Iran Daily


Iran, Algeria ties strategic, lasting in OPEC
Relations between Iran and Algeria in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) are long-term, lasting and strategic, said Iran�s oil minister.

Putin calls to lower Korea tensions
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday urged both sides on the Korean peninsula to calm tensions after meeting South Korean leader Park Geun-hye.

Uzbekistan buries late leader Karimov
Uzbekistan laid President Islam Karimov to rest Saturday amid tight security, after his death triggered the deepest period of uncertainty in the country�s post-Soviet history with no clear successor in view.

US joins China to ratify Paris climate agreement
The United States joined China to formally ratify the Paris agreement to curb climate-warming emissions, the world�s two biggest economies said on Saturday, which could help put the pact into force before the end of the year.

Bangladeshi minister urges greater cooperation between Tehran, Dhaka
Tabriz in East Azarbaijan Province, northwest of Iran, hosted the first ministerial meeting of Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) during August 29-30, 2016.

French FM, President of National Assembly to visit Iran
Iran and France have stepped up their efforts to restore their economic relations following last year�s nuclear agreement.

Zarif to sign treaty on Iran�s accession to ASEAN
Iran�s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is scheduled to visit Laos on September 6 in order to sign a document on Iran�s accession to the Treaty of Amity & Cooperation (TAC) in Southeast Asia Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), it was announced on Saturday.

Leader outlines general policies on family
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei in a proclamation sent to heads of Iran�s three branches of government outlined general policies on family, known as the cornerstone of the Islamic society.

Tehran condemns deadly attacks in neighboring Pakistan
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi strongly condemned recent terrorist attacks in neighboring Pakistan, which left at least 19 people dead and dozens wounded, Tasnim News Agency reported.


Tehran Times

Leader declares family polices
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei declared on Saturday general policies on family to the three branches of the government under 16 paragraphs, characterizing family as the �cornerstone of the Islamic society.�

Tehran says delusional Saudis better off acting �rational�
Tehran was severely critical on Saturday of comments by Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel alJubeir who again had accused Iran of backing terrorism, calling his remarks �hackneyed and boring.�

Iran, Poland sign MOU to enhance heath co-op
The Iranian health minister inked a memorandum of understating (MOU) with his polish counterpart in Poland on Tuesday, IRNA news agency reported.

UNESCO experts to hold workshop in Kermanshah
A panel of UNESCO-affiliated experts of cultural heritage will hold a workshop in the western Iranian city of Kermanshah from September 7 to 10, a senior local official said on Wednesday.

Resistance festival to screen films on war in Iraq
Iran�s 14th edition of the International Resistance Film Festival (IRFF) plans to screen fourteen documentary and fiction films by Iranian directors on the war against Daesh in Iraq, the organizers announced on Saturday.

Trade ties with Iran should be renewed: Lebanese minister
Lebanese Minister of Industry Hussein al-Haj Hassan stressed that the trade relations between Iran and Lebanon which had been diminished due to the sanctions against the Islamic Republic should be renewed, IRNA reported on Friday.

Iran�s 4-month handicraft export rises 36% yr/yr
The value of Iranian handicrafts exports, excluding traditional jewelry and suitcase trade, has witnessed a 36 percent hike in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20 -July 21, 2016) compared to the same period last year, an Iranian official announced in a press release on August 31.

ICC sends team to assess Israel �justice� system
An International Criminal Court (ICC) team is to visit the Palestinian territories to examine the competence of the Israeli �justice� system to investigate the regime�s deadly 2014 war on Gaza.

Riyadh has not compensated Mina victims: official
Deputy Culture Minister for Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Hossein Nooshabadi has said Saudi Arabia has not paid a penny as a compensation to families of the victims of Masjid al-Haram and the Mina disaster, Mehr reported on Saturday.

Tehran condemns terrorist attacks in Pakistan
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Saturday strongly condemned terrorist attacks in Peshawar, Pakistan.

Iran says welcomes reviving Silk Road
Ali Akbar Velayati, the senior foreign policy advisor to the Leader, said on Saturday that Iran welcomes cooperation with China to revive the Silk Road.

Appointing special human rights rapporteur for Iran unwarranted: official
The head of Iran�s High Council for Human Rights has said appointing a special human rights rapporteur for Iran is unwarranted and unjustified.