacking a raft of ministers, promoting loyalists and putting supporters of Britains exit from the European Union firmly in charge of negotiating its terms.

 
Iran, Italy ink four MoUs to broaden bilateral ties
Iranian and Italian officials in a meeting in Sari signed four memoranda of understanding (MoUs) to further expand their mutual cooperation in different areas, especially in trade and economic fields. The MoUs were signed at the presence of governors of Irans Mazandaran Province and Italys Marche Province on Thursday night, reported IRNA.

 
Mogherini: EU intends to open delegation in Iran
The European Union intends to open an EU Delegation in Iran, High Representative of EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini announced Thursday.

 
US Navy punishes four sailors detained by Iran
The US Navy handed down punishments to two officers and two enlisted sailors in charge of the boat crew detained in Iranian waters earlier this year, causing an international incident and bringing embarrassment on the US Navy for the litany of errors that led to their detainment and their violations of regulations while in custody.

 
French speakers visit to Tehran postponed following Nice attack
Irans Parliament Public Relations Department announced that the French President of Naional Assembly Claude Bartolones trip to Tehran was put off following the Thursdays terrorist attack French city of Nice.

 
Three armed outlaws killed in Irans south
Iranian intelligence forces killed three armed outlaws in the southeastern province of Kerman on Thursday night, a security official said.

 
Tehran Times
 
Zarif: Lackluster implementation of JCPOA will make progress elusive
The Iranian foreign minister has said that the July 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and the 5+1 group was a triumph of diplomacy over coercion.

 
Belgian art center seeking close ties with Iran
Bozar -- Center for Fine Arts in Brussels is seeking to expand relations with Iran.

 
France in Horror
An attacker at the wheel of a heavy truck plowed into crowds celebrating Bastille Day in the French city of Nice, killing at least 84 people and injuring scores more in what French President Francois Hollande called a terrorist act.

 
UNESCO registers Iranian qanats on World Cultural Heritage List
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee, meeting for its 40th session since July 10, inscribed eleven qanats in Iran on the World Heritage List.

 
Pakistan seeking mechanism to resume banking transactions with Iran
Pakistans Ministry of Commerce has asked the central bank and private banks to come up with a mechanism that would allow banking transactions between Pakistan and Iran to be resumed.

 
Italys ANAS signs deal to build 3.6b north-south highway in Iran
The Iranian government has signed a deal with Italys highway agency ANAS for the construction and management of a 1,200 km (745 miles) road project that will cost 3.6 billion euros (3 billion pounds), ANAS said on Thursday.

 
Iran condemns criminal terrorist act in France
The Iranian Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the deadly terrorist act in the French city of Nice, calling it a criminal terrorist act.

 
EU will continue to support JCPOA: Mogherini
A year after the conclusion of the nuclear deal between Iran and great powers on Thursday European Union foreign policy chief Frederica Mogherini issued a statement stating that the EU will continue to support implementation of agreement, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

 
Iran will stand beside Syria: advisor
Hossein Sheikholeslam, a senior advisor to Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani, said on Thursday that Iran will stand beside Syria in fighting terrorism and reconstructing the country.

 
Diplomat says Tehran firm to support Syria
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, an advisor to Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, has said that Iran will continue to strongly support Syria in its war on terrorism.

 
Saudis to mull reparations to Iranian victims of haj stampede: Ohadi
Riyadh will consider paying compensation to families of hundreds of Iranian nationals killed in a haj stampede in September 2015 in the city of Mena, head of Irans Haj and Pilgrimage Organization said in remarks on Thursday.
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